Vauxhall ZAFIRA - 2010
346.6 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2010 is 296.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Vauxhall ZAFIRA, model year 2010.
Sample size: 16,767 cars, 37,813 tests and 131,066 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 16,767 cars
The 2010 Vauxhall Zafira has an overall defect rate of 347 per 100 vehicles, which is 18% higher than the average for cars of the same year. Notably, the Zafira performs significantly better than average in the steering category, with only 9% of vehicles failing this aspect compared to 16% in the average model. However, it shows a concerning trend in the "Equipment" and "Other" categories, where defects are 88% and 109% more common, respectively, than the average. Additionally, as mileage increases, the defect rate for the Zafira rises sharply, particularly in the higher mileage brackets.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 16,767 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 23.1% worse
141.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 114.9 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▲ 46.2% better
9.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.9 / 100 tests
- 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.
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
Visibility
▼ 10.3% worse
24.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 22.4 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
- 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
Lights & Electrics
▼ 12.4% worse
87.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 77.6 / 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
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- A battery insecure: but not likely to fall from carrier
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 8.7% worse
310.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 285.3 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A stub axle swivel pin and/or bush: excessively worn
- 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
▼ 4.7% worse
38.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 36.3 / 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 door will not open using the relevant control or close properly
Equipment
▼ 81.5% worse
14.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.1 / 100 tests
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- Audible warning:
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt:
Other
▼ 110.5% worse
68.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 32.3 / 100 tests
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Emissions test unable to be completed
- 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
- Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
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: 14,862
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 10,073
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 9,525
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 8,004
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,733
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,632
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,377
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,314
A stub axle swivel pin and/or bush: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,498
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,374
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 3,064
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,206
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,691
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,292
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,209
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,116
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,004
A stub axle swivel pin and/or bush: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 994
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 931
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 777