Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative on the Vauxhall Zafira
Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative on the Vauxhall Zafira is recorded on 27,015 tests — 3.5% of all its MOT tests, against 1.2% across every car in the data. That is 2.9× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 1.2% of tests record it — this model is 2.9× that share |
| The 345 models compared | 3 of 345, 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, 1.5% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2018, 0.7%. The share has fallen 0.8 points over that time. Worst year 2008 at 3.2%; best 2018 at 0.7%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 84 | 5,570 | 1.5% |
| 2002 | 169 | 11,666 | 1.4% |
| 2003 | 357 | 19,352 | 1.8% |
| 2004 | 720 | 33,642 | 2.1% |
| 2005 | 813 | 43,120 | 1.9% |
| 2006 | 1,339 | 62,478 | 2.1% |
| 2007 | 2,698 | 93,826 | 2.9% |
| 2008 | 3,489 | 110,208 | 3.2% |
| 2009 | 2,155 | 76,098 | 2.8% |
| 2010 | 1,226 | 130,628 | 0.9% |
| 2011 | 1,275 | 99,944 | 1.3% |
| 2012 | 1,642 | 122,956 | 1.3% |
| 2013 | 2,986 | 208,086 | 1.4% |
| 2014 | 3,174 | 203,420 | 1.6% |
| 2015 | 1,298 | 104,926 | 1.2% |
| 2016 | 1,893 | 84,684 | 2.2% |
| 2017 | 1,433 | 83,966 | 1.7% |
| 2018 | 240 | 33,290 | 0.7% |
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 £3–£12 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
- Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative: 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 →