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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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
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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
* 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