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Vauxhall MERIVA - 2015

152.1 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2015 is 174.5 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Vauxhall MERIVA, model year 2015. Sample size: 8,269 cars, 17,617 tests and 26,804 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 8,269 cars

The 2015 Vauxhall Meriva has an overall defect rate of 152 per 100 vehicles, which is 11% lower than the average for its year at 170 per 100. While the model performs better in categories such as brakes, steering, and lights and electrics, it faces higher issues related to body structure, equipment, and other defects. Notably, as mileage increases, the defect rate also rises significantly, particularly in the higher mileage brackets. Overall, the Meriva shows a balanced performance with some strengths and weaknesses compared to its peers.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 8,269 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 21.3% better
66.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 84.7 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 36.4% better
6.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.9 / 100 tests
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
  • Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
  • 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
Visibility
▲ 4.3% better
15.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.1 / 100 tests
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
Lights & Electrics
▲ 41.6% better
18.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 31.0 / 100 tests
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • Beam image obviously incorrect
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
  • 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
▲ 11.1% better
158.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 178.3 / 100 tests
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
  • A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▼ 17.9% worse
13.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.7 / 100 tests
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • An engine mounting or bracket: severely damaged or deteriorated resulting in excessive movement
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • A main load-bearing structural member: fractured or deformed such that structural rigidity is significantly reduced
Equipment
▼ 27.5% worse
5.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 4.0 / 100 tests
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
  • Audible warning:
  • ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▼ 54.5% worse
20.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.2 / 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
  • Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 342 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: 3,850
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,641
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,907
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,690
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,626
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,246
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 941
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 838
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 790
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 681

Serious faults (Top 10)

A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,626
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 441
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 337
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 324
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 243
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 239
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 234
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 206
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 198
Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously not working
FAIL
Occurrences: 164