Battery(ies) insecure but not likely to fall from carrier on the Vauxhall Meriva
Battery(ies) insecure but not likely to fall from carrier on the Vauxhall Meriva is recorded on 3,826 tests — 1.1% of all its MOT tests, against 0.3% across every car in the data. That is 3.7× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 0.3% of tests record it — this model is 3.7× that share |
| The 194 models compared | 30 of 194, highest first |
| The model's own record | 348,201 tests · every year of the Meriva → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Vauxhall Meriva 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 2004, 2.3% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2014, 0.2%. The share has fallen 2.1 points over that time. Worst year 2007 at 2.5%; best 2014 at 0.2%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 167 | 7,250 | 2.3% |
| 2005 | 220 | 10,073 | 2.2% |
| 2006 | 388 | 16,055 | 2.4% |
| 2007 | 486 | 19,255 | 2.5% |
| 2008 | 466 | 21,332 | 2.2% |
| 2009 | 381 | 21,300 | 1.8% |
| 2010 | 582 | 37,928 | 1.5% |
| 2011 | 446 | 54,991 | 0.8% |
| 2012 | 276 | 33,116 | 0.8% |
| 2013 | 259 | 29,437 | 0.9% |
| 2014 | 62 | 27,627 | 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 £60–£140 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
- Battery(ies) insecure but not likely to fall from carrier: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Vauxhall Meriva MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Vauxhall model →