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Vauxhall COMBO - 2013

299.4 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2013 is 221.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Vauxhall COMBO, model year 2013. Sample size: 3,426 cars, 7,880 tests and 23,590 recorded faults.
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More faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 3,426 cars

The 2013 Vauxhall Combo has a notably higher overall defect rate of 299 defects per 100 vehicles compared to the average of 219 defects for cars of the same year, representing a 36% increase. This model shows increasing defect rates correlated with mileage, particularly in the higher mileage categories, where it exceeds the average significantly. While it performs better than average in brake and steering issues, it struggles with visibility, lights and electrics, and other categories, exhibiting much higher defect rates than the average vehicle. Overall, the Combo's higher defect rates suggest a need for closer inspection, especially in specific areas like visibility and electrics.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 3,426 cars

More model years for Vauxhall COMBO

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Other models from Vauxhall

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 27.5% better
71.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 98.4 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
  • Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▲ 49.6% better
6.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 12.9 / 100 tests
  • Excessive roughness in operation of steering
  • Power steering fluid: level below minimum mark
  • 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
Visibility
▼ 96.1% worse
35.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 18.0 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: defective
Lights & Electrics
▼ 93.4% worse
96.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 50.1 / 100 tests
  • Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
  • Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
  • Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
  • A lens defective: which has no effect on emitted light
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 36.3% worse
299.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 219.6 / 100 tests
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • 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
▼ 65.5% worse
33.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.0 / 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
  • 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
Equipment
▼ 69.2% worse
8.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.2 / 100 tests
  • 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: 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
  • Audible warning:
  • A seat belt:
Other
▼ 142.3% worse
47.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 19.6 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour to an extent likely to obscure the vision of other road users
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 425 0–31,000 mi 31,000–62,000 62,000–93,000 93,000–124,000 124,000+
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.

Most common faults (Top 10)

Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,920
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,688
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,230
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,059
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,017
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 804
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 688
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 674
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 571
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 505

Serious faults (Top 10)

A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 674
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 571
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 331
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 282
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 255
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 203
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 184
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 146
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 145
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 141