Service brake binding on the Vauxhall Agila
Service brake binding on the Vauxhall Agila is recorded on 9,398 tests — 7.0% of all its MOT tests, against 2.5% across every car in the data. That is 2.8× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 2.5% of tests record it — this model is 2.8× that share |
| The 341 models compared | 17 of 341, 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, 2.3% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2014, 2.0%. The share has fallen 0.3 points over that time. Worst year 2009 at 3.9%; best 2005 at 0.6%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50 | 2,202 | 2.3% |
| 2001 | 119 | 4,580 | 2.6% |
| 2002 | 75 | 5,416 | 1.4% |
| 2003 | 116 | 10,238 | 1.1% |
| 2004 | 88 | 13,578 | 0.7% |
| 2005 | 88 | 14,031 | 0.6% |
| 2006 | 93 | 8,764 | 1.1% |
| 2007 | 83 | 7,674 | 1.1% |
| 2008 | 1,317 | 36,315 | 3.6% |
| 2009 | 2,605 | 66,495 | 3.9% |
| 2010 | 1,646 | 44,700 | 3.7% |
| 2011 | 1,237 | 49,881 | 2.5% |
| 2012 | 885 | 44,937 | 2.0% |
| 2013 | 487 | 38,049 | 1.3% |
| 2014 | 490 | 24,720 | 2.0% |
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 £60–£150 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
- Service brake binding: 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 →