1,093 tests in 2025
Vauxhall Combo Electric reliability and MOT pass rate
87.2% passed first time. The 12.8% fail rate is 9.8 points better than the all-car average, on a median example 3 years old with 16,646 miles.
Electric versions only, by DVSA’s fuel record for each test. Petrol, diesel and hybrid versions are on the Vauxhall Combo page.
Pass rate
87.2%
22.6% of all cars failed; 12.8% of these did.
Fixed on the day
7%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
16,646 mi
3 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 1,054 | 13.1% |
| 6-9 years | 0 | — |
| 10-13 years | 0 | — |
| 14+ years | 0 | — |
What the Combo Electric fails on
Share of failed tests with at least one fail item in each DVSA inspection section. A test can fail in several sections at once.
- Tyres35 dangerous45%
- Visibility32.1%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment25%
- Brakes12 dangerous15.7%
- Body, chassis, structure1 dangerous5.7%
- Suspension2 dangerous5.7%
- Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems2.1%
- Identification of the vehicle0.7%
The exact defects that fail it
Every failure item DVSA recorded against a Combo Electric in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords38 tests
- 2Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively33 tests
- 3Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm16 tests
- 4Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid11 tests
- 5Headlamp: not working on dipped beam10 tests
- 6Brake discs: significantly and obviously worn9 tests
- 7Condition: has ply or cords exposed8 tests
- 8Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick8 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Combo Electric collects 1.94 of them per test, and these are the ones that come up most. Treat it as the running-repairs list for the next year or two.
- 1Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm153 tests
- 2Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened97 tests
- 3Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre35 tests
- 4Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure35 tests
- 5Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords31 tests
- 6Tread depth: tread pattern not visible over the whole tread area when minimum depth required is 1.0mm22 tests
- 7Service brake performance: excessively binding15 tests
- 8Service brake performance: excessively fluctuating9 tests
Questions
What is the Vauxhall Combo Electric MOT pass rate?
87.2% of the 1,093 Vauxhall Combo Electric first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 12.8% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 7% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Vauxhall Combo Electric usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords", recorded on 38 failed tests, followed by "Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively" and "Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm". By section, tyres appears in 45% of failures, visibility appears in 32.1% of failures, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 25% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 13.1%; at 3-5 years it was 13.1%. The median Vauxhall Combo Electric tested in 2025 was 3 years old with 16,646 miles.
First-attempt class 4 tests, 2025, from DVSA’s anonymised MOT data (OGL v3, retrieved 2026-09-12). DVSA records newer cars trim by trim; this page adds every Combo Electric trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.
Other Vauxhall models
Checking a particular Combo Electric?
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