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Vauxhall Mokka review - Reliability & safety

"Vauxhall's reliability could improve under the Stellantis umbrella"

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​It's all change for this generation of Mokka. Whereas the Mokka X was a GM product, the latest car falls under the new era of Stellantis ownership for Vauxhall, so it's now in the same family of cars as Peugeot, Citroen and DS, amongst others. Under the skin, the Mokka now shares an awful lot with the Peugeot 2008 and Citroen C3 Aircross.

Vauxhall Mokka reliability

Where reliability is concerned, the Mokka's French underpinnings should be a positive change. Whereas Vauxhall came 26th out of 32 brands in our 2024 Driver Power survey, Peugeot was sixth and Citroen was fifth, so the brand has some work to do to catch up with its siblings. Reliability itself across the brand’s lineup doesn’t seem too bad though, with just 21% of Vauxhall owners reporting an issue in the same year – that’s just below average.

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The Mokka itself came 34th out of the 50 models included in 2024’s results. Buyers rated its exterior styling, infotainment and ride and handling rather well, while practicality was one of its worst traits.

Safety

Vauxhall, Peugeot and Citroen all have a good reputation for safety, so while there are few concerns here, a four-star Euro NCAP safety rating is slightly disappointing. In crash testing, the Mokka scored 73% and 75% in the adult and child occupant categories respectively. There's a full complement of driver's, passenger's, seat and side curtain airbags, along with ISOFIX child-seat mounting points with top tether mounts in the outer rear seats. 

To help avoid a collision occurring, autonomous emergency braking is fitted as standard across the trims, along with lane keeping and traffic-sign recognition. SRi trims gain a wide-angle rear-view camera and Ultimate Nav trim benefits from blind-spot alerts, front parking sensors and LED Matrix headlights that can adapt to the weather, road and traffic conditions.

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Andy is Carbuyer's managing editor, with more than a decade of experience helping consumers find their perfect car. He has an MA in automotive journalism and has tested hundreds of vehicles.

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