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Combo Life Energy Turbo D S/s

1,613 MOT tests analysed. sits above the UK fleet average — here's where Combo Life Energy Turbo D S/ss pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.

That's 4.8 points above the UK fleet average across our 1,988 tracked models — a confident result.

Pass

80.5%

Pass-after-fix

6.8%

Fail

12.5%

Avg miles

26,780

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

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Combo Life Energy Turbo D S/S: above-average pass rates, with caveats

Across 1,613 MOT tests, the Combo Life Energy Turbo D S/S returns 80.5% first-time pass — above the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is wipers that don't clear the screen. Brake pads worn below 1.5 mm and tyre tread under the limit round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 26,780, 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

    Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen

    72 occurrences · 4.5% of tests

  2. 02

    a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm

    40 occurrences · 2.5% of tests

  3. 03

    Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements

    40 occurrences · 2.5% of tests

  4. 04

    Wiper blade defective

    39 occurrences · 2.4% of tests

  5. 05

    A tyre seriously damaged

    30 occurrences · 1.9% of tests

  6. 06

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

    21 occurrences · 1.3% of tests

  7. 07

    A tyre cords visible or damaged

    19 occurrences · 1.2% of tests

  8. 08

    A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated

    15 occurrences · 0.9% of tests

  9. 09

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

    12 occurrences · 0.7% of tests

  10. 10

    A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc

    12 occurrences · 0.7% 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

£180–£345

If every one of this Combo Life Energy Turbo D 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

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 02 · 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 03 · Amazon UK

Digital tyre-tread depth gauge

Five quid for a gauge beats £150 for a retest. UK MOT minimum is 1.6mm — most testers fail anything below 2mm to be safe.

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Buying or keeping a Combo Life Energy Turbo D 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 Life Energy Turbo D 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.