Used car guide
2002 Vauxhall Frontera: 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
63% pass first time (all 2002 cars: 58%)
Nothing stands out above the usual rate
120 MOTsSee the petrol guide ›
Diesel
63% pass first time (all 2002 cars: 58%)
Nothing stands out above the usual rate
174 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 Frontera compared
| Year | MOT tests | Most flagged |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | – | Too new for MOT data |
| 2025 | – | Too new for MOT data |
| 2004 | 208 | Suspension 42% |
| 2003 | 407 | Brakes 47% |
| 2001 | 131 | Suspension 53% |
| 2000 | 188 | Suspension 48% |
| 1999 | 173 | Suspension 47% |
| 1998 | 166 | Brakes 42% |
| 1997 | 123 | Brakes 41% |
| 1996 | 147 | Brakes 47% |
| 1995 | 111 | Lights and electrics 40% |
| 1994 | 100 | Brakes 44% |
| 1993 | – | Too few tests |
| 1992 | – | Too few tests |
| 1991 | – | Too few tests |