Vauxhall Zafira MOT pass rate and common failures
What the MOTs of 167,284 Vauxhall Zafira cars in 2025 show. These are patterns across all tests recorded by DVSA, not a verdict on any one car.
How often does a Vauxhall Zafira pass its MOT first time?
In 2025, 61.1% of the 167,284 Vauxhall Zafira cars tested passed their MOT first time. Cars of all makes from the same registration years passed 65.7% of the time, so the Vauxhall Zafira was 4.6 points below them.
Pass rate by registration year
First-time pass rate in 2025 for each year the car was first registered, next to all cars registered in the same year. Older cars fail more often, so compare like with like. Years with fewer than 1,000 cars tested are not shown.
The Vauxhall Zafira was at or below the same-year average for every registration year shown. It came closest for 2015 registrations (3.0 points below all cars of that year) and fell furthest behind for 2007 registrations (6.8 points below all cars of that year).
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| Registered | Vauxhall Zafira | All cars | Cars tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 77.0% | 81.7% | 4,555 |
| 2017 | 73.4% | 78.9% | 11,209 |
| 2016 | 70.2% | 75.5% | 10,864 |
| 2015 | 69.4% | 72.4% | 13,395 |
| 2014 | 64.7% | 68.9% | 25,167 |
| 2013 | 61.8% | 65.9% | 24,789 |
| 2012 | 60.2% | 63.5% | 13,900 |
| 2011 | 55.9% | 61.3% | 10,374 |
| 2010 | 54.6% | 59.1% | 12,980 |
| 2009 | 52.3% | 57.9% | 7,159 |
| 2008 | 51.5% | 56.7% | 9,685 |
| 2007 | 50.1% | 56.9% | 8,100 |
| 2006 | 52.5% | 56.6% | 5,179 |
| 2005 | 50.8% | 57.3% | 3,730 |
| 2004 | 51.9% | 57.4% | 2,821 |
| 2003 | 52.4% | 58.4% | 1,665 |
| 2002 | 52.8% | 59.2% | 1,011 |
What the Vauxhall Zafira failed on most
Of the 65,099 Vauxhall Zafira cars that failed first time in 2025, the share with each fault on the MOT. One car can fail on several faults.
- 1.Broken or weak suspension spring14.8%
- 2.Worn suspension joint or bush13.1%
- 3.Engine warning light on12.0%
- 4.Headlight aim out of line11.6%
- 5.Sidelight or rear light not working9.9%
By area of the car: lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 40.5%, suspension 35.8%, brakes 23.7%, tyres 22.4%, noise, emissions and leaks 21.2%.
Typical mileage by age
The median odometer reading at the MOT, by the car's age at the test to the nearest year, up to 20 years. Half the cars had covered more and half less. A rough guide when a car's mileage looks high or low for its age.
| Age | Vauxhall Zafira | All cars |
|---|---|---|
| 7 years | 52,300 | 50,100 |
| 8 years | 59,600 | 58,200 |
| 9 years | 69,200 | 65,200 |
| 10 years | 80,000 | 72,100 |
| 11 years | 87,000 | 78,800 |
| 12 years | 91,300 | 84,700 |
| 13 years | 96,300 | 90,400 |
| 14 years | 105,600 | 95,900 |
| 15 years | 107,200 | 97,900 |
| 16 years | 106,500 | 98,600 |
| 17 years | 110,400 | 103,500 |
| 18 years | 112,700 | 104,800 |
| 19 years | 113,700 | 104,100 |
| 20 years | 113,500 | 103,100 |
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Source
Calculated by Carhealth from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2025: 28,468,316 cars. How we worked it out.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).