Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded on the Vauxhall Combo
Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded on the Vauxhall Combo is recorded on 42,952 tests — 10.7% of all its MOT tests, against 4.6% across every car in the data. That is 2.3× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 4.6% of tests record it — this model is 2.3× that share |
| The 318 models compared | 71 of 318, 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, 12.4% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2017, 0.4%. The share has fallen 11.9 points over that time. Worst year 2003 at 19.9%; best 2017 at 0.4%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 809 | 6,543 | 12.4% |
| 2003 | 2,513 | 12,602 | 19.9% |
| 2004 | 3,462 | 25,422 | 13.6% |
| 2005 | 3,508 | 28,557 | 12.3% |
| 2006 | 5,500 | 42,879 | 12.8% |
| 2007 | 5,781 | 55,677 | 10.4% |
| 2008 | 6,331 | 43,726 | 14.5% |
| 2009 | 3,215 | 32,170 | 10.0% |
| 2010 | 4,348 | 79,617 | 5.5% |
| 2011 | 4,522 | 87,942 | 5.1% |
| 2012 | 1,025 | 23,784 | 4.3% |
| 2013 | 495 | 25,840 | 1.9% |
| 2014 | 491 | 38,072 | 1.3% |
| 2015 | 291 | 40,750 | 0.7% |
| 2016 | 362 | 39,458 | 0.9% |
| 2017 | 121 | 27,864 | 0.4% |
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 £80–£180 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
- Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded: 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 →