Pass rate
70.8%
Below average — 1.4 pts behind the 72.2% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 809 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £54–£142
2004 Vauxhall Movano MOT pass rate
- 2004
- Van
- typical 138,858 mi
Most common fault
Brakes
26.1% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Which year to buy
- Best 2020 83.5% pass
- Avoid 2002 64.1% pass
Across the 22 years on record, a spread of 19.4 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 61.0%
- Typical mileage
- 139k mi
The 2004 Vauxhall Movano MOT pass rate is 70.8% of its MOT tests — 1.4 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 26.1% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Vauxhall Movano does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Fewer problems with tyres
Tyres are 7.0% of this car’s recorded faults, against 19.8% nationally — the mirror image of the usual story on a van of this age.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 21% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2004 Vauxhall Movano compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 72.2%, so this figure is 1.4 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 61.0%. The median 2004 Vauxhall Movano in this dataset had covered 138,858 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 69.0% of the time, April–September 72.0%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements", noted on 8.65% of tests.
- 809 recorded tests behind this page.
- 70.8% overall pass rate, 61.0% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Vauxhall Movano, the average is 74.7% — best year 2020 (83.5%), worst 2002 (64.1%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 809
- Typical mileage (median)
- 138,858 mi
- Make and model
- Vauxhall Movano
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Brake Discs and Pads Set
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Movano MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 59% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Movano
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South West | 132 | 66.7% |
| North West | 112 | 68.8% |
| South East | 99 | 70.7% |
| Wales | 98 | 68.4% |
| East of England | 88 | 72.7% |
| Yorkshire | 79 | 74.7% |
| East Midlands | 59 | 71.2% |
| Scotland | 52 | 75.0% |
| West Midlands | 42 | 71.4% |
| North East | 36 | 75.0% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2004 Movano
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2004 Movano
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the lights 7.0% of tests
“registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
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Check the windscreen 6.8% of tests
“windscreen damaged”
Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.
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Check the suspension joints 3.8% of tests
“ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated”
With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2004 Movano through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £54–£142 — and 21% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £54–£142
- Cheapest common item: registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the…
- £5–£20
- Dearest common item: steering rack gaiter damaged or deteriorated,
- £120–£300
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 50%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 21%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 809 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the Movano, side by side
22 model years on record, from 2000 to 2021. Across them the pass rate runs from 64.1% to 83.5% — a spread of 19.4 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2000 67.0% steering rack gaiter missing or…
- 2001 67.5% rbt (sp) efficiency below…
- 2002 64.1% rbt (sp) efficiency below…
- 2003 68.3% rbt (sp) efficiency below…
- 2004 70.8%rbt (sp) efficiency below…
- 2005 68.4% rbt (sp) efficiency below…
- 2006 69.3% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2007 69.4% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2008 69.7% rbt (sp) efficiency below…
- 2009 68.7% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2010 72.1% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2011 75.3% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2012 74.4% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2013 80.9% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2014 77.5% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2015 77.2% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2016 78.1% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2017 83.2% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2018 80.7% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2019 77.3% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2020 83.5% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2021 82.9% windscreen damaged but not…
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2004 Vauxhall Movano with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2004 vans with a similar record
- Volkswagen Transporter 71.0%
- Ford Transit 70.3%
- Citroen Berlingo 70.2%
- Peugeot Partner 69.7%
- Volkswagen Caddy 71.9%
- Renault Master 68.7%
Closest pass rates among 2004 vans with at least 1,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. Full rankings: best vans and worst vans for MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2004 Vauxhall Movano 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 2,563 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 682 | 26.10% | 20.89% | +5.21 |
| Suspension | 463 | 17.70% | 20.98% | −3.28 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 441 | 16.90% | 12.21% | +4.69 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 201 | 7.70% | 5.57% | +2.13 |
| Tyres | 184 | 7.00% | 19.76% | −12.76 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 167 | 6.40% | 5.52% | +0.88 |
| Steering | 149 | 5.70% | 2.57% | +3.13 |
| Visibility | 140 | 5.40% | 4.97% | +0.43 |
| Non-component advisories | 96 | 3.70% | 4.18% | −0.48 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 40 | 1.50% | 0.82% | +0.68 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 8.7% | £45–110 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 7.0% | £5–20 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 6.9% | £80–250 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 6.8% | £80–200 |
| Parking brake performance inoperative on one side Brakes | Major | 4.5% | £60–150 |
| Headlamp lens slightly defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 4.1% | £5–25 |
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 3.8% | £18–45 |
| Steering rack gaiter damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt Steering | Minor | 3.8% | £120–300 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 3.5% | £18–45 |
| Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Steering | Major | 3.5% | £120–300 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 15.1% | £45–110 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 15.0% | £200–700 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 10.9% | £80–180 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 10.8% | £18–45 |
| Non-component advisories Play in steering rack inner joint(s) Non-component advisories | Advisory | 9.5% | £120–300 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 9.0% | £45–95 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 8 | 75.0% | 16,781 mi |
| 30-60k | 47 | 74.5% | 47,168 mi |
| 60-90k | 87 | 75.9% | 74,942 mi |
| 90-120k | 155 | 67.7% | 106,042 mi |
| 120k+ | 510 | 70.4% | 170,913 mi |
Source: 809 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2004 Movano MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2004 Vauxhall Movano?
70.8% of the 809 2004 Vauxhall Movano tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 72.2% for cars first used in 2004. First-attempt pass rate: 61.0%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2004 Vauxhall Movano?
The three most recorded items are rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements (8.65%), registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (7.05%), joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.92%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2004 Vauxhall Movano MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 75.0% of the time, falling to 70.4% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2004 Vauxhall Movano in this dataset had covered 138,858 mi.
Does the season affect the 2004 Vauxhall Movano MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 69.0% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 72.0%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.