2020 Vauxhall Combo: MOT pass rate and common faults

Share of initial MOT tests passed with no repairs. Repairs made at the test centre count as a fail. 95% range 72.6% to 74.2% (±0.9 points).

• 2020 Vauxhall Combo73.4%
• All vehicles first used in 202086.0%

That is 12.6 points below the average for all vehicles first used in 2020 (86.0%). These cars were about 5 years old at the test.

Failure areas compared with all 2020 vehicles

Compared with all vehicles first used in 2020, failures are more common in lights and electrics (4.3×), windscreen, wipers, mirrors (2.7×) and brakes (2.4×). Other differences are within the margin of error.

Failed tests with a fault in each area, per 100 tests. The right-hand column shows how many times as often as all vehicles first used in 2020.

1. Lights and electrics12.6 in 100 tests4.3× compared with 3.0 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2020
2. Windscreen, wipers, mirrors7.8 in 100 tests2.7× compared with 2.8 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2020
3. Brakes5.8 in 100 tests2.4× compared with 2.4 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2020
4. Tyres4.8 in 100 tests0.9× compared with 5.1 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2020
5. Noise, emissions, leaks2.1 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2020
6. Body, chassis, structure1.9 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2020
7. Suspension1.5 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2020
8. Steering1.1 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2020
9. Number plates and VIN0.5 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2020

All vehicles first used in 2020: the 212 models in our data, 1,688,603 tests (96.0% of all 1,758,903 tests on vehicles first used in 2020). Areas with fewer than 50 failures in a model aren't published, so an area is only compared when that leaves the all-vehicles figure at most 10% short; otherwise it shows –.

Median odometer reading at the 2025 MOT test, in miles. Half had more and half had less.

What MOT data can't tell you about any 2020 Vauxhall Combo

Outstanding finance, write-offs, theft and plate changes aren't in MOT records. For a particular car, you need a history check.

Other Vauxhall Combo years

• 2019 Vauxhall Combo73.2%
• 2021 Vauxhall Combo71.1%

Other cars first used in 2020

• 2020 Ford Fiesta86.1%
• 2020 Vauxhall Corsa84.8%
• 2020 Ford Focus85.7%
• 2020 Volkswagen Golf90.0%
• 2020 MINI Hatch88.1%