Track rod end excessive play on the Vauxhall Vivaro
Track rod end excessive play on the Vauxhall Vivaro is recorded on 89,503 tests — 12.2% of all its MOT tests, against 2.0% across every car in the data. That is 6.1× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 2.0% of tests record it — this model is 6.1× that share |
| The 309 models compared | 3 of 309, highest first |
| The model's own record | 731,991 tests · every year of the Vivaro → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Vauxhall Vivaro 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 2002, 3.8% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2019, 0.8%. The share has fallen 3.0 points over that time. Worst year 2015 at 5.9%; best 2019 at 0.8%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 361 | 9,525 | 3.8% |
| 2003 | 1,085 | 24,831 | 4.4% |
| 2004 | 2,109 | 48,591 | 4.3% |
| 2005 | 3,144 | 70,467 | 4.5% |
| 2006 | 4,154 | 89,700 | 4.6% |
| 2007 | 4,963 | 103,296 | 4.8% |
| 2008 | 4,665 | 102,264 | 4.6% |
| 2009 | 2,240 | 50,454 | 4.4% |
| 2010 | 3,674 | 81,492 | 4.5% |
| 2011 | 5,931 | 132,456 | 4.5% |
| 2012 | 5,213 | 109,233 | 4.8% |
| 2013 | 6,265 | 126,627 | 5.0% |
| 2014 | 8,713 | 155,907 | 5.6% |
| 2015 | 15,643 | 263,364 | 5.9% |
| 2016 | 11,153 | 227,166 | 4.9% |
| 2017 | 6,068 | 143,343 | 4.2% |
| 2018 | 3,153 | 129,450 | 2.4% |
| 2019 | 905 | 109,527 | 0.8% |
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 £18–£45 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
- Track rod end excessive play: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Vauxhall Vivaro MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Vauxhall model →