Vauxhall Vivaro — reliability by registration year

2002–2022 · 21 registration years · 173,148 first tests

2020 breaks the run — 2.7 pp better than the years either side 2019 breaks the run — 2.4 pp better than the years either side

Registration years

First-attempt MOT results for every Vivaro 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 Vivaro first-attempt MOT results by registration year
Year First tests First-attempt pass Incl. PRS Most common failure
2022 8,667 72.9% 81.4% Visibility — Wipers (front) 14.2%
2021 10,801 72.2% 81.3% Visibility — Wipers (front) 16.0%
2020 9,356 75.1% 83.0% Visibility — Wipers (front) 9.5%
2.7 pp better than the years either side What failed 2020 Vivaros most often: Visibility — Wipers (front) (9.5%) · Brake pads (rear) (8.8%) · Headlamp (7.7%)
2019 9,709 72.5% 78.9% Brake pads (rear) 7.9%
2.4 pp better than the years either side What failed 2019 Vivaros most often: Brake pads (rear) (7.9%) · Malfunction indicator lamp (7.8%) · Track rod end (front) (7.7%)
2018 10,688 65.1% 70.3% Track rod end (front) 16.5%
2017 11,448 61.1% 66.7% Track rod end (front) 23.9%
2016 17,638 59.6% 64.6% Track rod end (front) 25.2%
2015 20,260 56.2% 61.3% Track rod end (front) 27.4%
2014 11,595 51.3% 58.4% Track rod end (front) 22.4%
2013 9,127 48.0% 56.1% Position lamp (front) 17.9%
2012 7,619 45.1% 53.3% Ball joint (front) 19.1%
2011 9,118 46.3% 54.2% Rbt (sp) 20.8%
2010 5,520 44.5% 52.1% Rbt (sp) 21.7%
2009 3,306 44.9% 53.2% Rbt (sp) 22.6%
2008 6,650 46.7% 54.3% Rbt (sp) 22.0%
2007 6,600 47.4% 54.7% Rbt (sp) 20.7%
2006 5,531 45.9% 53.3% Rbt (sp) 23.1%
2005 4,422 47.4% 54.7% Ball joint (front) 21.0%
2004 3,016 48.8% 56.2% Rbt (sp) 22.0%
2003 1,502 48.6% 54.3% Rbt (sp) 23.4%
2002 575 44.9% 52.9% Rbt (sp) 21.3%

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