Vauxhall MERIVA - 2016
139.0 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2016 is 154.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Vauxhall MERIVA, model year 2016.
Sample size: 6,503 cars, 13,485 tests and 18,747 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 6,503 cars
The 2016 Vauxhall Meriva has an overall defect rate of 139 per 100 vehicles, which is 8% lower than the average for cars of the same year. Notably, it performs significantly better in the categories of Steering and Lights & Electrics, with defect rates of 4% and 17% respectively, compared to higher averages in those areas. However, the Meriva faces challenges with Body/Structure and Equipment defects, reporting 13% and 5% respectively, which are notably higher than the averages. As mileage increases, the defect rate for the Meriva rises more steeply compared to the overall average, particularly in higher mileage brackets. Overall, while the Meriva excels in some areas, it also has specific weaknesses that potential owners should consider.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 6,503 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 18.4% better
63.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 78.2 / 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
▲ 51.9% better
3.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.1 / 100 tests
- 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
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
Visibility
▲ 6.7% better
14.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.0 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
- Wiper blade: defective
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 34.3% better
16.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.4 / 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
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- Beam image obviously incorrect
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 7.0% better
148.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 159.4 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▼ 44.0% worse
13.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.1 / 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
- A main load-bearing structural member: fractured or deformed such that structural rigidity is significantly reduced
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
Equipment
▼ 45.5% worse
4.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.3 / 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
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
Other
▼ 20.4% worse
13.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.3 / 100 tests
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- 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
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,037
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,692
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,436
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,303
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,222
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 713
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 560
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 504
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 476
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 360
Serious faults (Top 10)
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,222
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 360
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 262
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 213
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 201
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 190
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 146
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 144
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 144
ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 100