Vauxhall ZAFIRA - 2015
187.1 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2015 is 174.5 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Vauxhall ZAFIRA, model year 2015.
Sample size: 14,567 cars, 32,249 tests and 60,325 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 14,567 cars
The 2015 Vauxhall Zafira has an overall defect rate of 187 per 100 vehicles, which is 9.7% higher than the average for its year. It shows a notable increase in defects as mileage increases, particularly in the 124,000+ miles category, where the rate reaches 322 per 100. While the Zafira excels in steering issues, showing significantly fewer defects compared to the average, it struggles with lights and electrics, body and structure, and equipment, all of which have higher defect rates than the average for the same year. Overall, the model's performance highlights areas for improvement, particularly in its electrical and structural components.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 14,567 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 6.5% worse
90.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 84.7 / 100 tests
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 92.9% better
0.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.9 / 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
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
Visibility
▼ 9.3% worse
17.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.1 / 100 tests
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 19.7% worse
37.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 31.0 / 100 tests
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 0.0% better
178.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 178.3 / 100 tests
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
Body/Structure
▼ 19.7% worse
14.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.7 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Fuel system: leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- A main load-bearing structural member: fractured or deformed such that structural rigidity is significantly reduced
Equipment
▼ 22.5% worse
4.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 4.0 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt:
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
Other
▼ 137.1% worse
31.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.2 / 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
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- 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: 10,697
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,613
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,512
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,245
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,579
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,008
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,795
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,535
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,267
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,023
Serious faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 993
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 993
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 884
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 862
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 700
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 545
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 534
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 529
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 466
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 415