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Vauxhall Cavlire vs Vauxhall Zafira: reliability comparison

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

Vauxhall Cavlire
55%
MOT pass rate · 1 vehicles
Vauxhall Zafira
72%
MOT pass rate · 574,048 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate the Vauxhall Cavlire (55%) 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 Cavlire Vauxhall Zafira
MOT pass rate 55% 72% ✓
MOT failure rate 45% 28% ✓
Faults & advisories per test 2.2 2.1 ✓
Dangerous-fault share 0% ✓ 2%
Average mileage 139,153 mi 116,941 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 1 574,048

Most common faults

Vauxhall Cavlire

  1. Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2)
  2. Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2)
  3. oil leak
  4. Rear Fuel pipe leaking (7.2.3)
  5. Fuel pipe/s corroded
  6. Offside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2)

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 Cavlire (55%) and Vauxhall Zafira (72%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Full Vauxhall Cavlire 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.