Engine oil leaking excessively on the Vauxhall Vectra
Engine oil leaking excessively on the Vauxhall Vectra is recorded on 25,349 tests — 21.6% of all its MOT tests, against 5.4% across every car in the data. That is 4.0× 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 4.0× that share |
| The 368 models compared | 5 of 368, highest first |
| The model's own record | 117,307 tests · every year of the Vectra → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Vauxhall Vectra 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 2000, 11.4% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2009, 6.6%. The share has fallen 4.8 points over that time. Worst year 2000 at 11.4%; best 2009 at 6.6%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 321 | 2,824 | 11.4% |
| 2001 | 416 | 4,462 | 9.3% |
| 2002 | 490 | 4,428 | 11.1% |
| 2003 | 519 | 5,548 | 9.3% |
| 2004 | 819 | 10,194 | 8.0% |
| 2005 | 1,200 | 17,082 | 7.0% |
| 2006 | 4,100 | 36,072 | 11.4% |
| 2007 | 7,928 | 98,250 | 8.1% |
| 2008 | 8,693 | 113,025 | 7.7% |
| 2009 | 863 | 13,154 | 6.6% |
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 Vectra MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Vauxhall model →