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Vauxhall INSIGNIA - 2012

270.4 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2012 is 249.2 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Vauxhall INSIGNIA, model year 2012. Sample size: 20,623 cars, 45,407 tests and 122,780 recorded faults.
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More faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 20,623 cars

The 2012 Vauxhall Insignia shows an overall defect rate of 270 per 100 vehicles, which is 10% higher than the average for cars of the same year. Notably, the Insignia excels in steering and equipment defects, with rates significantly lower than the average, at 4% and 4% respectively. However, it performs worse in lights and electrics, exhibiting a defect rate of 104%, compared to the average of 60%. Mileage trends indicate that defect rates increase as mileage increases, with the highest rates observed in vehicles over 124,000 miles, reflecting a common pattern seen across all vehicles.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 20,623 cars

Categories

Brakes
▲ 17.4% better
85.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 103.8 / 100 tests
  • 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: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▲ 65.9% better
4.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.2 / 100 tests
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
  • Power steering pipe, hose or wiring: excessively damaged or corroded
  • 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.
Visibility
▼ 3.6% worse
19.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 19.2 / 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
▼ 67.7% worse
103.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 61.9 / 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
  • Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
  • 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
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 9.3% worse
267.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 244.4 / 100 tests
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
  • A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▲ 0.4% better
26.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 26.2 / 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
▲ 38.7% better
3.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 6.2 / 100 tests
  • Audible warning:
  • ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • A seat belt:
  • 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
▼ 25.8% worse
29.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 23.6 / 100 tests
  • Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
  • Emissions test unable to be completed
  • 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
0 402 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: 19,010
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 8,635
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,889
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,186
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,148
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,974
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,930
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,767
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,130
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,032

Serious faults (Top 10)

Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,080
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,029
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,640
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,529
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,334
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,140
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 987
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 823
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 796
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 754