Washers not working on the Vauxhall Zafira

Washers not working on the Vauxhall Zafira is recorded on 10,949 tests — 1.4% of all its MOT tests, against 0.7% 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	0.7% of tests record it — this model is 2.0× that share
The 311 models compared	16 of 311, 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, 0.5% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2018, 0.7%. The share has barely moved over that time. Worst year 2011 at 0.9%; best 2001 at 0.5%.

Year	Failures recorded	Tests	Share of tests
2001	29	5,570	0.5%
2002	61	11,666	0.5%
2003	103	19,352	0.5%
2004	221	33,642	0.7%
2005	346	43,120	0.8%
2006	477	62,478	0.8%
2007	653	93,826	0.7%
2008	707	110,208	0.6%
2009	455	76,098	0.6%
2010	960	130,628	0.7%
2011	889	99,944	0.9%
2012	932	122,956	0.8%
2013	1,319	208,086	0.6%
2014	1,428	203,420	0.7%
2015	772	104,926	0.7%
2016	644	84,684	0.8%
2017	694	83,966	0.8%
2018	243	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 £5–£15 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

Washers not working: 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 →