Vauxhall ZAFIRA - 2012
285.3 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2012 is 249.2 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Vauxhall ZAFIRA, model year 2012.
Sample size: 16,371 cars, 36,577 tests and 104,360 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 16,371 cars
The 2012 Vauxhall Zafira has an overall defect rate of 285 per 100 vehicles, which is 16% higher than the average car of the same year. Notably, it shows a significant increase in defects as mileage increases, particularly in the 124,000+ miles category. While the Zafira excels in steering reliability, with a defect rate nearly half that of the average, it struggles with body and structure issues, as well as problems related to equipment and other categories, which are notably above average. Overall, potential buyers should be aware of these specific weaknesses while considering the vehicle's performance compared to its peers.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 16,371 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 20.1% worse
124.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 103.8 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▲ 52.3% better
6.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.2 / 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
▼ 3.6% worse
19.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 19.2 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: defective
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 16.2% worse
71.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 61.9 / 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
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- A battery insecure: but not likely to fall from carrier
- 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
▼ 2.5% worse
250.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 244.4 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
Body/Structure
▼ 19.5% worse
31.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 26.2 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- 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: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
Equipment
▼ 54.8% worse
9.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 6.2 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- A seat belt:
- Audible warning:
Other
▼ 139.0% worse
56.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 23.6 / 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
- 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: 13,737
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 8,119
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 8,031
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,699
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,450
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,397
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,889
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,653
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,399
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,680
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,890
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,501
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,390
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,094
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,043
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 897
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 777
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 725
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 701
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 613