Vauxhall Vivaro MOT pass rate and common failures

58% of Vauxhall Vivaro MOTs passed first time, below the 72% for all cars at the same ages.

58%passed first time (cars its age: 72%)
1.8mVauxhall Vivaro MOTs counted since May 2018
7,500typical miles a year at 10 years old

First-time pass rate by year registered

Each year's Vauxhall Vivaros against every car first registered the same year, at the same ages. Newer cars have only had their first few MOTs, so they look better. Years with fewer than 5,000 MOTs are left out.

Share of MOTs passed first time, by year first registered. All cars: every car first registered that year, at the same ages.
Registered	Vivaro	All cars	MOTs
2023	75%	88%	8k
2022	73%	88%	23k
2021	74%	86%	44k
2020	74%	86%	56k
2019	73%	85%	83k
2018	71%	84%	109k
2017	69%	83%	129k
2016	67%	80%	175k
2015	65%	78%	211k
2014	56%	74%	145k
2013	53%	71%	136k
2012	48%	68%	97k
2011	46%	65%	96k
2010	45%	63%	60k
2009	47%	61%	39k
2008	47%	59%	84k
2007	46%	58%	85k
2006	44%	56%	75k
2005	45%	56%	63k
2004	45%	55%	45k
2003	44%	55%	24k
2002	44%	56%	9k

Compare two years of the Vivaro, age for age.

First-time pass rate by age

Share of MOTs at each age that passed first time. Ages with fewer than 10,000 Vauxhall Vivaro MOTs are left out.

Commonest reasons for failure

Track rod end has excessive playOther cars its age: 1.08.5
Suspension ball joint excessively wornOther cars its age: 1.24.7
Position lamp not workingOther cars its age: 2.14.5
Stop lamp (brake light) not workingOther cars its age: 1.93.9
Number plate lamp not workingOther cars its age: 1.23.9
Parking brake efficiency too lowOther cars its age: 1.23.7
Brake pads less than 1.5mm thickOther cars its age: 1.93.6
Wiper does not clear the windscreenOther cars its age: 2.33.5

Out of every 100 Vauxhall Vivaro MOTs, against other cars at the same ages.

Where it comes up more than other cars its age

Track rod end has excessive playFail. Other cars its age: 1.08.5
Track rod end has slight playAdvisory. Other cars its age: 0.95.0
Suspension ball joint excessively wornFail. Other cars its age: 1.24.7
Number plate lamp not workingFail. Other cars its age: 1.23.9
Anti-roll bar link has slight playAdvisory. Other cars its age: 1.13.8
Brake pads less than 1.5mm thickFail. Other cars its age: 1.93.6

Out of every 100 Vauxhall Vivaro MOTs. Only items noted well above other cars of the same ages.

Miles a year

Typical miles a year between one MOT and the next: 12,500 at 3 years old, 3,500 at 20. Rounded to the nearest 1,000.

Counted from DVSA records of 286,058,652 MOTs, 20 May 2018 to 18 October 2026. A test and its retests count as one MOT, and a fail put right at the test counts as a first-time fail, as the DVSA counts it. About Vauxhall Vivaros in general, not a prediction for any one car. Spotted a mistake? Email fuzzyreguk@gmail.com.

Check a Vauxhall Vivaro's MOT history

Every test and advisory, free, from the registration.