2004 Vauxhall Combo: MOT pass rate and reliability

54.4% of 2004 Vauxhall Combos pass the MOT first time, measured across 2,055 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 139,930 miles.

How the 2004 compares

  • Against all Vauxhall Combos (66.8%, 91,056 tests): -12.4 points
  • Against all 2004 cars (64%): -9.6 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Vauxhall Combo model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2004 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Vauxhall Combo:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2002 55.4% 498 138,969
2003 53% 1,515 136,878
2004 54.4% 2,055 139,930
2005 55.6% 2,300 127,685
2006 54.5% 3,432 127,956
2007 56.1% 4,505 132,198
2008 56.1% 5,281 129,118
2009 55.8% 3,976 121,344
2010 62.5% 6,808 110,700
2011 65.7% 7,596 109,226
2012 58.4% 2,925 114,971
2013 62% 3,272 111,501
2014 64.4% 4,874 105,404
2015 65.4% 5,248 102,595
2016 67.2% 5,119 94,719
2017 69.1% 3,681 82,439
2018 75.8% 3,009 67,392
2019 80.9% 15,759 56,395
2020 78.7% 8,041 50,847
2021 81.7% 895 43,119

What this means if you are buying a 2004 Combo

The 2004 is a weaker year for this model, passing 12.4 points less often than the Vauxhall Combo average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2004 figure for all cars above rather than against newer examples. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.

What a 22-year-old car fails on

A 2004 car is 22 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:

  • Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
  • Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
  • Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
  • Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
  • Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
  • Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested

That is high mileage, so timing belts, clutches, suspension bushes and corrosion are the items worth budgeting for rather than the MOT itself. On a 2004 Vauxhall Combo the average at test was 139,930 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.

The strongest year for this model is 2021 at 81.7%, and the weakest in our data is 2003 at 53%. That 28.7 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2004 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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