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Vauxhall

Combo 2300 Edition TD S/s

797 MOT tests analysed. runs below the UK fleet average — here's where Combo 2300 Edition TD S/ss pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.

That's 7.8 points below the UK fleet average across our 1,988 tracked models — buyers should expect more first-time fails than the typical UK car.

Pass

67.9%

Pass-after-fix

8.2%

Fail

23.7%

Avg miles

40,728

Pass + Pass-after-fix + Fail = 100%

The picture

Combo 2300 Edition Td S/S: a below-average pass rate worth digging into

Across 797 MOT tests, the Combo 2300 Edition Td S/S returns 67.9% first-time pass — well below the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is brake pads worn below 1.5 mm. Wipers that don't clear the screen and a defective wiper blade round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 40,728, which is the lens to read those failure rankings through. If you own one and the next test is close, the ranked list below is a sensible pre-test checklist.

Top ten reasons for rejection.

  1. 01

    a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm

    79 occurrences · 9.9% of tests

  2. 02

    Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen

    76 occurrences · 9.5% of tests

  3. 03

    Wiper blade defective

    49 occurrences · 6.1% of tests

  4. 04

    A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated

    39 occurrences · 4.9% of tests

  5. 05

    A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources

    27 occurrences · 3.4% of tests

  6. 06

    A tyre seriously damaged

    26 occurrences · 3.3% of tests

  7. 07

    Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements

    23 occurrences · 2.9% of tests

  8. 08

    Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured but not adversely affecting driver's view

    19 occurrences · 2.4% of tests

  9. 09

    A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED

    19 occurrences · 2.4% of tests

  10. 10

    Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn

    11 occurrences · 1.4% of tests

Counts cover Major and Dangerous defects logged at test. Advisory items excluded so this shows why a car was rejected, not just what the tester flagged in passing.

Worst-case fix budget · top 4 failures

£128–£285

If every one of this Combo 2300 Edition TD S/s's most-logged Major fails hit at the same MOT, that's the real-world UK garage range. Reality is usually one or two items, not all of them. Open the estimator →

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Tools that pre-empt a retest.

Picked against this car's top failure patterns. Affiliate links to Amazon UK — we earn a small cut at no cost to you. Disclosed up-front, doesn't shape the data.

Item 01 · Amazon UK

Brake pad measurement gauge

Testers fail pads under 1.5mm. A wear gauge tells you if you've got two months left or two weeks.

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Item 02 · Amazon UK

Bosch Aerotwin wiper blades

Cheap wipers fail the test on smear streaks. Bosch Aerotwins last a winter and clear a screen properly.

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Item 03 · Amazon UK

H7 / W21W bulb pack

A spare-bulb kit lives in the boot. Test morning is not the time to find your stop-lamp's gone.

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Buying or keeping a Combo 2300 Edition TD S/s?

Use the failure ranking as a pre-test checklist or a haggling lever. Treat the headline pass rate as a fleet-wide trend, not a guarantee on any individual car.

If you own a Combo 2300 Edition TD S/s and your last MOT looked nothing like the ranked failures above, that's normal — individual cars vary widely. The ranking shows the patterns testers flag most often across the country.