Battery(ies) insecure but not likely to fall from carrier on the Vauxhall Zafira
Battery(ies) insecure but not likely to fall from carrier on the Vauxhall Zafira is recorded on 13,075 tests — 1.7% of all its MOT tests, against 0.3% across every car in the data. That is 5.7× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 0.3% of tests record it — this model is 5.7× that share |
| The 194 models compared | 10 of 194, highest first |
| The model's own record | 764,910 tests · every year of the Zafira → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Vauxhall Zafira 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 2001, 2.0% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2014, 0.8%. The share has fallen 1.2 points over that time. Worst year 2011 at 3.5%; best 2014 at 0.8%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 56 | 2,785 | 2.0% |
| 2002 | 105 | 5,833 | 1.8% |
| 2003 | 206 | 9,676 | 2.1% |
| 2004 | 365 | 16,821 | 2.2% |
| 2005 | 385 | 21,560 | 1.8% |
| 2006 | 751 | 31,239 | 2.4% |
| 2007 | 1,263 | 46,913 | 2.7% |
| 2008 | 1,734 | 55,104 | 3.1% |
| 2009 | 788 | 38,049 | 2.1% |
| 2010 | 1,784 | 65,314 | 2.7% |
| 2011 | 1,747 | 49,972 | 3.5% |
| 2012 | 1,249 | 61,478 | 2.0% |
| 2013 | 1,590 | 104,043 | 1.5% |
| 2014 | 842 | 101,710 | 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 £60–£140 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
- Battery(ies) insecure but not likely to fall from carrier: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Vauxhall Zafira MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Vauxhall model →