Used car guide

1995 Vauxhall Cavalier: petrol or diesel?

Petrol, diesel and hybrid versions go wrong in different ways, so each has its own figures from the MOTs these cars had during 2023–2025. Pick the one you’re looking at: the fuel is on the logbook and in the car’s MOT history.

Petrol 66% pass first time (all 1995 cars: 67%) Stands out: corroded fuel pipes 7.3×, exhaust emissions (catalyst) 2.6×, coil springs 1.9× 667 MOTsSee the petrol guide › Diesel 68% pass first time (all 1995 cars: 67%) Nothing stands out above the usual rate 101 MOTsSee the diesel guide ›

Hybrid versions had too few MOTs for figures of their own, or weren’t sold.

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Other years

Every year of the Vauxhall Cavalier compared

YearMOT testsMost flagged
1996–Too few tests
1994506Brakes 31%
1993516Suspension 24%
1992217Suspension 26%
1991154Suspension 21%
1990144Suspension 19%
1989–Too few tests
1988–Too few tests
1987–Too few tests
1986–Too few tests
1985–Too few tests
1984–Too few tests
1983–Too few tests
1982–Too few tests
1981–Too few tests
1980–Too few tests
1979–Too few tests
1978–Too few tests
1977–Too few tests
1976–Too few tests