2016 Vauxhall Combo MOT pass rate: 67.9% (15,191 tests)

2016-registered Vauxhall Combos passed 67.9% of 15,191 MOT tests in 2023–2025 — 13.5 points worse than same-age cars (81.4%). This is one of the lower-scoring Combo years after correcting for vehicle age — inspect the individual car carefully.

67.9%Pass rate, 2016 cars

86.5Age-adjusted index (100 = average)

15,191Tests analysed

90,302 miMedian mileage at test

82.1% / 67.8%Petrol vs diesel pass rate

Is the 2016 Combo getting worse?

Pass rate of 2016-registered cars across recent test years:

Test year	Pass rate
2023	69.2% -14.0 vs same-age
2024	67.3% -13.9 vs same-age
2025	67.1% -12.5 vs same-age

The raw rate normally falls as cars age. The “vs same-age” figure compares this cohort with all UK cars registered in the same year, so normal ageing is not mistaken for a bad model year.

What fails on a 2016 Combo

#	System	Defects recorded	Share
1	Suspension	3,925	31.3%
2	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	2,799	22.4%
3	Tyres	1,895	15.1%
4	Brakes	1,408	11.2%
5	Noise, emissions and leaks	951	7.6%
6	Visibility	684	5.5%

All Combo years compared

Registration year	Tests	Pass rate	Vs same-age	Median mileage
2002	1,598	54.6%	-11.1 pts	137,318
2003	4,591	53.7%	-11.3 pts	131,943
2004	6,223	54.5%	-9.8 pts	136,543
2005	6,976	56.3%	-8.1 pts	123,654
2006	10,374	54.3%	-10.1 pts	124,158
2007	13,296	54.9%	-10.2 pts	127,138
2008	15,779	56.5%	-8.7 pts	124,216
2009	11,694	57.3%	-9.1 pts	116,690
2010	19,857	63.2%	-4.2 pts	100,261
2011	22,248	66.1%	-3.1 pts	99,642
2012	8,697	59.1%	-12.2 pts	112,332
2013	9,617	62.2%	-11.3 pts	108,466
2014	14,433	64.6%	-11.3 pts	101,685
2015	15,487	65.8%	-13.0 pts	99,054
2016 (this page)	15,191	67.9%	-13.5 pts	90,302
2017	10,847	69.3%	-14.8 pts	78,298
2018	8,870	74.6%	-11.8 pts	62,335
2019	46,469	80.4%	-8.0 pts	51,753
2020	23,623	79.7%	-10.2 pts	47,098
2021	1,725	81.6%	-8.9 pts	45,631

Weighing up which year to buy? See the full ranking: Vauxhall Combo years to avoid.

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FAQs

Is a 2016 Vauxhall Combo reliable?

2016-registered examples passed 67.9% of their MOT tests (15,191 tests, 2023–2025), -13.5 points versus all UK cars registered in the same year. At roughly 10 years old with a median 90,302 miles, condition now varies car by car — always check the individual MOT history.

What mileage is too high for a 2016 Combo?

The median tested example shows 90,302 miles. Anything far beyond that isn't automatically bad — a motorway-mile car with consistent service records often beats a low-mileage school-run car — but price accordingly and scrutinise the mileage trail for gaps or drops.

Source: DVSA Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023–2025 extracts (96 million Class 4 initial tests; retests excluded). Only vehicles old enough for a routine first MOT are included. Age-adjusted figures compare the model-year cohort with all vehicles of the same registration year tested in the same calendar year. Contains public sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.