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Vauxhall INSIGNIA - 2013

235.0 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2013 is 221.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Vauxhall INSIGNIA, model year 2013. Sample size: 21,542 cars, 47,773 tests and 112,272 recorded faults.
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More faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 21,542 cars

The 2013 Vauxhall Insignia has an overall defect rate of 235 per 100 vehicles, which is 7.1% higher than the average for cars of the same year. Notably, the Insignia exhibits significantly fewer issues with steering and equipment, with defect rates 81% and 40% lower than the average, respectively. However, it struggles with lights and electrics, showing a 31% higher defect rate compared to the average. Additionally, as mileage increases, the defect rate for this model tends to rise, particularly in the 124,000+ miles category, reaching 354 defects per 100 vehicles.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 21,542 cars

Categories

Brakes
▲ 17.7% better
81.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 98.4 / 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
▲ 81.4% better
2.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 12.9 / 100 tests
  • 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.
  • Power steering pipe, hose or wiring: excessively damaged or corroded
  • Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▼ 4.4% worse
18.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 18.0 / 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
▼ 28.3% worse
64.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 50.1 / 100 tests
  • Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
  • 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
  • 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
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 12.9% worse
247.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 219.6 / 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
▼ 6.0% worse
21.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.0 / 100 tests
  • 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 main load-bearing structural member: fractured or deformed such that structural rigidity is significantly reduced
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
Equipment
▲ 40.4% better
3.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.2 / 100 tests
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • Audible warning:
  • A seat belt:
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
Other
▼ 59.7% worse
31.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 19.6 / 100 tests
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
  • Emissions test unable to be completed
  • Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
  • Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 379 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: 18,980
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 8,486
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 7,751
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,918
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,886
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,989
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,546
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: 3,694
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,865
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,784

Serious faults (Top 10)

A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,747
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,980
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,806
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,475
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,351
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,092
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 794
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 747
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: 652
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 586