Vauxhall COMBO - 2014
272.5 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2014 is 198.0 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Vauxhall COMBO, model year 2014.
Sample size: 5,131 cars, 11,740 tests and 31,993 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 5,131 cars
The 2014 Vauxhall Combo has a higher overall defect rate of 273 defects per 100 vehicles, which is 40% above the average for its year, recorded at 194 defects per 100 vehicles. Notably, the model shows significant issues in categories such as Visibility and Lights & Electrics, where it performs worse than average by 97% and 93%, respectively. In contrast, the Combo exhibits fewer problems with Brakes and Steering, having 26% and 61% lower defect rates than average in these areas. Mileage trends indicate that defect rates increase with higher mileage, particularly in the 93,000 to 124,000-mile segment. This combination of strengths and weaknesses highlights the model's mixed reliability profile compared to its peers.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 5,131 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 25.9% better
68.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 92.8 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▲ 63.0% better
4.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.9 / 100 tests
- Power steering fluid: level below minimum mark
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
Visibility
▼ 96.5% worse
33.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 17.2 / 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
▼ 87.1% worse
73.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 39.5 / 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: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- A lens defective: which has no effect on emitted light
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 40.0% worse
278.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 198.8 / 100 tests
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▼ 83.3% worse
28.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.6 / 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
▼ 57.8% worse
7.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 4.5 / 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
- 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: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
Other
▼ 219.1% worse
50.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.7 / 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
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,309
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,271
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,940
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,940
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,471
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,298
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 1,059
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 901
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 841
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 741
Serious faults (Top 10)
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 901
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 841
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 444
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 439
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 368
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 334
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 267
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 244
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 225
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 208