Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded on the Vauxhall Vectra
Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded on the Vauxhall Vectra is recorded on 25,230 tests — 21.5% of all its MOT tests, against 4.6% across every car in the data. That is 4.7× 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 4.7× that share |
| The 318 models compared | 19 of 318, 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, 10.5% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2009, 7.1%. The share has fallen 3.4 points over that time. Worst year 2002 at 13.9%; best 2008 at 6.7%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 445 | 4,236 | 10.5% |
| 2001 | 703 | 6,693 | 10.5% |
| 2002 | 617 | 4,428 | 13.9% |
| 2003 | 750 | 5,548 | 13.5% |
| 2004 | 1,239 | 15,291 | 8.1% |
| 2005 | 1,774 | 25,623 | 6.9% |
| 2006 | 3,818 | 54,108 | 7.1% |
| 2007 | 6,966 | 98,250 | 7.1% |
| 2008 | 7,523 | 113,025 | 6.7% |
| 2009 | 1,395 | 19,731 | 7.1% |
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 Vectra MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Vauxhall model →