Vauxhall COMBO - 2019
145.6 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2019 is 108.6 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Vauxhall COMBO, model year 2019.
Sample size: 16,220 cars, 36,364 tests and 52,948 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 16,220 cars
The 2019 Vauxhall Combo has an overall defect rate of 146 defects per 100 vehicles, significantly higher than the average of 106 defects per 100 cars, representing a 37% increase. Notably, the Combo experiences increased issues with brakes, visibility, lights and electrics, and body structure when compared to the average vehicle, particularly standing out with a 439% higher rate for body/structure defects. While it performs better in steering defects, the model shows a trend of increasing defects with mileage, particularly in the higher mileage ranges. This indicates that as the vehicle ages, certain issues become more prominent, highlighting areas where attention may be required.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 16,220 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 20.0% worse
74.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 62.4 / 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 lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▲ 28.6% better
2.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.8 / 100 tests
- 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.
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- A steering ball joint: worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
Visibility
▼ 84.8% worse
25.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.8 / 100 tests
- 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
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
Lights & Electrics
▼ 236.9% worse
50.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.9 / 100 tests
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- 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
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 3.8% better
108.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 112.9 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A wheel: badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
Body/Structure
▼ 414.3% worse
18.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.5 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- 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
- A main load-bearing structural member: fractured or deformed such that structural rigidity is significantly reduced
Equipment
▲ 16.7% better
1.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.8 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- A seat belt:
Other
▼ 105.9% worse
10.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.1 / 100 tests
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- 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
- Emissions test unable to be completed
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: 11,878
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,496
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,488
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
MINOR
Occurrences: 2,620
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,001
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 1,644
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 1,580
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,334
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,236
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,136
Serious faults (Top 10)
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,334
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 950
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 928
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 606
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 581
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 545
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
FAIL
Occurrences: 535
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 441
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 422
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 336