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VAUXHALL MERIVA - Model Report

Reliability, mileage, fuel mix, safety, and defect profile from AutoRank.

Reporting Period: Last 5 years Report Date: Generated today Filters: All years, fuels and engines autorank.co.uk/models/vauxhall/meriva

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: Vauxhall

Model: Meriva

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 655,687 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

72.3%

Share of this model's 655,687 selected-period MOT tests that pass.

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Efficiency, emissions & tax

Average MPG

51.1 mpg

CO2 emission

134 g/km

Euro emissions

Euro 6

Tax cost

£165/yr

Average vehicle miles

83,639

Moderate average mileage in the current pool.

Life expectancy miles

85,038

Lower mature-fleet mileage expectation.

Average vehicle age

13.9

Comfortable mid-life age pattern.

Vehicles represented

73,195

73,195 valid MOT, 0 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

655,687

655,687 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Uncommon

73,195On the road

Insight summary

Vauxhall Meriva is an uncommon model in this snapshot, with 73,195 represented vehicles and 0.18% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 72.3% from 655,687 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 45. The current pool shows an average of 83,639 miles and an average age of 13.9 years, while mature-fleet mileage is estimated at 85,038 miles. Petrol leads the fuel split, followed by diesel, and the most frequent defect themes are coil springs, engine warning light and windscreen damage. The practical read is that the Vauxhall Meriva looks like a solid used-car baseline rather than a rare find, with age, mileage and common wear items doing most of the explaining.

Fuel type breakdown (by model)

Fuel	Vehicles
PETROL	60,462
DIESEL	12,728
LPG	2
OTHER	2
GAS BI-FUEL	1

Euro NCAP Safety

No NCAP tests found for this model.

Top 25 most common defects (by model)

Defect	Count
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	16,710
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	14,050
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	12,646
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	9,487
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	8,067
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	6,526
Battery insecure but not likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (i))	6,101
Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))	5,542
Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	5,480
Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	5,388
Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	5,296
Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	5,293
Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))	4,990
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	4,683
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	4,126
Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	4,099
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	4,069
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	4,006
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	3,932
Offside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c))	3,796
Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	3,770
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	3,681
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	3,647
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	3,629
Offside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	3,604

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 152,618 defects across this top 25 set

Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

16,710

Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

14,050

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))

12,646

Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

9,487

Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))

8,067

Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

6,526

Battery insecure but not likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (i))

6,101

Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))

5,542

Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

5,480

Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

5,388

Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

5,296

Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

5,293

Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))

4,990

Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

4,683

Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))

4,126

Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

4,099

Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))

4,069

Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

4,006

Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))

3,932

Offside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c))

3,796

Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

3,770

Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

3,681

Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

3,647

Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

3,629

Offside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

3,604

Vauxhall Meriva reliability and MOT data