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Vauxhall Vivaro MOT fail rate by age

How often the Vauxhall Vivaro fails its MOT at each age, compared with all cars of the same age, and what it fails on. From 739,286 DVSA MOT tests taken 2022 to 2025.

MOT data updated

At 8 years, the most tested age

MOT fail rate at age 8 (n=67,384)40.2%
All cars at 8 years (n=10,440,457)23.8%
Median mileage at test94,452
All cars, median mileage60,745

308 of 315 model groups with enough tests fail less often at 8 years.

What stands out

  • At 3 years the Vauxhall Vivaro fails 24.4% of MOTs (43,056 tests), 12.4 points above the 12.1% for all cars that age. At 22 years it fails 50.3% (2,431 tests), 9.3 points above the 41.0% average.
  • The gap is widest at 11 years: 17.9 points above all cars.
  • Its most common structural or mechanical fail item at 8 years: Steering track rod end: ball joint play, at 15.1 per 100 MOTs.

MOT fail rate by age

3 years 22 years 59.0%

Solid line: this model. Dashed line: all cars at the same age.

Vauxhall Vivaro: share of MOT tests that failed, by age, against all cars. Ages with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.
AgeMOT fail rateTests (n)All carsDifferenceMedian mileage
3 years24.4%43,05612.1%+12.4 pts42,638 miles
4 years25.7%44,36213.4%+12.3 pts53,927 miles
5 years27.1%45,13415.3%+11.8 pts64,975 miles
6 years31.2%54,35617.8%+13.4 pts73,709 miles
7 years36.5%66,52420.6%+15.8 pts84,411 miles
8 years40.2%67,38423.8%+16.4 pts94,452 miles
9 years43.5%64,42527.1%+16.4 pts104,500 miles
10 years47.1%53,72730.3%+16.8 pts115,672 miles
11 years51.2%43,21133.3%+17.9 pts126,558 miles
12 years53.0%36,72036.0%+17.0 pts134,889 miles
13 years53.6%30,32838.3%+15.3 pts139,456 miles
14 years53.3%30,89440.3%+13.1 pts144,448 miles
15 years53.0%29,87341.6%+11.4 pts145,854 miles
16 years53.6%30,72442.6%+11.0 pts147,174 miles
17 years53.3%31,57443.1%+10.2 pts148,425 miles
18 years52.7%26,53443.3%+9.4 pts150,601 miles
19 years52.5%19,42843.2%+9.3 pts152,920 miles
20 years51.9%12,26342.8%+9.2 pts154,562 miles
21 years50.2%6,33842.1%+8.2 pts156,343 miles
22 years50.3%2,43141.0%+9.3 pts156,707 miles

Most common fail items at 8 years

Split into structural or mechanical items and wear items. Wear items (tyres, brake pads, wipers, bulbs) say more about upkeep than about the design.

Structural and mechanical

Fail itemPer 100 MOTs
Steering track rod end: ball joint play Major15.1
Coil spring broken Major7.1
Anti-roll bar link worn Major6.8
Shock absorber leaking Major4.4
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Major3.1

Out of 67,384 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Wear and upkeep

Fail itemPer 100 MOTs
Brake pads under 1.5 mm Dangerous4.3
Tyre tread below 1.6 mm Dangerous3.3
Side/position light not working Major2.9
Brake light not working Major2.8
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps Major2.6

Out of 67,384 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Other models at 8 years

ModelMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars
Vauxhall Combo40.5%19,92123.8%
Ford Transit32.1%150,99823.8%
Volkswagen Transporter25.0%74,57023.8%

MOT fail rate by first-use year

Each year has its own page: the fail rate for cars first used that year at each MOT from 2022 to 2025 with at least 1,000 tests, the most common faults at that age, and the car tax and ULEZ rules for that year.

First-use year data updated .

Latest MOT age with at least 1,000 tests for each first-use year.
First usedAge at testMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars
200322 years in 202549.9%1,60141.0%
200421 years in 202549.2%3,24342.1%
200520 years in 202551.0%4,69642.8%
200619 years in 202552.3%5,92943.2%
200718 years in 202551.0%7,04943.3%
200817 years in 202551.6%7,08943.1%
200916 years in 202553.5%3,52542.6%
201015 years in 202554.0%5,85041.6%
201114 years in 202552.3%9,58440.3%
201213 years in 202553.5%8,03438.3%
201312 years in 202550.8%9,60036.0%
201411 years in 202547.8%12,19633.3%
201510 years in 202543.1%21,14930.3%
20169 years in 202539.7%18,60927.1%
20178 years in 202538.1%12,13423.8%
20187 years in 202534.2%11,35920.6%
20196 years in 202527.0%10,26517.8%
20205 years in 202524.6%9,99115.3%
20214 years in 202526.6%12,19913.4%
20223 years in 202525.6%10,06812.1%

More on the Vauxhall Vivaro

Read this with care. A fail rate is not a measure of build quality. How far cars are driven, how they are used and how well owners maintain them all change it, and wear items such as tyres and brake pads are common fails. Compare a model only with cars of the same age. Methodology and limits.

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data, class 4 normal MOT tests, 2022 to 2025. MOT data updated 22 September 2026.

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