Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded on the Vauxhall Agila
Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded on the Vauxhall Agila is recorded on 34,549 tests — 25.6% of all its MOT tests, against 4.6% across every car in the data. That is 5.6× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 4.6% of tests record it — this model is 5.6× that share |
| The 318 models compared | 7 of 318, 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 2000, 17.1% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2014, 4.9%. The share has fallen 12.2 points over that time. Worst year 2001 at 18.6%; best 2014 at 4.9%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 377 | 2,202 | 17.1% |
| 2001 | 854 | 4,580 | 18.6% |
| 2002 | 902 | 5,416 | 16.6% |
| 2003 | 1,588 | 10,238 | 15.5% |
| 2004 | 1,540 | 9,052 | 17.0% |
| 2005 | 1,509 | 14,031 | 10.8% |
| 2006 | 1,466 | 13,146 | 11.2% |
| 2007 | 1,327 | 7,674 | 17.3% |
| 2008 | 3,105 | 36,315 | 8.6% |
| 2009 | 5,898 | 66,495 | 8.9% |
| 2010 | 4,218 | 44,700 | 9.4% |
| 2011 | 4,631 | 33,254 | 13.9% |
| 2012 | 3,285 | 44,937 | 7.3% |
| 2013 | 1,985 | 38,049 | 5.2% |
| 2014 | 1,805 | 37,080 | 4.9% |
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 £80–£180 fitted. It is a job for a garage, not a driveway. 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
- Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded: 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 →