Vauxhall INSIGNIA - 2011
290.2 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2011 is 274.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Vauxhall INSIGNIA, model year 2011.
Sample size: 22,924 cars, 49,216 tests and 142,834 recorded faults.
0%
More faults compared to the average car of same model year
More faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 22,924 cars
The 2011 Vauxhall Insignia has an overall defect rate of 290 defects per 100 vehicles, which is 7% higher than the average for cars of the same year. Notably, the Insignia performs better than average in several categories, including brakes, steering, body structure, and equipment, with defect rates significantly lower than those of the average vehicle. However, it struggles with lights and electrics, where the defect rate is notably higher than average, as well as in other unspecified areas. The defect rates tend to increase with mileage, particularly in the highest mileage category, indicating a trend that may warrant attention for long-term maintenance.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 22,924 cars
More model years for Vauxhall INSIGNIA
Other models from Vauxhall
Vauxhall ADAM
Vauxhall AGILA
Vauxhall ANTARA
Vauxhall ASTRA
Vauxhall ASTRAVAN
Vauxhall CASCADA
Vauxhall COMBO
Vauxhall CORSA
Vauxhall CORSAVAN
Vauxhall CROSSLAND
Vauxhall GRANDLAND
Vauxhall INSIGNIA
Vauxhall MERIVA
Vauxhall MOKKA
Vauxhall MOVANO
Vauxhall TIGRA
Vauxhall VECTRA
Vauxhall VIVA
Vauxhall VIVARO
Vauxhall ZAFIRA
Categories
Brakes
▲ 18.6% better
89.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 109.9 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▲ 27.8% better
11.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.8 / 100 tests
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Power steering pipe, hose or wiring: excessively damaged or corroded
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
Visibility
▲ 5.7% better
20.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 21.2 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 41.4% worse
97.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 68.9 / 100 tests
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- 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 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 8.5% worse
289.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 266.4 / 100 tests
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
Body/Structure
▲ 33.2% better
20.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 31.3 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
Equipment
▲ 41.9% better
4.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 7.4 / 100 tests
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
- Audible warning:
- 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
Other
▼ 72.7% worse
48.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 27.8 / 100 tests
- 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
- 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
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
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: 20,933
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 10,322
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 9,932
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 7,543
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,653
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,626
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,414
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,342
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,104
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: 4,102
Serious faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,204
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,918
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,831
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,381
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,359
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,292
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,200
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,064
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 941
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 883