Shock absorber has no damping on the Vauxhall Meriva
Shock absorber has no damping on the Vauxhall Meriva is recorded on 2,655 tests — 0.8% of all its MOT tests, against 0.4% across every car in the data. That is 2.0× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 0.4% of tests record it — this model is 2.0× that share |
| The 221 models compared | 41 of 221, 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, 1.3% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2013, 0.3%. The share has fallen 1.1 points over that time. Worst year 2003 at 1.3%; best 2011 at 0.2%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 40 | 2,998 | 1.3% |
| 2004 | 135 | 14,500 | 0.9% |
| 2005 | 148 | 30,219 | 0.5% |
| 2006 | 281 | 32,110 | 0.9% |
| 2007 | 313 | 38,510 | 0.8% |
| 2008 | 470 | 42,664 | 1.1% |
| 2009 | 303 | 63,900 | 0.5% |
| 2010 | 226 | 75,856 | 0.3% |
| 2011 | 234 | 109,982 | 0.2% |
| 2012 | 163 | 66,232 | 0.3% |
| 2013 | 151 | 58,874 | 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 £30–£75 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
- Shock absorber has no damping: 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 →