Engine oil leaking excessively on the Vauxhall Combo
Engine oil leaking excessively on the Vauxhall Combo is recorded on 44,796 tests — 11.2% of all its MOT tests, against 5.4% across every car in the data. That is 2.1× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 5.4% of tests record it — this model is 2.1× that share |
| The 368 models compared | 53 of 368, 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, 14.8% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2022, 0.3%. The share has fallen 14.5 points over that time. Worst year 2002 at 14.8%; best 2021 at 0.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 646 | 4,362 | 14.8% |
| 2003 | 1,824 | 12,602 | 14.5% |
| 2004 | 2,216 | 25,422 | 8.7% |
| 2005 | 2,384 | 28,557 | 8.3% |
| 2006 | 4,167 | 42,879 | 9.7% |
| 2007 | 4,486 | 55,677 | 8.1% |
| 2008 | 4,739 | 43,726 | 10.8% |
| 2009 | 3,102 | 32,170 | 9.6% |
| 2010 | 3,382 | 79,617 | 4.3% |
| 2011 | 3,707 | 58,628 | 6.3% |
| 2012 | 1,935 | 35,676 | 5.4% |
| 2013 | 1,877 | 25,840 | 7.3% |
| 2014 | 2,847 | 38,072 | 7.5% |
| 2015 | 2,147 | 40,750 | 5.3% |
| 2016 | 1,721 | 59,187 | 2.9% |
| 2017 | 621 | 41,796 | 1.5% |
| 2018 | 272 | 21,814 | 1.3% |
| 2019 | 1,463 | 164,991 | 0.9% |
| 2020 | 832 | 146,202 | 0.6% |
| 2021 | 226 | 86,514 | 0.3% |
| 2022 | 66 | 19,185 | 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 £200–£700 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
- Engine oil leaking excessively: 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 →