# Vauxhall Zafira MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The Vauxhall Zafira passes its MOT first time 62% of the time, from 174,465 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 62%
- MOT tests analysed: 174,465 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Lights & electrics
- Licensed in Great Britain: 143,404 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2019 | Diesel | 4 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2019 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 2018 | Petrol | 4,521 | 78% |
| 2018 | Diesel | 298 | 72% |
| 2018 | LPG | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2017 | Petrol | 10,071 | 74% |
| 2017 | Diesel | 1,811 | 73% |
| 2017 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2017 | Other | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2016 | Petrol | 7,152 | 72% |
| 2016 | Diesel | 4,424 | 68% |
| 2016 | GB | 3 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 2016 | CN | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2016 | LPG | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2015 | Diesel | 7,458 | 69% |
| 2015 | Petrol | 6,533 | 71% |
| 2015 | LPG | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2014 | Petrol | 13,589 | 66% |
| 2014 | Diesel | 12,578 | 64% |
| 2014 | LPG | 17 (very few mots) | 59% |
| 2014 | GB | 8 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2013 | Petrol | 16,657 | 64% |
| 2013 | Diesel | 8,916 | 60% |
| 2013 | GB | 9 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 2013 | LPG | 6 (very few mots) | 83% |
| 2012 | Petrol | 9,171 | 62% |
| 2012 | Diesel | 5,206 | 59% |
| 2012 | LPG | 8 (very few mots) | 38% |
| 2012 | GB | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2011 | Petrol | 5,478 | 57% |
| 2011 | Diesel | 5,237 | 55% |
| 2011 | LPG | 7 (very few mots) | 57% |
| 2011 | GB | 2 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2010 | Petrol | 7,983 | 55% |
| 2010 | Diesel | 5,488 | 56% |
| 2010 | LPG | 3 (very few mots) | 33% |
| 2009 | Petrol | 5,725 | 53% |
| 2009 | Diesel | 1,749 | 54% |
| 2009 | LPG | 5 (very few mots) | 60% |
| 2008 | Petrol | 7,508 | 52% |
| 2008 | Diesel | 2,645 | 53% |
| 2008 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2007 | Petrol | 6,999 | 50% |
| 2007 | Diesel | 1,502 | 53% |
| 2007 | LPG | 4 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2007 | Other | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2006 | Petrol | 4,640 | 52% |
| 2006 | Diesel | 761 | 56% |
| 2006 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2005 | Petrol | 3,394 | 52% |
| 2005 | Diesel | 459 | 52% |
| 2005 | LPG | 5 (very few mots) | 20% |
| 2005 | GB | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2004 | Petrol | 2,599 | 53% |
| 2004 | Diesel | 323 | 52% |
| 2004 | LPG | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2004 | Other | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2003 | Petrol | 1,602 | 53% |
| 2003 | Diesel | 118 | 52% |
| 2003 | LPG | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2002 | Petrol | 927 | 54% |
| 2002 | Diesel | 122 | 54% |
| 2001 | Petrol | 473 | 55% |
| 2001 | Diesel | 39 (few mots) | 64% |
| 2001 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2000 | Petrol | 149 | 51% |
| 2000 | Diesel | 11 (very few mots) | 55% |
| 1999 | Petrol | 43 (few mots) | 63% |
| 1999 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |

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