Vauxhall VECTRA - 2009
391.4 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2009 is 311.0 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Vauxhall VECTRA, model year 2009.
Sample size: 1,671 cars, 3,782 tests and 14,804 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 1,671 cars
The 2009 Vauxhall Vectra has an overall defect rate of 391 per 100 vehicles, which is 26% higher than the average for cars of the same year. This model shows significant concerns in the brakes category, with a defect rate of 200, considerably above the average of 121. Additionally, it performs worse than average in body/structure and other defects, while it excels in steering and equipment, showing lower defect rates compared to the yearly averages. Notably, as mileage increases, the defect rate rises more sharply for this model compared to the average, particularly in the higher mileage segments.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 1,671 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 70.6% worse
200.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 117.5 / 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
▲ 44.8% better
9.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.3 / 100 tests
- 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
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
Visibility
▲ 0.0% better
23.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 23.4 / 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
▼ 17.4% worse
95.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 80.9 / 100 tests
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Beam image obviously incorrect
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 17.9% worse
353.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 299.8 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▼ 29.6% worse
53.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 41.5 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- 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
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly
Equipment
▲ 62.7% better
3.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.3 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- Audible warning:
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- Seat belt not functioning as intended or of an incorrect type
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
Other
▼ 29.7% worse
44.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 34.4 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
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: 1,452
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,079
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 807
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 797
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 719
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 601
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 573
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 532
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 529
Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 501
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 363
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 217
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 167
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 155
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 139
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 128
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 125
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 124
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 96
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 94