Vauxhall Vivaro-E MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Vauxhall Vivaro-E MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Vauxhall Vivaro-E passed on its first attempt in 86.7%, and its overall record sits +7.1 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Vauxhall Vivaro-E in the 2023–2025 data: 2,718 tests across 3 model years (2020–2022). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common Vauxhall Vivaro-E MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Vauxhall Vivaro-E, the Visibility section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the Vauxhall Vivaro-E's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Vauxhall Vivaro-E DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Vauxhall Vivaro-E, each with how many of the model's 2,718 tests it was noted on.

• "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively" (Major) — noted on about 114 Vauxhall Vivaro-E tests, 4.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers blade defective" (Minor) — noted on about 73 Vauxhall Vivaro-E tests, 2.7% of the model's MOT record.
• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 56 Vauxhall Vivaro-E tests, 2.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" (Major) — noted on about 50 Vauxhall Vivaro-E tests, 1.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 30 Vauxhall Vivaro-E tests, 1.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Stop lamp not working" (Major) — noted on about 29 Vauxhall Vivaro-E tests, 1.1% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Vauxhall Vivaro-E Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Vauxhall Vivaro-E model year on record is 2022 (89.1% across 862 tests), and the weakest is 2021 (87.6%). The gap between them is 1.5 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Vauxhall Vivaro-E Owners

These checks follow this Vauxhall Vivaro-E's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Vauxhall Vivaro-E.

• the wipers and washers — “wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively”

  Run the wipers with the screen wet: they should clear it in one sweep without smearing or juddering. Top the washer bottle up and check both jets hit the screen.

• the lights — “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.

• the windscreen — “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.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Vauxhall Vivaro-E. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Where the Vauxhall Vivaro-E is most common

Across every Vivaro-E model year on record (2020–2022): 1,862 Vauxhall Vivaro-E cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 2,717 tests. Sheffield (S) has the most, with 54 cars tested there. Cars are counted by the postcode area of the MOT station, so this is where they were tested, not necessarily where their owners live.

The twenty areas with the most Vauxhall Vivaro-E cars in the record, sorted by car count — sort the columns for a different question. Cars tested at a station whose postcode area could not be resolved are counted in the model's total but in no area, so the shares add up to slightly under 100% even across every area, and an area's cars are a subset of the model's. Pass rate is blank below 30 tests in an area, where a percentage is noise rather than a finding. How this model's pass rate varies by postcode →

Frequently Asked Questions: Vauxhall Vivaro-E MOT & Reliability