Vauxhall Combo MOT reliability

Vauxhall Combos passed their MOT first time 63% of the time across 104,306 tests in 2025. 124,687 are still licensed in Great Britain.

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First-time pass rate

63%

MOTs analysed

104,306

Still licensed (GB)

124,687

Body type

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Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2022 diesel

5,366 MOTs

Passed first time 73%. Typical mileage 40,008 (most between 25,589 and 56,366).

2023: 69% → 2024: 81% → 2025: 73%

Most common failures

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (5.8%)
Headlamp aim: too high (3.8%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (3.3%)
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam (3.2%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (2.9%)

2022 electric

1,027 MOTs

Passed first time 81%. Typical mileage 15,750 (most between 10,033 and 24,776).

2023: 100% → 2024: 93% → 2025: 81%

Most common failures

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (4.2%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (3.6%)
Headlamp aim: too high (3.1%)
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid (1.6%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (1.6%)

2022 petrol

215 MOTs

Passed first time 83%. Typical mileage 15,820 (most between 8,185 and 25,653).

2024: 86% → 2025: 83%

Most common failures

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (5.6%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (3.3%)
Headlamp aim: too high (1.9%)
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid (1.9%)
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam (1.9%)

Where 2022 Combos fail

Lights & electrics

12.3%

Visibility & wipers

9.2%

Wheels & tyres

6.9%

Brakes

4.8%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

1.7%

Body, structure & corrosion

1.6%

Suspension & axles

0.4%

Seat belts & other equipment

0.3%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.