Coil spring fractured or broken on the Vauxhall Meriva
Coil spring fractured or broken on the Vauxhall Meriva is recorded on 24,662 tests — 7.1% of all its MOT tests, against 2.0% across every car in the data. That is 3.6× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 2.0% of tests record it — this model is 3.6× that share |
| The 298 models compared | 4 of 298, 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 2003, 1.4% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2017, 3.9%. The share has risen 2.5 points over that time. Worst year 2013 at 5.5%; best 2003 at 1.4%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 42 | 2,998 | 1.4% |
| 2004 | 387 | 14,500 | 2.7% |
| 2005 | 534 | 20,146 | 2.6% |
| 2006 | 783 | 32,110 | 2.4% |
| 2007 | 989 | 38,510 | 2.6% |
| 2008 | 1,069 | 42,664 | 2.5% |
| 2009 | 1,234 | 42,600 | 2.9% |
| 2010 | 2,367 | 75,856 | 3.1% |
| 2011 | 3,587 | 109,982 | 3.3% |
| 2012 | 2,580 | 66,232 | 3.9% |
| 2013 | 3,212 | 58,874 | 5.5% |
| 2014 | 2,270 | 55,254 | 4.1% |
| 2015 | 2,524 | 59,348 | 4.3% |
| 2016 | 1,853 | 45,950 | 4.0% |
| 2017 | 1,227 | 31,186 | 3.9% |
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 £25–£65 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
- Coil spring fractured or broken: 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 →