Shock absorber leaking on the Vauxhall Antara
Shock absorber leaking on the Vauxhall Antara is recorded on 7,639 tests — 9.6% of all its MOT tests, against 3.9% across every car in the data. That is 2.5× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 3.9% of tests record it — this model is 2.5× that share |
| The 364 models compared | 21 of 364, highest first |
| The model's own record | 79,960 tests · every year of the Antara → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Vauxhall Antara 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 2007, 4.1% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2016, 5.8%. The share has risen 1.7 points over that time. Worst year 2011 at 8.2%; best 2013 at 2.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 108 | 2,626 | 4.1% |
| 2008 | 148 | 3,976 | 3.7% |
| 2009 | 195 | 5,046 | 3.9% |
| 2010 | 74 | 2,024 | 3.7% |
| 2011 | 545 | 6,658 | 8.2% |
| 2012 | 3,147 | 45,252 | 7.0% |
| 2013 | 1,203 | 51,952 | 2.3% |
| 2014 | 963 | 30,312 | 3.2% |
| 2015 | 901 | 16,036 | 5.6% |
| 2016 | 355 | 6,142 | 5.8% |
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 £30–£75 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
- Shock absorber leaking: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Vauxhall Antara MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Vauxhall model →