Vauxhall ZAFIRA - 2009
362.3 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 ZAFIRA, model year 2009.
Sample size: 9,581 cars, 21,605 tests and 78,281 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 9,581 cars
The 2009 Vauxhall Zafira has a higher overall defect rate, with 362 defects per 100 vehicles, compared to the average of 310. Notably, the Zafira shows a significant increase in defects as mileage rises, particularly in the 124,000+ miles category where it reaches 486 defects per 100 vehicles. While it excels in steering issues, showing about half the average defect rate, it struggles with equipment and other defects, with rates that are significantly higher than average. This model’s performance highlights a mixed reliability profile that may warrant caution for potential buyers, especially those considering higher-mileage examples.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 9,581 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 17.9% worse
138.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 117.5 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▲ 54.0% better
7.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.3 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- 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: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
Visibility
▼ 9.0% worse
25.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 23.4 / 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: defective
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 1.9% worse
82.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 80.9 / 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
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 11.5% worse
334.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 299.8 / 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
▲ 5.1% better
39.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 41.5 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly
- 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
▼ 75.9% worse
14.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.3 / 100 tests
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- Audible warning:
- A seat belt:
Other
▼ 139.8% worse
82.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 34.4 / 100 tests
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
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: 8,439
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,218
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,190
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,329
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,237
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,481
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,425
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,350
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,037
A stub axle swivel pin and/or bush: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,791
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,612
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,427
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 860
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 859
Emissions levels exceed default limits
FAIL
Occurrences: 713
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 705
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 655
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 627
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 589
Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
FAIL
Occurrences: 532