2021 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 70.2% to 71.9% (±0.9 points).

• 2021 Vauxhall Combo71.1%
• All vehicles first used in 202187.2%

That is 16.1 points below the average for all vehicles first used in 2021 (87.2%). These cars were about 4 years old at the test.

Failure areas compared with all 2021 vehicles

Compared with all vehicles first used in 2021, failures are more common in lights and electrics (5.1×) and windscreen, wipers, mirrors (3.8×). 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 2021.

1. Lights and electrics13.5 in 100 tests5.1× compared with 2.6 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2021
2. Windscreen, wipers, mirrors12.7 in 100 tests3.8× compared with 3.3 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2021
3. Brakes5.8 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2021
4. Tyres5.1 in 100 tests1.0× compared with 4.8 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2021
5. Noise, emissions, leaks1.7 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2021
6. Body, chassis, structure1.2 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2021
7. Suspension0.8 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2021
8. Seat belts and airbags0.5 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2021

All vehicles first used in 2021: the 221 models in our data, 1,754,969 tests (95.9% of all 1,830,830 tests on vehicles first used in 2021). 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 2021 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%
• 2020 Vauxhall Combo73.4%

Other cars first used in 2021

• 2021 Ford Fiesta88.6%
• 2021 Vauxhall Corsa82.3%
• 2021 Ford Focus88.8%
• 2021 Volkswagen Golf90.9%
• 2021 MINI Hatch88.7%