Headlamp aim incorrect on the Vauxhall Combo

Headlamp aim incorrect on the Vauxhall Combo is recorded on 9,227 tests — 2.3% of all its MOT tests, against 1.1% 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	1.1% of tests record it — this model is 2.1× that share
The 298 models compared	43 of 298, 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, 2.7% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2022, 0.6%. The share has fallen 2.1 points over that time. Worst year 2002 at 2.7%; best 2018 at 0.3%.

Year	Failures recorded	Tests	Share of tests
2002	118	4,362	2.7%
2003	311	12,602	2.5%
2004	415	16,948	2.5%
2005	351	19,038	1.8%
2006	650	28,586	2.3%
2007	860	37,118	2.3%
2008	839	43,726	1.9%
2009	524	32,170	1.6%
2010	739	53,078	1.4%
2011	856	58,628	1.5%
2012	326	23,784	1.4%
2013	223	25,840	0.9%
2014	180	38,072	0.5%
2015	210	40,750	0.5%
2016	192	39,458	0.5%
2017	115	27,864	0.4%
2018	67	21,814	0.3%
2019	819	109,994	0.7%
2020	773	97,468	0.8%
2021	560	57,676	1.0%
2022	82	12,790	0.6%

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–£80 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

Headlamp aim incorrect: 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 →