Vauxhall ZAFIRA - 2007
414.6 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 ZAFIRA, model year 2007.
Sample size: 11,556 cars, 25,462 tests and 105,565 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 11,556 cars
The 2007 Vauxhall Zafira has an overall defect rate of 415 defects per 100 vehicles, which is 18% higher than the average for cars of the same year. Notably, the Zafira shows a significant increase in defects with mileage, particularly in the categories of brakes, where it exceeds the average defect rate by 21.5%, and equipment, which is over 124% worse than average. Despite some common issues like tyre wear, these more specific defects highlight areas where the Zafira performs below expectations compared to its peers. Overall, the defect trends suggest that as the mileage increases, the number of defects for this model also rises, particularly after 93,000 miles.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 11,556 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 22.9% worse
174.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 141.7 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▼ 1.5% worse
20.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.0 / 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
- 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
Visibility
▲ 6.8% better
24.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 26.5 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- 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
Lights & Electrics
▼ 4.8% worse
107.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 102.9 / 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
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
- Beam image obviously incorrect
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 7.9% worse
338.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 314.0 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▲ 12.0% better
48.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 54.8 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- 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
Equipment
▼ 117.4% worse
23.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 10.9 / 100 tests
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- Audible warning:
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
Other
▼ 108.0% worse
91.3 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 the manufacturer’s specified limits
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Emissions levels exceed default 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: 9,718
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 7,026
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,994
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,838
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,232
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,790
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,170
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,287
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,712
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,657
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,191
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,385
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,086
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,073
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,067
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 991
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 959
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 827
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 702
Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
FAIL
Occurrences: 686