Exhaust system leaking on the Vauxhall Meriva
Exhaust system leaking on the Vauxhall Meriva is recorded on 33,077 tests — 9.5% of all its MOT tests, against 2.8% across every car in the data. That is 3.4× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 2.8% of tests record it — this model is 3.4× that share |
| The 316 models compared | 20 of 316, 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, 4.5% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2017, 2.0%. The share has fallen 2.5 points over that time. Worst year 2007 at 5.4%; best 2016 at 1.8%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 201 | 4,497 | 4.5% |
| 2004 | 1,086 | 21,750 | 5.0% |
| 2005 | 1,338 | 30,219 | 4.4% |
| 2006 | 2,403 | 48,165 | 5.0% |
| 2007 | 3,108 | 57,765 | 5.4% |
| 2008 | 3,235 | 63,996 | 5.1% |
| 2009 | 3,379 | 63,900 | 5.3% |
| 2010 | 4,622 | 113,784 | 4.1% |
| 2011 | 3,224 | 164,973 | 1.9% |
| 2012 | 2,431 | 99,348 | 2.5% |
| 2013 | 2,308 | 88,311 | 2.6% |
| 2014 | 2,139 | 82,881 | 2.6% |
| 2015 | 1,715 | 89,022 | 1.9% |
| 2016 | 1,266 | 68,925 | 1.8% |
| 2017 | 621 | 31,186 | 2.0% |
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 £45–£120 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
- Exhaust system leaking: 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 →