Vauxhall VECTRA - 2000
383.2 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2000 is 366.2 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Vauxhall VECTRA, model year 2000.
Sample size: 386 cars, 762 tests and 2,920 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 386 cars
The Vauxhall Vectra from 2000 has an overall defect rate of 383 per 100 vehicles, which is 5.8% higher than the average car of the same year. Notably, the model exhibits significantly better performance in visibility and equipment defects, showing 43% and 39% lower rates compared to the average. However, it stands out negatively in brakes, with a defect rate of 225 per 100 vehicles, which is 39% higher than the average. Mileage trends indicate that as the vehicle ages, the defect rate increases, particularly in the highest mileage category, where it reaches 567 per 100 vehicles.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 386 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 38.4% worse
225.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 162.9 / 100 tests
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 7.1% better
24.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 26.8 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- 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.
Visibility
▲ 43.9% better
16.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 28.5 / 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
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 3.1% better
77.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 79.9 / 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
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 4.0% better
270.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 282.2 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm … is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
Body/Structure
▲ 3.4% better
73.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 76.1 / 100 tests
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- Body, cab or chassis: excessively corroded at mounting points
- Body, cab or chassis: excessively corroded at mounting points
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
Equipment
▲ 40.7% better
10.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 17.7 / 100 tests
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
- is significantly reduced or The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): inadequately repaired
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- is significantly reduced or The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): inadequately repaired
Other
▼ 16.7% worse
67.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 58.0 / 100 tests
- 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 test unable to be completed
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 351
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 226
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 193
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 182
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 175
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 107
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 103
Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 81
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 81
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: 76
Serious faults (Top 10)
The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm … is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
FAIL
Occurrences: 55
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 29
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 27
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 27
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 22
Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
FAIL
Occurrences: 20
Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
FAIL
Occurrences: 18
Emissions levels exceed default limits
FAIL
Occurrences: 17
is significantly reduced or The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): inadequately repaired
FAIL
Occurrences: 16
Body, cab or chassis: excessively corroded at mounting points
FAIL
Occurrences: 15