Brake efficiency below requirements on the Vauxhall Agila
Brake efficiency below requirements on the Vauxhall Agila is recorded on 2,856 tests — 2.1% of all its MOT tests, against 0.9% across every car in the data. That is 2.3× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 0.9% of tests record it — this model is 2.3× that share |
| The 283 models compared | 47 of 283, highest first |
| The model's own record | 135,177 tests · every year of the Agila → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Vauxhall Agila tested, whatever its mileage, service history and use. The like-for-like comparison on the model page is the fairer number.
Year by year
In 2001, 1.0% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2014, 2.4%. The share has risen 1.5 points over that time. Worst year 2008 at 3.1%; best 2003 at 0.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 22 | 2,290 | 1.0% |
| 2002 | 23 | 2,708 | 0.8% |
| 2003 | 15 | 5,119 | 0.3% |
| 2004 | 17 | 4,526 | 0.4% |
| 2008 | 376 | 12,105 | 3.1% |
| 2009 | 621 | 22,165 | 2.8% |
| 2010 | 389 | 14,900 | 2.6% |
| 2011 | 436 | 16,627 | 2.6% |
| 2012 | 332 | 14,979 | 2.2% |
| 2013 | 279 | 12,683 | 2.2% |
| 2014 | 300 | 12,360 | 2.4% |
Years with fewer than 0.2% of tests recording the item are left out: a year with two failures in 400 tests is noise, and this table is not here to make noise look like a trend.
What it costs
A typical UK repair for this item is £45–£110 fitted. It is a job a careful owner can do at home. What the part is, and what to buy →
Prices are typical UK supply-and-fitting estimates, not quotes. What happens if it fails covers the retest rules.
Where this sits
- Brake efficiency below requirements: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Vauxhall Agila MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Vauxhall model →