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Vauxhall Cavilar vs Vauxhall Zafira: reliability comparison

MOT pass rates, common faults and mileage compared from real UK MOT data.

Vauxhall Cavilar
60%
MOT pass rate · 3 vehicles
Vauxhall Zafira
72%
MOT pass rate · 574,048 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate the Vauxhall Cavilar (60%) and Vauxhall Zafira (72%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Head to head

Measure Vauxhall Cavilar Vauxhall Zafira
MOT pass rate 60% 72%
MOT failure rate 40% 28%
Faults & advisories per test 1.6 2.1
Dangerous-fault share 0% 2%
Average mileage 107,873 mi 116,941 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 3 574,048

Most common faults

Vauxhall Cavilar

  1. Nearside Front Lower Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2)
  2. Offside Front Lower Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release (5.2.5a)
  3. Offside Rear Lower coil spring fractured (2.4.C.1a)
  4. Nearside Front Upper Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated (8.2.2)
  5. Offside Front Upper Front suspension has excessive play in an outer ball joint (2.5.B.2a)
  6. Offside Front Upper Headlamp aim too low (1.8)

Vauxhall Zafira

  1. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  2. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  3. Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
  4. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  5. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  6. Child seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate the Vauxhall Cavilar (60%) and Vauxhall Zafira (72%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Full Vauxhall Cavilar report Full Vauxhall Zafira report Most reliable cars

Pass rates are computed over completed (pass/fail) MOT tests. Reliability also depends on age, mileage and upkeep — see each model's page for the full picture.