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Vauxhall COMBO - 2016

226.5 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2016 is 154.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Vauxhall COMBO, model year 2016. Sample size: 5,329 cars, 12,305 tests and 27,871 recorded faults.
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More faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 5,329 cars

The 2016 Vauxhall Combo exhibits a higher overall defect rate, with 227 defects per 100 vehicles compared to the yearly average of 151, making it 50% worse than similar models. Notably, while the Combo has significantly fewer issues with steering (4%) than average (8%), it struggles in various other areas. Defects related to visibility and lights are particularly problematic, with rates of 31% and nearly 60% respectively, both showing substantial increases over the average. Additionally, the Combo has a high occurrence of issues with wheels, suspensions, and body structure, indicating specific weaknesses that could impact its reliability in the long term.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 5,329 cars

More model years for Vauxhall COMBO

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Other models from Vauxhall

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 18.5% better
63.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 78.2 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
  • Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▲ 54.3% better
3.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.1 / 100 tests
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Power steering fluid: level below minimum mark
  • Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
  • Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
  • Excessive roughness in operation of steering
Visibility
▼ 104.7% worse
30.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.0 / 100 tests
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
Lights & Electrics
▼ 135.0% worse
59.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.4 / 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
  • Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
  • A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
  • A lens defective: which has no effect on emitted light
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 52.4% worse
243.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 159.4 / 100 tests
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▼ 62.6% worse
14.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.1 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • An engine mounting or bracket: severely damaged or deteriorated resulting in excessive movement
Equipment
▼ 72.7% worse
5.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.3 / 100 tests
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
  • Audible warning:
  • A seat belt:
  • A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
Other
▼ 180.5% worse
31.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.3 / 100 tests
  • Smoke opacity levels exceed default limit
  • Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
  • 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

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 349 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: 4,303
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,977
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,936
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,289
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,222
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,207
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 1,069
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 954
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 788
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 630

Serious faults (Top 10)

A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 954
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 788
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 456
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 446
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 261
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 249
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 238
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 213
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 195
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 168