Battery(ies) insecure but not likely to fall from carrier on the Vauxhall Astra
Battery(ies) insecure but not likely to fall from carrier on the Vauxhall Astra is recorded on 18,946 tests — 0.8% of all its MOT tests, against 0.3% across every car in the data. That is 2.7× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 0.3% of tests record it — this model is 2.7× that share |
| The 194 models compared | 50 of 194, highest first |
| The model's own record | 2,353,816 tests · every year of the Astra → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Vauxhall Astra 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 2013, 0.3%. The share has fallen 1.4 points over that time. Worst year 2008 at 2.6%; best 2013 at 0.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 116 | 6,734 | 1.7% |
| 2001 | 174 | 12,490 | 1.4% |
| 2002 | 444 | 22,295 | 2.0% |
| 2003 | 545 | 29,117 | 1.9% |
| 2004 | 541 | 32,338 | 1.7% |
| 2005 | 916 | 60,624 | 1.5% |
| 2006 | 1,617 | 90,737 | 1.8% |
| 2007 | 3,195 | 145,077 | 2.2% |
| 2008 | 3,728 | 145,697 | 2.6% |
| 2009 | 2,464 | 144,353 | 1.7% |
| 2010 | 1,888 | 190,018 | 1.0% |
| 2011 | 1,059 | 167,111 | 0.6% |
| 2012 | 1,045 | 188,006 | 0.6% |
| 2013 | 692 | 212,939 | 0.3% |
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–£140 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
- Battery(ies) insecure but not likely to fall from carrier: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Vauxhall Astra MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Vauxhall model →