Skip advert
Advertisement

Vauxhall Corsa - Reliability and safety

Despite featuring good levels of safety kit, the Vauxhall Corsa misses out on a top Euro NCAP rating

Reliability and Safety rating

3.5

How we review cars
Price
£18,505 - £28,395
Find your Vauxhall Corsa
Offers from our trusted partners on this car and its predecessors...
Or are you looking to sell your car?
Value my car
Fast, no-nonsense car selling
Value my car
Advertisement

The latest Vauxhall Corsa achieved a four-star rating (out of a possible five) from Euro NCAP in its crash tests, with scores of 84 and 86 per cent, respectively, for adult and child occupant protection. Poor whiplash protection for rear-seat passengers brought the overall score down, meaning the Corsa trails five-star rivals like the Audi A1 and Renault Clio, all of which were tested under the same criteria.

Advertisement - Article continues below

Every Corsa comes with a lane departure warning and lane-keep assist system to help keep you within your lane on a motorway and speed sign recognition to warn you of changing speed limits. There’s also automatic emergency braking as standard to try and mitigate or even prevent low-speed collisions with other vehicles. Top-spec Ultimate cars add adaptive cruise control to keep you at a safe distance from the car in front.

The Corsa didn’t rank in our Driver Power customer satisfaction survey from 2023, while Vauxhall’s position in the manufacturers poll dropped from 19th position in 2022 to 24th in 2023.  

Warranty

A three-year, 60,000-mile warranty covers all Vauxhall cars. This is par for the course, matching that offered on the Volkswagen Polo, but lagging behind the five-year coverage offered on the Hyundai i20, or the up to ten years you could get with the Toyota Yaris. There’s a separate eight-year or 100,000-mile warranty for the battery pack on Vauxhall Corsa Electric models.

Servicing

Vauxhall offers a range of servicing packages; Vauxhall Care is the most comprehensive, offering three years of servicing, two years of roadside assistance and a free MoT when your car needs it. Standalone fixed-price services are also available, including all parts and labour with no hidden costs, plus a 12-month warranty on any work.

All the cars using the 1.2-litre petrol, whether in non-turbo, turbocharged, or mild-hybrid forms, need servicing every 12 months or 12,500 miles. These engines also need a timing belt change every six years or 62,500 miles.

Skip advert
Advertisement

Which Is Best

Cheapest

  • Name
    1.2 Turbo Yes 5dr
  • Gearbox type
    Manual
  • RRP
    £18,505

Most Economical

  • Name
    1.2 Turbo Yes 5dr
  • Gearbox type
    Manual
  • RRP
    £18,505

Fastest

  • Name
    1.2 Turbo Yes 5dr
  • Gearbox type
    Manual
  • RRP
    £18,505
Online Reviews Editor

Max looks after the reviews on the Auto Express website. He’s been a motoring journalist since 2017 and has written for Autocar, What Car?, Piston Heads, DrivingElectric, Carbuyer, Electrifying, and Good Motoring Magazine.

Skip advert
Advertisement

Most Popular

New cars that plummet in value can make brilliant used buys
Opinion - Vauxhall Corsa-e

New cars that plummet in value can make brilliant used buys

Editor Paul Barker takes a closer look at our 2024 Used Car Awards
Opinion
20 Nov 2024
A £10k electric car with a 100-mile range would surely be a sales success
Opinion - cheap EV

A £10k electric car with a 100-mile range would surely be a sales success

Mike Rutherford thinks there would be demand for an electric car with a modest 100-mile range if it only cost £10k
Opinion
17 Nov 2024
Best used cars to buy 2024
Best used cars 2024

Best used cars to buy 2024

From city cars to large SUVs, here’s our annual pick of the star performers that’ll save you thousands when you buy them used instead of new
Best cars & vans
20 Nov 2024