Vauxhall Combo 2300 Sportive Td S/S: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Vauxhall Combo 2300 Sportive Td S/S fails its first MOT more often than the average UK car, by 1.6 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 2,868 individual Vauxhall Combo 2300 Sportive Td S/S tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 75.1% first-time pass rate means roughly 25 in every 100 Vauxhall Combo 2300 Sportive Td S/S 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 Sportive Td S/S tested had covered 58,479 miles and was built around 2020.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Vauxhall Combo 2300 Sportive Td S/S bought as a 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 Sportive Td S/S

1. Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing, loose or worn smooth, 0.5% of tests (11.66x the national rate for this defect)
2. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 8.8% of tests (6.42x the national rate for this defect)
3. Headlamp aim unable to be tested, 0.9% of tests (4.19x the national rate for this defect)
4. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 5.5% of tests (3.6x the national rate for this defect)
5. A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED, 3.1% of tests (3.46x the national rate for this defect)
6. A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps, 1.3% of tests (1.98x the national rate for this defect)
7. Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements, 0.7% of tests (1.5x the national rate for this defect)
8. A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 1.6% of tests (1.42x the national rate for this defect)
9. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 2.3% of tests (1.33x the national rate for this defect)
10. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 1.6% of tests (1.31x the national rate for this defect)

From 3,971 DVSA-tracked Vauxhall Combo 2300 Sportive Td S/S tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 7.28% of these flagged Vauxhall Combo 2300 Sportive Td S/S defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

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

• Citroen C1 - 75.1%
• London Taxis International Tx4 - 75.1%
• Volvo S80 - 75.1%
• Dacia Sandero - 75%
• Mercedes-Benz Slk - 75%
• Suzuki Sx4 - 75%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

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