Vauxhall ZAFIRA - 2017
148.3 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2017 is 137.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Vauxhall ZAFIRA, model year 2017.
Sample size: 11,895 cars, 26,377 tests and 39,130 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 11,895 cars
The 2017 Vauxhall Zafira has an overall defect rate of 148 defects per 100 vehicles, which is 10.9% higher than the average for its year at 134 defects per 100. Notably, it performs exceptionally well in the steering category, showing a defect rate significantly lower than the average. However, the Zafira struggles with visibility, body structure, equipment, and other categories, where it exhibits higher defect rates compared to average figures. Additionally, there is a clear trend where defect rates increase with mileage, particularly in the higher mileage ranges. Overall, while the Zafira excels in steering, it faces challenges in several other key areas.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 11,895 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 11.2% better
64.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 72.5 / 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
▲ 91.1% better
0.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.6 / 100 tests
- 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.
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▼ 20.7% worse
17.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.5 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
Lights & Electrics
▲ 16.2% better
17.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.4 / 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
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 5.2% worse
150.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 143.1 / 100 tests
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
- 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
▼ 105.7% worse
14.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 7.0 / 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 transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
Equipment
▼ 40.7% worse
3.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.7 / 100 tests
- A seat belt:
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
- 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
Other
▼ 214.4% worse
28.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.0 / 100 tests
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- 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
- 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: 8,012
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,498
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,324
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,394
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,995
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,721
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,497
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,138
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 811
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 793
Serious faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 793
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 784
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 613
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 594
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 544
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 438
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 436
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 418
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 384
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 183