Shock absorber has no damping on the Vauxhall Combo
Shock absorber has no damping on the Vauxhall Combo is recorded on 3,585 tests — 0.9% of all its MOT tests, against 0.4% 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 | 0.4% of tests record it — this model is 2.3× that share |
| The 221 models compared | 28 of 221, 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, 0.8% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2016, 0.3%. The share has fallen 0.6 points over that time. Worst year 2006 at 1.3%; best 2014 at 0.2%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 36 | 4,362 | 0.8% |
| 2003 | 101 | 18,903 | 0.5% |
| 2004 | 175 | 25,422 | 0.7% |
| 2005 | 217 | 19,038 | 1.1% |
| 2006 | 371 | 28,586 | 1.3% |
| 2007 | 429 | 55,677 | 0.8% |
| 2008 | 542 | 43,726 | 1.2% |
| 2009 | 303 | 32,170 | 0.9% |
| 2010 | 276 | 79,617 | 0.3% |
| 2011 | 275 | 87,942 | 0.3% |
| 2012 | 117 | 23,784 | 0.5% |
| 2013 | 119 | 25,840 | 0.5% |
| 2014 | 126 | 57,108 | 0.2% |
| 2015 | 95 | 40,750 | 0.2% |
| 2016 | 98 | 39,458 | 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 £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 has no damping: 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 →