Petrol Vauxhall Combo: MOT pass rate

83.5% of petrol Vauxhall Combos pass the MOT first time, measured across 3,453 DVSA tests on that fuel type alone. Average mileage at test was 42,013.

Petrol against the other Vauxhall Combo versions

Fuel Pass rate Tests
Diesel 66.2% 87,522
Petrol 83.5% 3,453
All Vauxhall Combo66.8%91,056

Why the fuel type changes the number

Petrol cars avoid the DPF and emissions failures that catch diesels, and usually fail on the same consumables as any other car.

On the Vauxhall Combo specifically, petrol is the strongest at 83.5%, and this petrol version sits 16.7 points above the 66.8% model average.

What it means if you are buying one

The petrol Vauxhall Combo is the stronger side of this model on MOT data. Still judge the individual car, but the fuel type is a mild point in its favour. Check the exact car, decode the VIN and check the mileage before you bid.

Mileage is part of the answer

The average petrol Vauxhall Combo had covered 42,013 miles at test, against 99,269 for the diesel. That is below average for a car this age, worth a mileage-consistency check since an unusually low reading is sometimes clocking rather than luck.

Fuel type and mileage are tangled together: diesels are usually bought by higher-mileage drivers, so some of any gap between fuels is the miles rather than the engine. The per-year figures on the Vauxhall Combo page separate age from fuel if you want to isolate one.

Other Vauxhall Combo fuel types

All Vauxhall Combo MOT data · Every model