VauxhallCombo MOT results

In 2025, 63.1% of Vauxhall Combo MOT tests were passed first time, worse than the 74.4% for cars of the same age. 10.0% had at least one dangerous defect (6.9% for cars the same age). The typical Vauxhall Combo tested was 8 years old with 79,400 miles. Based on 102,290 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

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MOT records can't tell car and van versions apart, so these figures may include vans of this model. They are left out of the MOT rankings.

First-time pass: 63.1%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 74.4%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 8.0%passed after repair
Failed: 29.0%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 10.0%same age 6.9%
Typical mileage: 79,400at the test

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

First-time pass rate by year first registered

Vauxhall ComboAll cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2023	167	81.4%	91.7%
2022	6,300	74.3%	88.5%
2021	11,824	72.8%	87.2%
2020	13,221	74.3%	85.9%
2019	15,249	73.1%	83.5%
2018	2,839	66.3%	80.8%
2017	3,450	60.0%	78.1%
2016	4,789	58.6%	74.8%
2015	4,710	57.9%	71.8%
2014	4,359	55.4%	68.5%
2013	2,761	54.3%	65.6%
2012	2,524	52.3%	63.2%
2011	6,562	57.4%	61.0%
2010	5,581	53.0%	59.1%
2009	3,139	48.9%	58.1%
2008	4,123	48.8%	57.0%
2007	3,387	46.6%	57.2%
2006	2,548	47.1%	56.8%
2005	1,628	51.7%	57.5%
2004	1,444	47.6%	57.5%
2003	1,076	48.5%	58.5%
2002	379	49.9%	59.4%
2001	67	46.3%	60.9%
2000	34	47.1%	62.2%
1999	35	54.3%	64.2%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

Vauxhall ComboAll cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
3-4 years	22,402	73.8%	87.4%	49,700
5-9 years	35,636	68.4%	79.1%	70,000
10-14 years	20,994	55.4%	65.7%	110,000
15-19 years	17,413	49.3%	57.6%	122,000
20-29 years	3,907	49.3%	59.6%	133,600
30-39 years	11	63.6%	71.3%	115,200

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Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Vauxhall Combo is among cars tested in each area, against its share across Great Britain: 2× means twice as common as usual.

under 0.5×
0.5×–0.8×
0.8×–1.25×
1.25×–2×
2× or more
Fewer than 5 tests
None tested

Postcode area of the garage that did the test, not where the owner lives. Hover over or tap an area for its figures.

Postcode area	Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
PE Peterborough	East of England	2,642	2.6%	1.4×	63.1%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	2,558	2.5%	1.1×	66.9%
B Birmingham	West Midlands	2,480	2.4%	0.8×	66.3%
CH Chester	North West	2,299	2.2%	2.0×	65.3%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	2,226	2.2%	1.2×	57.3%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	2,033	2.0%	1.5×	63.2%
NR Norwich	East of England	1,715	1.7%	1.2×	58.3%
G Glasgow	Scotland	1,691	1.7%	1.0×	65.8%
CF Cardiff	Wales	1,662	1.6%	1.0×	60.0%
DE Derby	East Midlands	1,635	1.6%	1.2×	65.0%
M Manchester	North West	1,590	1.6%	1.0×	69.6%
BS Bristol	South West	1,565	1.5%	0.9×	59.1%
SA Swansea	Wales	1,535	1.5%	1.2×	62.0%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	1,512	1.5%	0.8×	66.7%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	1,505	1.5%	1.3×	63.1%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	1,493	1.5%	0.9×	66.2%
LL Llandudno	Wales	1,487	1.5%	1.5×	62.7%
IP Ipswich	East of England	1,485	1.5%	1.2×	59.3%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	1,483	1.4%	1.1×	59.7%
PO Portsmouth	South East	1,378	1.3%	1.0×	58.6%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	1,375	1.3%	1.1×	69.6%
BN Brighton	South East	1,369	1.3%	1.1×	54.4%
TS Teesside	North East	1,300	1.3%	1.4×	60.8%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	1,268	1.2%	1.0×	64.5%
TN Tonbridge	South East	1,261	1.2%	0.9×	61.1%
L Liverpool	North West	1,228	1.2%	1.1×	65.7%
GL Gloucester	South West	1,212	1.2%	1.0×	58.6%
RG Reading	South East	1,205	1.2%	0.8×	63.5%
EX Exeter	South West	1,167	1.1%	1.0×	57.2%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	1,167	1.1%	1.1×	65.7%
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	1,138	1.1%	1.2×	60.1%
SO Southampton	South East	1,135	1.1%	0.9×	65.5%
CO Colchester	East of England	1,119	1.1%	1.4×	56.5%
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	1,112	1.1%	1.4×	60.6%
ME Rochester	South East	1,111	1.1%	1.0×	64.2%
PL Plymouth	South West	1,092	1.1%	1.0×	58.9%
OX Oxford	South East	1,091	1.1%	1.0×	63.0%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	1,081	1.1%	1.2×	68.7%
WA Warrington	North West	1,059	1.0%	1.0×	66.0%
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	1,020	1.0%	1.8×	55.9%
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	999	1.0%	1.4×	62.5%
GU Guildford	South East	984	1.0%	0.7×	61.6%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	975	1.0%	0.9×	67.9%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	974	1.0%	0.6×	63.2%
RH Redhill	South East	936	0.9%	0.9×	65.2%
PR Preston	North West	889	0.9%	1.0×	67.0%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	887	0.9%	1.0×	61.9%
NP Newport	Wales	826	0.8%	0.9×	60.3%
SK Stockport	North West	816	0.8%	0.8×	60.3%
TR Truro	South West	811	0.8%	1.3×	58.2%
BB Blackburn	North West	808	0.8%	0.9×	69.1%
DL Darlington	North East	795	0.8%	1.3×	60.5%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	792	0.8%	0.8×	66.5%
IV Inverness	Scotland	789	0.8%	1.8×	63.0%
BH Bournemouth	South West	788	0.8%	0.7×	57.2%
DY Dudley	West Midlands	781	0.8%	1.1×	66.7%
DA Dartford	South East	780	0.8%	1.0×	72.7%
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	773	0.8%	1.4×	62.9%
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	770	0.8%	1.1×	58.1%
CT Canterbury	South East	758	0.7%	1.0×	60.2%
WS Walsall	West Midlands	750	0.7%	1.0×	63.1%
SN Swindon	South West	740	0.7%	0.8×	58.9%
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	722	0.7%	1.3×	54.0%
RM Romford	London	721	0.7%	0.9×	77.0%
CB Cambridge	East of England	683	0.7%	0.9×	59.3%
WN Wigan	North West	665	0.7%	1.4×	59.5%
LU Luton	East of England	656	0.6%	1.0×	67.2%
SG Stevenage	East of England	654	0.6%	0.9×	62.2%
OL Oldham	North West	651	0.6%	0.9×	63.7%
BA Bath	South West	647	0.6%	0.8×	58.3%
BL Bolton	North West	625	0.6%	0.8×	63.2%
CW Crewe	North West	610	0.6%	1.0×	63.1%
ML Motherwell	Scotland	605	0.6%	1.2×	62.1%
TA Taunton	South West	592	0.6%	0.9×	56.1%
EN Enfield	London	569	0.6%	1.0×	72.1%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	555	0.5%	0.6×	59.8%
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	554	0.5%	0.8×	61.9%
DG Dumfries	Scotland	546	0.5%	2.3×	75.5%
DH Durham	North East	527	0.5%	1.0×	68.3%
TQ Torquay	South West	527	0.5%	1.0×	54.3%
WR Worcester	West Midlands	523	0.5%	0.9×	62.7%
CA Carlisle	North West	521	0.5%	0.9×	64.7%
CR Croydon	London	501	0.5%	0.7×	65.1%
SL Slough	South East	497	0.5%	0.7×	70.0%
DD Dundee	Scotland	479	0.5%	1.1×	55.9%
E London E	London	474	0.5%	0.6×	69.2%
TF Telford	West Midlands	472	0.5%	1.2×	65.5%
PA Paisley	Scotland	468	0.5%	1.0×	61.8%
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	464	0.5%	0.6×	68.1%
LA Lancaster	North West	457	0.4%	0.8×	58.6%
SE London SE	London	457	0.4%	0.6×	66.5%
DT Dorchester	South West	448	0.4%	1.1×	62.5%
SP Salisbury	South West	431	0.4%	0.9×	61.5%
FY Blackpool	North West	426	0.4%	1.0×	55.6%
FK Falkirk	Scotland	419	0.4%	1.0×	55.4%
UB Southall	London	404	0.4%	0.6×	77.5%
N London N	London	403	0.4%	0.6×	68.5%
HR Hereford	West Midlands	390	0.4%	1.0×	63.8%
TW Twickenham	London	383	0.4%	0.5×	67.6%
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	368	0.4%	0.9×	59.0%
PH Perth	Scotland	357	0.3%	1.2×	61.3%
AL St Albans	East of England	337	0.3%	0.8×	68.8%
TD Galashiels	Scotland	326	0.3%	1.7×	62.0%
HA Harrow	London	321	0.3%	0.5×	66.7%
NW London NW	London	303	0.3%	0.4×	73.3%
WD Watford	East of England	299	0.3%	0.7×	66.2%
SR Sunderland	North East	294	0.3%	0.9×	54.1%
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	278	0.3%	1.0×	71.6%
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	269	0.3%	1.1×	63.2%
SW London SW	London	248	0.2%	0.6×	71.0%
IG Ilford	London	238	0.2%	0.5×	69.3%
BR Bromley	London	225	0.2%	0.6×	68.9%
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	185	0.2%	2.1×	69.7%
SM Sutton	London	184	0.2%	0.8×	74.5%
ZE Shetland	Scotland	126	0.1%	3.3×	59.5%
HS Outer Hebrides	Scotland	124	0.1%	2.7×	67.7%
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	99	<0.1%	1.1×	68.7%
W London W	London	75	<0.1%	0.3×	64.0%

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	9,990	9.8%	1.3×	62.7%
North East	4,409	4.3%	1.1×	63.1%
North West	12,644	12.4%	1.1×	64.8%
Yorkshire and the Humber	9,831	9.6%	1.1×	63.6%
Wales	5,609	5.5%	1.1×	61.5%
West Midlands	9,428	9.2%	0.9×	64.2%
East Midlands	7,876	7.7%	1.1×	61.0%
East of England	12,046	11.8%	1.2×	62.8%
London	5,970	5.8%	0.6×	70.4%
South East	14,464	14.1%	0.9×	63.0%
South West	10,020	9.8%	0.9×	58.3%

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Where they fail

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against cars of the same age.

Vauxhall ComboCars the same age

Lights and electrics17.3%9.7%
Suspension12.9%7.9%
Brakes8.8%5.7%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)8.4%4.2%
Tyres7.8%6.1%
Body and structure5.5%2.9%
Emissions and leaks4.7%2.8%
Steering3.2%1.7%
Seat belts and airbags1.0%0.9%

A test can fail in more than one area. Failures fixed during the test are included.

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Most common failures

The 10 defects that failed Vauxhall Combo tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Coil spring: fractured or broken Suspension	4.6%	2.0%	2.3×	0.0%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	4.0%	2.0%	2.0×	0.0%
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam Lights and electrics	3.1%	1.2%	2.6×	0.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	3.1%	2.1%	1.5×	100.0%
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lights and electrics	3.0%	1.2%	2.5×	0.0%
Position lamp: not working Lights and electrics	2.9%	2.2%	1.3×	0.0%
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	2.7%	1.3%	2.1×	0.0%
Stop lamp: not working Lights and electrics	2.6%	1.6%	1.6×	0.0%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Emissions and leaks	2.5%	1.4%	1.8×	0.0%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes Dangerous	2.4%	1.7%	1.4×	100.0%

“vs same age” compares this model with cars of the same age: 2.0× means twice as often. “Marked dangerous” is how often the tester recorded that failure as dangerous.

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Most common advisories

Things the tester noted to watch, which don’t fail the test.

Advisory	Tests
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge	23.7%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive	10.0%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	9.3%
Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material	7.6%
Brake pads: wearing thin	7.0%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	6.3%
Shock absorbers: has light misting of oil	5.8%
Coil spring: corroded	5.7%
Non-component advisories: Play in steering rack inner joint(s)	5.0%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	4.8%

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By fuel

Fuel	Tests	First-time pass
Diesel	96,057	62.0%
Petrol	5,050	79.0%
Electric	1,119	80.3%
Gas	62	59.7%

Fuels with fewer than 30 tests are left out. Different fuels often mean different ages, so compare with care.

MOT results for every model