Service brake imbalance across an axle on the Vauxhall Agila
Service brake imbalance across an axle on the Vauxhall Agila is recorded on 2,351 tests — 1.7% of all its MOT tests, against 0.7% across every car in the data. That is 2.4× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 0.7% of tests record it — this model is 2.4× that share |
| The 285 models compared | 22 of 285, 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, 1.7% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2014, 0.5%. The share has fallen 1.2 points over that time. Worst year 2000 at 1.7%; best 2014 at 0.5%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37 | 2,202 | 1.7% |
| 2001 | 46 | 4,580 | 1.0% |
| 2002 | 63 | 5,416 | 1.2% |
| 2003 | 76 | 10,238 | 0.7% |
| 2004 | 67 | 9,052 | 0.7% |
| 2005 | 67 | 9,354 | 0.7% |
| 2006 | 61 | 8,764 | 0.7% |
| 2007 | 57 | 11,511 | 0.5% |
| 2008 | 258 | 24,210 | 1.1% |
| 2009 | 535 | 44,330 | 1.2% |
| 2010 | 326 | 29,800 | 1.1% |
| 2011 | 271 | 33,254 | 0.8% |
| 2012 | 194 | 29,958 | 0.7% |
| 2013 | 166 | 25,366 | 0.7% |
| 2014 | 119 | 24,720 | 0.5% |
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
- Service brake imbalance across an axle: 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 →