Vauxhall VECTRA - 2007
397.1 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2007 is 357.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Vauxhall VECTRA, model year 2007.
Sample size: 8,160 cars, 17,690 tests and 70,255 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 8,160 cars
The 2007 Vauxhall Vectra has an overall defect rate of 397 per 100 vehicles, which is 12.7% higher than the average for cars of the same year. Notably, it performs exceptionally well in the categories of steering and equipment, showing significantly fewer defects compared to the average. However, it exhibits a concerning trend in the brakes category, with a higher defect rate than the average, and it also struggles in the "other" defects category. Mileage-related trends indicate that as the Vectra ages, defect rates increase, particularly in the higher mileage brackets. Overall, while the Vectra shows strengths in some areas, its brake issues warrant attention.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 8,160 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 31.2% worse
185.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 141.7 / 100 tests
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
Steering
▲ 68.5% better
6.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.0 / 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
- 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
Visibility
▼ 7.5% worse
28.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 26.5 / 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
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
Lights & Electrics
▲ 3.4% better
99.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 102.9 / 100 tests
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- Beam image obviously incorrect
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 9.5% worse
343.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 314.0 / 100 tests
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
Body/Structure
▼ 4.9% worse
57.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 54.8 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- 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
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
Equipment
▲ 65.1% better
3.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 10.9 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- Audible warning:
- 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
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt:
Other
▼ 57.2% worse
69.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 43.9 / 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 levels exceed default limits
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Emissions test unable to be completed
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: 6,273
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,187
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,586
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,766
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,462
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,258
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,885
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,840
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,791
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,710
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,652
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,037
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 774
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 714
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 634
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 613
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 592
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 592
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 499
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 498