1,558 tests in 2025
Vauxhall Vivaro Electric reliability and MOT pass rate
86.9% passed first time. The 13.1% fail rate is 9.5 points better than the all-car average, on a median example 3 years old with 24,624 miles.
Electric versions only, by DVSA’s fuel record for each test. Petrol, diesel and hybrid versions are on the Vauxhall Vivaro page.
Pass rate
86.9%
22.6% of all cars failed; 13.1% of these did.
Fixed on the day
4.4%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
24,624 mi
3 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 1,404 | 14% |
| 6-9 years | 0 | — |
| 10-13 years | 0 | — |
| 14+ years | 1 | — |
What the Vivaro Electric 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.
- Visibility38.2%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment3 dangerous33.8%
- Tyres44 dangerous30.4%
- Brakes12 dangerous13.7%
- Body, chassis, structure7.8%
- Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems6.9%
- Suspension3.9%
- Road Wheels1%
The exact defects that fail it
Every failure item DVSA recorded against a Vivaro Electric in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively64 tests
- 2Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords30 tests
- 3Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm20 tests
- 4Stop lamp: not working19 tests
- 5Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps13 tests
- 6Condition: has ply or cords exposed11 tests
- 7Position lamp: not working11 tests
- 8Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt9 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Vivaro Electric collects 1.91 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.
- 1Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm127 tests
- 2Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened118 tests
- 3Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure70 tests
- 4Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick45 tests
- 5Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords33 tests
- 6Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre31 tests
- 7Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt31 tests
- 8Brake discs: significantly and obviously worn25 tests
Questions
What is the Vauxhall Vivaro Electric MOT pass rate?
86.9% of the 1,558 Vauxhall Vivaro Electric first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 13.1% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 4.4% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Vauxhall Vivaro Electric usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively", recorded on 64 failed tests, followed by "Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" and "Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm". By section, visibility appears in 38.2% of failures, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 33.8% of failures, tyres appears in 30.4% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 14%; at 3-5 years it was 14%. The median Vauxhall Vivaro Electric tested in 2025 was 3 years old with 24,624 miles.
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 Vivaro Electric trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.
Other Vauxhall models
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