Vauxhall COMBO - 2012
334.0 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2012 is 249.2 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Vauxhall COMBO, model year 2012.
Sample size: 3,039 cars, 7,067 tests and 23,601 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 3,039 cars
The 2012 Vauxhall Combo has an overall defect rate of approximately 334 per 100 vehicles, which is 36% higher than the average for cars of the same year. Notably, this model shows a marked increase in defects as mileage increases, particularly evident in the highest mileage category (over 124,000 miles), where the defect rate reaches 462 per 100. Key areas where the Combo performs worse than average include steering, visibility, and lights & electrics, with defects in visibility being over double the average. In contrast, while tyre wear may be common across vehicles, the Combo is particularly vulnerable in categories such as wheels, suspensions & axles, and other defects, indicating specific areas of concern for potential buyers or owners.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 3,039 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 0.3% worse
104.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 103.8 / 100 tests
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▼ 29.5% worse
17.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.2 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- 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
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
Visibility
▼ 105.2% worse
39.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 19.2 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 68.3% worse
104.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 61.9 / 100 tests
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 25.1% worse
305.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 244.4 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▼ 34.0% worse
35.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 26.2 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
Equipment
▼ 27.4% worse
7.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 6.2 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- Audible warning:
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- 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
- A seat belt:
Other
▼ 129.7% worse
54.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 23.6 / 100 tests
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour to an extent likely to obscure the vision of other road users
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Smoke opacity levels exceed default limit
- Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
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: 2,773
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,280
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,259
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,062
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 914
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 837
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 818
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 761
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 615
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 603
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 615
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 598
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 283
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 282
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 211
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 201
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 195
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 177
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 165
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
FAIL
Occurrences: 158