Vauxhall Combo 2300 Edition Td: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Vauxhall Combo 2300 Edition Td fails its first MOT more often than the average UK car, by 1.1 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 512 individual Vauxhall Combo 2300 Edition Td tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 75.6% first-time pass rate means roughly 24 in every 100 Vauxhall Combo 2300 Edition Tds presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is worse than average, so budget for remedial work and treat a fresh 12-month MOT as a genuine selling point rather than a given. The average Vauxhall Combo 2300 Edition Td tested had covered 44,988 miles and was built around 2021.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Vauxhall Combo 2300 Edition Td sits 1.1 points below the national average, ranked 1,605 of 2,005 models. On one bought as repairable salvage, assume the mechanical side needs more than the visible accident damage, and pad your repair estimate accordingly.

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Most common MOT failures on a Vauxhall Combo 2300 Edition Td

1. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 9% of tests (4.72x the national rate for this defect)
2. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 8.6% of tests (4x the national rate for this defect)
3. A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED, 4.5% of tests (3.67x the national rate for this defect)
4. A tyre seriously damaged, 4.1% of tests (1.47x the national rate for this defect)
5. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 3.1% of tests (1.33x the national rate for this defect)
6. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 3.9% of tests (1.22x the national rate for this defect)
7. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 2% of tests (1.16x the national rate for this defect)
8. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 1.6% of tests
9. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 1.4% of tests
10. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 1.4% of tests (1.44x the national rate for this defect)

From 512 DVSA-tracked Vauxhall Combo 2300 Edition Td tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 8.45% of these flagged Vauxhall Combo 2300 Edition Td defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Vauxhall Combo 2300 Edition Td

An advisory doesn't fail the car - the tester flags it as worth watching, but it still passes. A different list from the failures above: what testers are noting on a Vauxhall Combo 2300 Edition Td before it actually fails on it.

1. A wheel badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting, 3.3% of tests (3.11x the national rate for this advisory)
2. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 26.4% of tests (2.82x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
3. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 39.5% of tests (1.48x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
4. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 14.5% of tests (1.18x the national rate for this advisory)
5. A tyre seriously damaged, 8% of tests, also fails
6. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 2.7% of tests, also fails
7. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 2.5% of tests
8. Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users, 1.2% of tests
9. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 1% of tests
10. Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 0.8% of tests (2.16x the national rate for this advisory)

From 512 DVSA-tracked Vauxhall Combo 2300 Edition Td tests, 2024.

Other Vauxhall models

• Vauxhall Corsa - 70%
• Vauxhall Astra - 71.9%
• Vauxhall Mokka - 75.6%
• Vauxhall Zafira - 68.7%
• Vauxhall Insignia - 73.5%
• Vauxhall Vivaro - 59.7%
• Vauxhall Meriva - 68.9%
• Vauxhall Combo - 66.3%

Models with a similar pass rate

• BMW 525 - 75.6%
• Audi Allroad - 75.6%
• Mercedes-Benz Vito 114 Progressive Cdi - 75.6%
• Peugeot 508 - 75.5%
• Isuzu D-Max - 75.4%
• Skoda Fabia - 75.3%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
• What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences
• Do you need an HPI check on a car you know is a write-off?

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