Shock absorber has no damping on the Vauxhall Zafira
Shock absorber has no damping on the Vauxhall Zafira is recorded on 6,017 tests — 0.8% of all its MOT tests, against 0.4% across every car in the data. That is 2.0× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 0.4% of tests record it — this model is 2.0× that share |
| The 221 models compared | 39 of 221, 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, 0.8% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2015, 0.2%. The share has fallen 0.6 points over that time. Worst year 2003 at 1.3%; best 2013 at 0.2%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 45 | 5,570 | 0.8% |
| 2002 | 140 | 11,666 | 1.2% |
| 2003 | 252 | 19,352 | 1.3% |
| 2004 | 373 | 33,642 | 1.1% |
| 2005 | 339 | 64,680 | 0.5% |
| 2006 | 493 | 62,478 | 0.8% |
| 2007 | 585 | 93,826 | 0.6% |
| 2008 | 743 | 110,208 | 0.7% |
| 2009 | 476 | 114,147 | 0.4% |
| 2011 | 269 | 99,944 | 0.3% |
| 2013 | 458 | 208,086 | 0.2% |
| 2014 | 625 | 203,420 | 0.3% |
| 2015 | 356 | 157,389 | 0.2% |
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 £30–£75 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
- Shock absorber has no damping: 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 →