Vauxhall Zafira MOT pass rate: 69.2% (174,162 tests, 2025)

Name: Vauxhall Zafira MOT statistics 2025
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Last updated 24 August 2026 · OBDCode UK editorial

The Vauxhall Zafira passed 69.2% of its 174,162 MOT tests in 2025 — 8.3 points below the UK average of 77.5%. The median tested example was 12 years old with 92,581 miles on the clock.

69.2%Pass rate (2025)

174,162MOT tests analysed

92,581 miMedian mileage at test

12 yrsMedian age at test

How the Zafira compares

Vauxhall Zafira

69.2%

UK average (all Class 4 vehicles)

77.5% across 33.1 million tests

Vauxhall average (all models)

72.2%

What fails most on the Vauxhall Zafira

Across failed and rectified tests in 2025, these vehicle systems produced the most defects on the Zafira:

#	System	Defects recorded	Share
1	Suspension	35,469	23.9%
2	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	30,141	20.3%
3	Brakes	25,549	17.2%
4	Tyres	19,431	13.1%
5	Noise, emissions and leaks	17,326	11.7%
6	Body, chassis, structure	9,018	6.1%

Pre-MOT checklist for Zafira owners

Based on the failure profile above, ten minutes with a torch before your test removes the most likely fail items:

Bounce each corner and listen for clonks over speed bumps — suspension is this model’s (and the UK’s) top failure system
Walk round with all lights on: one blown bulb is the most avoidable fail there is
Feel for a spongy pedal or pulling to one side; check pad wear through the wheel spokes if visible
Check tread with the 20p test and inspect sidewalls for cracking — tyres close to the limit are the country’s most common advisory
A blowing exhaust or visible smoke will fail; warm the engine fully before the test

Engine management light on?

An illuminated engine management light is a Major MOT defect. Read the code, repair the cause, then confirm the light stays off — clearing a code alone is not a repair.

Understand the engine management light and MOT rules →

Zafira pass rate by registration year

Lower age-adjusted outliers to inspect carefully: 2007. Strongest age-adjusted years: 2013, 2015. Full ranking and method: Vauxhall Zafira years to avoid.

Registration year	Tests	Pass rate	Vs same-age	Median mileage	Pass-rate bar
2001	2,131	62.6%	-4.0 pts	116,804	62.6% visual scale
2002	4,440	62.3%	-3.3 pts	116,162	62.3% visual scale
2003	7,291	60.6%	-4.4 pts	112,194	60.6% visual scale
2004	12,639	60.8%	-3.5 pts	111,832	60.8% visual scale
2005	15,994	59.7%	-4.7 pts	111,914	59.7% visual scale
2006	23,329	60.0%	-4.4 pts	113,267	60.0% visual scale
2007	34,835	59.1%	-6.0 pts	110,955	59.1% visual scale
2008	41,095	60.2%	-4.9 pts	109,011	60.2% visual scale
2009	28,348	60.9%	-5.5 pts	103,408	60.9% visual scale
2010	48,939	63.4%	-4.0 pts	103,928	63.4% visual scale
2011	37,781	65.4%	-3.8 pts	101,373	65.4% visual scale
2012	47,642	69.1%	-2.1 pts	91,194	69.1% visual scale
2013	81,858	71.3%	-2.1 pts	85,676	71.3% visual scale
2014	81,407	73.7%	-2.1 pts	80,566	73.7% visual scale
2015	42,730	76.9%	-1.9 pts	72,530	76.9% visual scale
2016	35,128	78.8%	-2.6 pts	62,344	78.8% visual scale
2017	35,471	80.9%	-3.1 pts	52,135	80.9% visual scale
2018	14,322	83.6%	-2.7 pts	44,072	83.6% visual scale

Same-vehicle follow-up

The defect groups above are a single-year count. The prognosis registry follows the same vehicle_id into the next MOT year. The extracts do not record the repair, a turbo part number, or a gearbox type.

Suspension: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold
Brakes: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold
Tyres: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold
Noise, emissions and leaks: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold
Body, chassis, structure: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold

On this model, these certificate lines have a published follow-up (cohort at least 200 cars):

Track rod end ball joint has slight play — 1,462 cars · 7.9% failed the same item the next year
Ball joint has slight play — 2,122 cars · 7.4% failed the same item the next year
Brake pads wearing thin — 13,341 cars · 6.2% failed the same item the next year
Condition has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords — 1,582 cars · 5.9% failed the same item the next year
Linkage ball joints ball joint has slight play — 1,780 cars · 5.5% failed the same item the next year

Check a specific Zafira before you buy

Pass rates describe the model; they can’t tell you about the one car you’re looking at. Run its plate through our free MOT history check to see its personal record of failures, advisories and mileage readings.

Other Vauxhall models

Corsa68.8% pass rate · 760,175 tests Astra72.1% pass rate · 571,373 tests Mokka71.9% pass rate · 215,864 tests Insignia73.2% pass rate · 179,220 tests Vivaro60.6% pass rate · 146,687 tests Meriva67.8% pass rate · 80,856 tests Combo67.8% pass rate · 79,833 tests Adam70.5% pass rate · 58,457 tests

FAQs

What is the MOT pass rate for a Vauxhall Zafira?

In 2025, 69.2% of 174,162 first MOT tests on the Vauxhall Zafira were passes (UK average: 77.5%). Data: DVSA anonymised MOT results.

What does the Zafira fail its MOT on most?

The biggest defect group is suspension (23.9% of its recorded defects), followed by lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment.

Is the Vauxhall Zafira reliable?

MOT pass rate is one lens on durability: at 69.2% it performs below the national average at a median age of 12 years and 92,581 miles. Always check the individual car's history too.

Before you agree to the work

A fault or an advisory is a quote waiting to happen. These pages set out what a garage has to tell you, what a comparable written quote should include, and what you can do if the bill is not what you agreed.

Estimates, quotes and extra work — what a price has to cover, and when a garage may charge more than it first said.
What a diagnostic test costs — what the fee should include, and when it should come off the repair.
Tools — when to buy and when to skip — how to choose a diagnostic tool, and when a garage visit is cheaper than owning one.
Choosing a garage you can check — what to verify before you hand over the keys.
Your rights after a car repair — what to do when the work is not right, and how to put it in writing.

Source: DVSA Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2025 extract (Class 4 initial tests only; retests excluded). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures rounded to one decimal place.