Vauxhall Meriva 2009: MOT failure rate for its age

48.4% of 42,966 MOT tests of the Vauxhall Meriva first registered in 2009 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 111.1 (95% CI 109.6–112.6; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2009 Vauxhall Meriva fails more often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

Vauxhall Meriva built in 2009 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	48.4	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	42966
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 109.6–112.6)	111.1	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	42966
Rank among this model's 15 build years	15	of 15	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	42966
Tested in 2024	5220	tests	median 80,220 miles	2024	5220

Built 2009 against Vauxhall Meriva normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 10: 47.3% vs 37.6%; age 11: 47.3% vs 39.3%; age 12: 49.6% vs 43%; age 13: 48.8% vs 44.8%; age 14: 49.4% vs 50%; age 15: 49% vs 52.2%. Axis from 0% to 60%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2009 Vauxhall Meriva by registration · All Vauxhall Meriva MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2009 Vauxhall Meriva fail at each age?

Cars built in 2009 were tested at ages 10 to 15 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Vauxhall Meriva built 2009: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
10	8,831	47.3	46.2–48.3	37.6	125.8
11	8,154	47.3	46.2–48.4	39.3	120.4
12	7,653	49.6	48.5–50.7	43	115.3
13	6,946	48.8	47.6–50	44.8	109
14	6,162	49.4	48.1–50.6	50	98.7
15	5,220	49	47.6–50.3	52.2	93.8

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 42,966 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2009 Vauxhall Meriva?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2009 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 34.5 items per 100 first tests, against 20 across all build years of the Vauxhall Meriva. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2009 were tested at ages 10 to 15.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Vauxhall Meriva built 2009 against the Vauxhall Meriva in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2009, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	34.5	20	14,824
Suspension	32.2	24.5	13,826
Brakes	26.8	17.5	11,518
Tyres	11.5	10.4	4,947
Visibility	10	8.5	4,277

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 42,966 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2009 compare with the years around it?

Among the 15 published build years of the Vauxhall Meriva, 2009 ranks 15 (1 = fails least for its age). 2008: index 108.4. 2010: index 99.9.

Vauxhall Meriva build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2003	98.8	95.5–102.2	no different	6,045
2004	102.4	100.8–104.1	worse	26,884
2005	103.5	102.0–105.0	worse	31,961
2006	104.4	103.0–105.7	worse	43,305
2007	106.4	105.1–107.7	worse	45,818
2008	108.4	107.0–109.7	worse	47,454
2009	111.1	109.6–112.6	worse	42,966
2010	99.9	98.8–101.1	no different	73,265
2011	88.9	87.9–89.8	better	101,366
2012	89.9	88.6–91.3	better	58,567
2013	99.5	97.9–101.2	no different	49,164
2014	89.7	87.9–91.4	better	46,886
2015	95.7	93.8–97.6	better	50,276
2016	99.5	97.2–101.9	no different	39,437
2017	101.4	98.1–104.7	no different	23,345

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 686,739 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Vauxhall Meriva 2009 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/vauxhall-meriva/2009/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

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