Sub-frame mounting corroded on the Vauxhall Zafira

Sub-frame mounting corroded on the Vauxhall Zafira is recorded on 12,929 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 191 models compared	10 of 191, 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, 1.7% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2013, 0.5%. The share has fallen 1.3 points over that time. Worst year 2002 at 2.5%; best 2013 at 0.5%.

Year	Failures recorded	Tests	Share of tests
2001	97	5,570	1.7%
2002	295	11,666	2.5%
2003	356	19,352	1.8%
2004	581	33,642	1.7%
2005	564	43,120	1.3%
2006	751	62,478	1.2%
2007	1,360	93,826	1.4%
2008	2,460	165,312	1.5%
2009	1,539	76,098	2.0%
2010	1,741	130,628	1.3%
2011	984	149,916	0.7%
2012	840	122,956	0.7%
2013	960	208,086	0.5%

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 £180–£450 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

Sub-frame mounting corroded: 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 →