Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded on the Vauxhall Meriva
Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded on the Vauxhall Meriva is recorded on 46,072 tests — 13.2% of all its MOT tests, against 4.6% across every car in the data. That is 2.9× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 4.6% of tests record it — this model is 2.9× that share |
| The 318 models compared | 51 of 318, 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, 18.5% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2017, 0.3%. The share has fallen 18.2 points over that time. Worst year 2004 at 19.7%; best 2016 at 0.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 554 | 2,998 | 18.5% |
| 2004 | 2,859 | 14,500 | 19.7% |
| 2005 | 3,840 | 30,219 | 12.7% |
| 2006 | 5,941 | 48,165 | 12.3% |
| 2007 | 6,897 | 57,765 | 11.9% |
| 2008 | 7,139 | 63,996 | 11.2% |
| 2009 | 5,841 | 63,900 | 9.1% |
| 2010 | 7,267 | 113,784 | 6.4% |
| 2011 | 2,630 | 109,982 | 2.4% |
| 2012 | 1,657 | 66,232 | 2.5% |
| 2013 | 729 | 88,311 | 0.8% |
| 2014 | 313 | 55,254 | 0.6% |
| 2015 | 231 | 59,348 | 0.4% |
| 2016 | 127 | 45,950 | 0.3% |
| 2017 | 47 | 15,593 | 0.3% |
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 £80–£180 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
- Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded: 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 →