Engine oil leaking excessively on the Vauxhall Meriva
Engine oil leaking excessively on the Vauxhall Meriva is recorded on 51,341 tests — 14.7% of all its MOT tests, against 5.4% across every car in the data. That is 2.7× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 5.4% of tests record it — this model is 2.7× that share |
| The 368 models compared | 27 of 368, 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, 11.4% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2017, 0.7%. The share has fallen 10.8 points over that time. Worst year 2003 at 11.4%; best 2017 at 0.7%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 343 | 2,998 | 11.4% |
| 2004 | 1,368 | 14,500 | 9.4% |
| 2005 | 1,969 | 20,146 | 9.8% |
| 2006 | 3,049 | 48,165 | 6.3% |
| 2007 | 3,389 | 57,765 | 5.9% |
| 2008 | 3,607 | 63,996 | 5.6% |
| 2009 | 3,908 | 63,900 | 6.1% |
| 2010 | 7,193 | 113,784 | 6.3% |
| 2011 | 11,254 | 164,973 | 6.8% |
| 2012 | 6,533 | 99,348 | 6.6% |
| 2013 | 4,406 | 58,874 | 7.5% |
| 2014 | 1,948 | 55,254 | 3.5% |
| 2015 | 1,515 | 59,348 | 2.5% |
| 2016 | 655 | 45,950 | 1.4% |
| 2017 | 204 | 31,186 | 0.7% |
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 £200–£700 fitted. It is a job for a garage, not a driveway. 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
- Engine oil leaking excessively: 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 →