Vauxhall TIGRA - 2008
339.8 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2008 is 340.8 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Vauxhall TIGRA, model year 2008.
Sample size: 1,228 cars, 2,968 tests and 10,085 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 1,228 cars
The 2008 Vauxhall Tigra has a slightly higher overall defect rate than the average car of the same year, with 340 defects per 100 vehicles compared to 337. The model shows notable weaknesses in brakes and steering, having significantly higher defect rates in these categories than the average. Conversely, it performs much better in lights and electrics, with a defect rate of 61% compared to the average of 91%, and it also shows fewer issues with equipment. Additionally, as mileage increases, the defect rate for the Tigra rises more sharply than the overall average, especially beyond 93,000 miles.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 1,228 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 27.0% worse
169.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 133.1 / 100 tests
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
Steering
▼ 45.0% worse
26.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 18.0 / 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
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Excessive wear or play in a universal joint or a flexible coupling excessively deteriorated
Visibility
▼ 3.6% worse
26.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.3 / 100 tests
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- 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
Lights & Electrics
▲ 34.3% better
60.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 92.2 / 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
- An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- 4.3.1 (a) (iii)
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 6.9% better
288.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 310.3 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
Body/Structure
▼ 14.2% worse
58.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 51.3 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
Equipment
▲ 87.1% better
1.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 10.1 / 100 tests
- A seat belt:
- Audible warning:
- Speedometer: not sufficiently illuminated
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▼ 17.2% worse
48.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 41.2 / 100 tests
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- 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
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
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: 697
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 627
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 567
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 565
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 553
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 504
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 476
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 452
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 362
Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 331
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 212
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 172
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 170
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 137
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 126
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
FAIL
Occurrences: 104
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 96
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 83
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 79
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 77