Battery(ies) insecure but not likely to fall from carrier on the Vauxhall Combo
Battery(ies) insecure but not likely to fall from carrier on the Vauxhall Combo is recorded on 6,555 tests — 1.6% of all its MOT tests, against 0.3% across every car in the data. That is 5.3× 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 5.3× that share |
| The 194 models compared | 12 of 194, highest first |
| The model's own record | 401,612 tests · every year of the Combo → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Vauxhall Combo 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 2002, 5.3% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2018, 0.3%. The share has fallen 5.0 points over that time. Worst year 2004 at 6.1%; best 2018 at 0.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 116 | 2,181 | 5.3% |
| 2003 | 357 | 6,301 | 5.7% |
| 2004 | 515 | 8,474 | 6.1% |
| 2005 | 466 | 9,519 | 4.9% |
| 2006 | 673 | 14,293 | 4.7% |
| 2007 | 826 | 18,559 | 4.5% |
| 2008 | 796 | 21,863 | 3.6% |
| 2009 | 563 | 16,085 | 3.5% |
| 2010 | 708 | 26,539 | 2.7% |
| 2011 | 752 | 29,314 | 2.6% |
| 2012 | 200 | 11,892 | 1.7% |
| 2013 | 76 | 12,920 | 0.6% |
| 2014 | 105 | 19,036 | 0.6% |
| 2015 | 123 | 20,375 | 0.6% |
| 2016 | 67 | 19,729 | 0.3% |
| 2017 | 40 | 13,932 | 0.3% |
| 2018 | 31 | 10,907 | 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 Combo MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Vauxhall model →