4,850 tests in 2025
Vauxhall Movano reliability and MOT pass rate
69.1% passed first time. The 30.9% fail rate is 8.3 points worse than the all-car average, on a median example 11 years old with 110,096 miles.
Pass rate
69.1%
22.6% of all cars failed; 30.9% of these did.
Fixed on the day
6.2%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
110,096 mi
11 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 631 | 19.8% |
| 6-9 years | 1,254 | 23.4% |
| 10-13 years | 944 | 27.6% |
| 14+ years | 2,006 | 40.8% |
What the Movano fails on
Share of failed tests with at least one fail item in each DVSA inspection section. A test can fail in several sections at once.
- Brakes289 dangerous51.3%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment52 dangerous46.1%
- Suspension49 dangerous28.5%
- Body, chassis, structure27 dangerous23.1%
- Visibility19.9%
- Tyres151 dangerous11.9%
- Steering6 dangerous11.5%
- Noise, emissions and leaks1 dangerous10.5%
Is the Movano getting worse?
The fail rate rose 0.8 points to 31.5% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 1 year, which is about what ageing alone predicts (2.2 points). Read it as the fleet getting older rather than the model changing.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4,621 | 11 | 30.7% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 4,762 | 11 | 32.1% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 4,697 | 11 | 32.5% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 4,682 | 12 | 31.5% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Movano at its test that year, and it is the number to watch: across the whole fleet each extra year of age adds roughly 1.9 points to the fail rate, so a model whose age and fail rate rise together is simply getting older.
The exact defects that fail it
Every failure item DVSA recorded against a Movano in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements325 tests
- 2Position lamp: not working175 tests
- 3Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt142 tests
- 4Service brake performance: excessively binding135 tests
- 5Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively129 tests
- 6Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn127 tests
- 7Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick118 tests
- 8Parking brake performance: inoperative on one side117 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Movano collects 2.86 of them per test, and these are the ones that come up most. Treat it as the running-repairs list for the next year or two.
- 1Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened588 tests
- 2Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded552 tests
- 3Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm476 tests
- 4Engine oil leaks: leaking excessively from engine401 tests
- 5Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn334 tests
- 6Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure319 tests
- 7Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick318 tests
- 8Service brake performance: excessively binding227 tests
Questions
What is the Vauxhall Movano MOT pass rate?
69.1% of the 4,850 Vauxhall Movano first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 30.9% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 6.2% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Vauxhall Movano usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements", recorded on 325 failed tests, followed by "Position lamp: not working" and "Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt". By section, brakes appears in 51.3% of failures, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 46.1% of failures, suspension appears in 28.5% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 19.8%; at 14+ years it was 40.8%. The median Vauxhall Movano tested in 2025 was 11 years old with 110,096 miles.
Is the Vauxhall Movano getting less reliable?
The fail rate rose 0.8 points to 31.5% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 1 year, which is about what ageing alone predicts (2.2 points). Read it as the fleet getting older rather than the model changing.
First-attempt class 4 tests, 2025, from DVSA’s anonymised MOT data (OGL v3, retrieved 2026-09-12). DVSA records newer cars trim by trim; this page adds every Movano trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.
DVSA has published 32 safety recalls naming the Vauxhall Movano: Vauxhall Movano recalls.
Other Vauxhall models
- Corsa 28.5%
- Astra 27.6%
- Corsa Electric 18.2%
- Mokka Electric 10.5%
- Astravan 37.3%
- Tigra 41.1%
- Corsavan 38.1%
- Cascada 21.5%
- Vivaro Electric 13.1%
- Combo Electric 12.8%
Checking a particular Movano?
The odds above are the model. The car in front of you has its own record: every test, every advisory, the mileage at each one.
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