Shock absorber leaking on the Vauxhall Combo
Shock absorber leaking on the Vauxhall Combo is recorded on 31,513 tests — 7.8% of all its MOT tests, against 3.9% across every car in the data. That is 2.0× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 3.9% of tests record it — this model is 2.0× that share |
| The 364 models compared | 36 of 364, 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, 4.3% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2022, 0.9%. The share has fallen 3.4 points over that time. Worst year 2007 at 9.6%; best 2019 at 0.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 283 | 6,543 | 4.3% |
| 2003 | 912 | 18,903 | 4.8% |
| 2004 | 1,207 | 25,422 | 4.8% |
| 2005 | 1,304 | 28,557 | 4.6% |
| 2006 | 2,416 | 42,879 | 5.6% |
| 2007 | 3,547 | 37,118 | 9.6% |
| 2008 | 4,595 | 65,589 | 7.0% |
| 2009 | 3,125 | 48,255 | 6.5% |
| 2010 | 3,697 | 79,617 | 4.6% |
| 2011 | 4,322 | 87,942 | 4.9% |
| 2012 | 1,206 | 35,676 | 3.4% |
| 2013 | 792 | 38,760 | 2.0% |
| 2014 | 836 | 57,108 | 1.5% |
| 2015 | 562 | 40,750 | 1.4% |
| 2016 | 542 | 59,187 | 0.9% |
| 2017 | 350 | 27,864 | 1.3% |
| 2018 | 220 | 21,814 | 1.0% |
| 2019 | 527 | 164,991 | 0.3% |
| 2020 | 546 | 146,202 | 0.4% |
| 2021 | 317 | 86,514 | 0.4% |
| 2022 | 181 | 19,185 | 0.9% |
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–£75 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
- Shock absorber leaking: 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 →