Shock absorber leaking on the Vauxhall Corsa
Shock absorber leaking on the Vauxhall Corsa is recorded on 297,821 tests — 9.0% of all its MOT tests, against 3.9% 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 | 3.9% of tests record it — this model is 2.3× that share |
| The 364 models compared | 24 of 364, highest first |
| The model's own record | 3,313,248 tests · every year of the Corsa → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Vauxhall Corsa 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 2000, 3.0% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2021, 0.2%. The share has fallen 2.8 points over that time. Worst year 2011 at 4.4%; best 2021 at 0.2%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 302 | 10,104 | 3.0% |
| 2001 | 337 | 26,042 | 1.3% |
| 2002 | 2,042 | 59,154 | 3.5% |
| 2003 | 2,246 | 89,667 | 2.5% |
| 2004 | 1,790 | 106,353 | 1.7% |
| 2005 | 2,518 | 147,147 | 1.7% |
| 2006 | 6,296 | 213,234 | 3.0% |
| 2007 | 14,383 | 396,657 | 3.6% |
| 2008 | 16,078 | 513,324 | 3.1% |
| 2009 | 20,964 | 551,403 | 3.8% |
| 2010 | 19,089 | 606,405 | 3.1% |
| 2011 | 30,031 | 676,212 | 4.4% |
| 2012 | 36,323 | 835,056 | 4.3% |
| 2013 | 30,340 | 830,694 | 3.6% |
| 2014 | 26,498 | 856,851 | 3.1% |
| 2015 | 27,089 | 971,241 | 2.8% |
| 2016 | 29,880 | 808,401 | 3.7% |
| 2017 | 16,154 | 541,293 | 3.0% |
| 2018 | 9,211 | 530,631 | 1.7% |
| 2019 | 4,630 | 467,931 | 1.0% |
| 2020 | 1,135 | 404,556 | 0.3% |
| 2021 | 411 | 199,398 | 0.2% |
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 Corsa MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Vauxhall model →