2016 Vauxhall Vivaro: MOT pass rate and common faults
Share of initial MOT tests passed with no repairs. Repairs made at the test centre count as a fail. 95% range 59.3% to 60.7% (±0.8 points).
That is 14.9 points below the average for all vehicles first used in 2016 (74.9%). These cars were about 9 years old at the test.
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Failure areas compared with all 2016 vehicles
Compared with all vehicles first used in 2016, failures are more common in suspension (2.7×), lights and electrics (1.6×), brakes (1.7×), windscreen, wipers, mirrors (1.3×) and noise, emissions, leaks (1.6×), and less common in tyres (0.9×). Other differences are within the margin of error.
- Suspension20.2 in 100 tests2.7× compared with 7.4 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2016
- Steering14.3 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2016
- Lights and electrics11.6 in 100 tests1.6× compared with 7.4 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2016
- Brakes8.5 in 100 tests1.7× compared with 5.0 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2016
- Tyres5.9 in 100 tests0.9× compared with 6.6 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2016
- Windscreen, wipers, mirrors4.5 in 100 tests1.3× compared with 3.5 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2016
- Noise, emissions, leaks4.0 in 100 tests1.6× compared with 2.4 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2016
- Body, chassis, structure2.3 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2016
- Seat belts and airbags1.0 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2016
- Number plates and VIN0.4 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2016
All vehicles first used in 2016: the 245 models in our data, 2,632,483 tests (98.1% of all 2,684,065 tests on vehicles first used in 2016). Areas with fewer than 50 failures in a model aren't published, so an area is only compared when that leaves the all-vehicles figure at most 10% short; otherwise it shows –.
After an MOT advisory
Tyres
Of 2016 Vauxhall Vivaro cars that passed their 2024 MOT with a tyre advisory and came back for their next MOT 10–14 months later, 7.9% failed on tyres, against 4.2% of similar cars with nothing noted. Based on 1,438 and 6,419 cars.
Cars not tested again in that window are not included: 15.9% of those with a tyre advisory and 15.5% of the others.
Brakes
Of 2016 Vauxhall Vivaro cars that passed their 2024 MOT with a brake advisory and came back for their next MOT 10–14 months later, 9.0% failed on brakes, against 6.9% of similar cars with nothing noted. Based on 1,363 and 6,489 cars.
Cars not tested again in that window are not included: 14.5% of those with a brake advisory and 15.8% of the others.
Suspension
Of 2016 Vauxhall Vivaro cars that passed their 2024 MOT with a suspension advisory and came back for their next MOT 10–14 months later, 25.6% failed on suspension, against 16.6% of similar cars with nothing noted. Based on 1,584 and 6,234 cars.
Cars not tested again in that window are not included: 15.2% of those with a suspension advisory and 15.7% of the others.
Similar cars are the same model, first-use year and mileage band. Areas are the DVSA's top-level groups, so the later fail may not be the fault that was advised. These figures describe what happened to these cars. They don't show what a repair would have changed.
Vauxhall Vivaro, all first-use years togetherHow we worked this outAll models compared, with the dataWhat MOT data can't tell you about any 2016 Vauxhall Vivaro
Outstanding finance, write-offs, theft and plate changes aren't in MOT records. For a particular car, you need a history check.
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