Vauxhall ANTARA - 2007
460.2 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2007 is 357.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Vauxhall ANTARA, model year 2007.
Sample size: 332 cars, 694 tests and 3,194 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 332 cars
The 2007 Vauxhall Antara has an overall defect rate of 460 per 100 vehicles, which is 30.6% higher than the average of 352 defects per 100 for its year. Notably, it exhibits significant issues in categories such as Brakes, Steering, and Wheels, Suspensions & Axles, where its defect rates are considerably higher than average. Specific mileage trends indicate that defects increase with age, particularly in the 93,000 to 124,000-mile range. Additionally, while tyre wear is a common issue across many models, the Antara is more prone to defects related to equipment and body structure compared to the average vehicle from the same year.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 332 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 22.9% worse
174.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 141.7 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
Steering
▼ 47.0% worse
29.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.0 / 100 tests
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
Visibility
▲ 9.8% better
23.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 26.5 / 100 tests
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
Lights & Electrics
▼ 6.1% worse
109.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 102.9 / 100 tests
- A battery insecure: but not likely to fall from carrier
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 19.9% worse
376.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 314.0 / 100 tests
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▼ 102.0% worse
110.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 54.8 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▼ 122.0% worse
24.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 10.9 / 100 tests
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt:
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- is significantly reduced or The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): inadequately repaired
Other
▼ 65.4% worse
72.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 43.9 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Emissions test unable to be completed
- An induction or exhaust leak that could affect emissions levels
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 250
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 227
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 223
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 201
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 168
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 121
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 118
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 106
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 102
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 100
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 82
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 35
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 33
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 31
The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm … is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
FAIL
Occurrences: 29
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 29
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 28
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 26
Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
FAIL
Occurrences: 25
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 24