Vauxhall Viva — reliability by registration year

2015–2019 · 5 registration years · 36,954 first tests

2018 breaks the run — 1.6 pp better than the years either side 2015 breaks the run — 3.3 pp worse than the years either side

Registration years

First-attempt MOT results for every Viva registration year with at least 500 first tests in 2025. Pass rates rise with newer cars, so read a year against its neighbours rather than against the top of the table.

Vauxhall Viva first-attempt MOT results by registration year
Year First tests First-attempt pass Incl. PRS Most common failure
2019 3,964 84.9% 89.0% Visibility — Wipers (front) 15.6%
2018 5,302 84.4% 88.2% Tyres — Condition (front) 15.0%
1.6 pp better than the years either side What failed 2018 Vivas most often: Tyres — Condition (front) (15.0%) · Visibility — Wipers (front) (9.5%) · Tyre pressure monitoring system (7.7%)
2017 9,422 80.7% 85.3% Linkage ball joint dust cover (front) 13.6%
2016 13,314 75.2% 79.7% Tyre pressure monitoring system 35.8%
2015 4,952 71.9% 76.8% Tyre pressure monitoring system 46.4%
3.3 pp worse than the years either side What failed 2015 Vivas most often: Tyre pressure monitoring system (46.4%) · Visibility — Wipers (7.2%) · Malfunction indicator lamp (7.0%)

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