Engine oil leaking excessively on the Vauxhall Zafira
Engine oil leaking excessively on the Vauxhall Zafira is recorded on 129,963 tests — 17.0% of all its MOT tests, against 5.4% across every car in the data. That is 3.1× 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 3.1× that share |
| The 368 models compared | 12 of 368, 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, 10.0% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2018, 2.6%. The share has fallen 7.4 points over that time. Worst year 2002 at 13.1%; best 2018 at 2.6%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 833 | 8,355 | 10.0% |
| 2002 | 1,530 | 11,666 | 13.1% |
| 2003 | 2,503 | 29,028 | 8.6% |
| 2004 | 4,503 | 50,463 | 8.9% |
| 2005 | 5,102 | 64,680 | 7.9% |
| 2006 | 6,465 | 93,717 | 6.9% |
| 2007 | 11,398 | 140,739 | 8.1% |
| 2008 | 12,756 | 165,312 | 7.7% |
| 2009 | 8,246 | 114,147 | 7.2% |
| 2010 | 15,913 | 195,942 | 8.1% |
| 2011 | 11,117 | 149,916 | 7.4% |
| 2012 | 11,663 | 184,434 | 6.3% |
| 2013 | 15,627 | 312,129 | 5.0% |
| 2014 | 9,426 | 305,130 | 3.1% |
| 2015 | 4,984 | 157,389 | 3.2% |
| 2016 | 3,731 | 127,026 | 2.9% |
| 2017 | 3,023 | 83,966 | 3.6% |
| 2018 | 865 | 33,290 | 2.6% |
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 Zafira MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Vauxhall model →