Vauxhall Zafira — reliability by registration year
2001–2018 · 18 registration years · 167,093 first tests
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every Zafira registration year with at least 500 first tests in 2025. Pass rates rise with newer cars, so read a year against its neighbours rather than against the top of the table.
| Year | First tests | First-attempt pass | Incl. PRS | Most common failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4,555 | 77.0% | 81.6% | Brake pads (rear) 12.9% |
| 3.5 pp better than the years either side What failed 2018 Zafiras most often: Brake pads (rear) (12.9%) · Tyres — Condition (front) (10.8%) · Malfunction indicator lamp (9.6%) | ||||
| 2017 | 11,209 | 73.5% | 79.3% | Malfunction indicator lamp 14.6% |
| 2016 | 10,864 | 70.2% | 76.4% | Malfunction indicator lamp 12.7% |
| 2015 | 13,395 | 69.4% | 75.2% | Coil spring (rear) 13.9% |
| 1.9 pp better than the years either side What failed 2015 Zafiras most often: Coil spring (rear) (13.9%) · Brake pads (rear) (9.3%) · Tread depth (front) (8.4%) | ||||
| 2014 | 25,167 | 64.7% | 72.0% | Malfunction indicator lamp 10.7% |
| 2013 | 24,790 | 61.8% | 69.7% | Coil spring (rear) 11.2% |
| 2012 | 13,902 | 60.2% | 68.9% | Coil spring (rear) 10.5% |
| 2011 | 10,374 | 55.9% | 64.9% | Tyres — Condition (front) 10.4% |
| 2010 | 12,982 | 54.6% | 63.1% | Coil spring (front) 10.1% |
| 2009 | 7,162 | 52.3% | 61.0% | Malfunction indicator lamp 14.7% |
| 2008 | 9,685 | 51.5% | 60.7% | Malfunction indicator lamp 16.1% |
| 2007 | 8,100 | 50.1% | 59.4% | Malfunction indicator lamp 14.4% |
| 2006 | 5,180 | 52.5% | 60.9% | Malfunction indicator lamp 11.7% |
| 2005 | 3,730 | 50.8% | 59.6% | Position lamp (front) 11.4% |
| 2004 | 2,822 | 51.9% | 62.7% | Malfunction indicator lamp 11.5% |
| 2003 | 1,665 | 52.4% | 61.1% | Position lamp (front) 12.8% |
| 2002 | 1,011 | 52.8% | 62.8% | |
| 2001 | 500 | 55.0% | 64.8% | |