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Vauxhall COMBO - 2021

130.0 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2021 is 80.0 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Vauxhall COMBO, model year 2021. Sample size: 12,342 cars, 28,727 tests and 37,340 recorded faults.
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More faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 12,342 cars

The 2021 Vauxhall Combo has a significantly higher overall defect rate at 130 defects per 100 vehicles, compared to the yearly average of 79 defects per 100. This model particularly struggles with brakes, visibility, lights and electrics, and body/structure issues, all of which are notably worse than the average. Defect rates increase with mileage, with the highest rates observed in the 0–31,000 miles category. Although tyre wear is a common issue, it is the specific defects in critical safety areas that most set this model apart negatively from others of its year.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 12,342 cars

More model years for Vauxhall COMBO

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Categories

Brakes
▼ 86.5% worse
74.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 40.0 / 100 tests
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▼ 14.3% worse
0.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 0.7 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
Visibility
▼ 157.9% worse
37.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.5 / 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
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 255.4% worse
39.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.2 / 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
  • A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • 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
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 8.2% worse
94.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 87.3 / 100 tests
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
  • A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
Body/Structure
▼ 228.6% worse
6.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.1 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • A main load-bearing structural member: fractured or deformed such that structural rigidity is significantly reduced
  • Fuel system: leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap
Equipment
▼ 20.0% worse
1.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
  • A seat belt:
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
  • Seat belt retractor not functioning as intended
Other
▼ 48.1% worse
4.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.7 / 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
  • Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 293 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: 8,944
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,078
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,326
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,557
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 1,214
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,158
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,111
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: 999
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
PRS
Occurrences: 932
Wiper blade: defective
MINOR
Occurrences: 926

Serious faults (Top 10)

Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,557
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,158
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 663
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 561
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 552
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 406
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 396
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 297
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 296
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: 241