Vauxhall ZAFIRA - 2011
319.6 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2011 is 274.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Vauxhall ZAFIRA, model year 2011.
Sample size: 12,937 cars, 29,548 tests and 94,439 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 12,937 cars
The 2011 Vauxhall Zafira has an overall defect rate of 320 defects per 100 vehicles, which is 18% higher than the average for cars of the same year. Notably, as mileage increases, the defect rate rises significantly, particularly in the highest mileage category where it reaches 444 defects per 100 vehicles. The model stands out positively in the steering category, exhibiting fewer defects than average, but it performs worse in several areas, including brakes, lights and electrics, and equipment, where defect rates are notably higher than the average. Overall, while the Zafira shows some strengths, it faces challenges in key safety and functionality aspects compared to its peers.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 12,937 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 23.0% worse
135.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 109.9 / 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
▲ 33.5% better
10.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.8 / 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
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
Visibility
▼ 8.0% worse
22.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 21.2 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
- 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
▼ 19.7% worse
82.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 68.9 / 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
- A battery insecure: but not likely to fall from carrier
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 4.1% worse
277.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 266.4 / 100 tests
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
Body/Structure
▼ 6.4% worse
33.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 31.3 / 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
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
Equipment
▼ 89.2% worse
14.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 7.4 / 100 tests
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- Audible warning:
- A seat belt:
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
Other
▼ 128.1% worse
63.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 27.8 / 100 tests
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
- 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: 12,116
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 7,388
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 7,375
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,670
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,023
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,470
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,407
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,065
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,172
A stub axle swivel pin and/or bush: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,154
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,172
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,430
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,188
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 957
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 859
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 822
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 764
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 708
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 689
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 534