Vauxhall Movano MOT reliability

Vauxhall Movanos passed their MOT first time 61% of the time across 55,893 tests in 2025. 63,282 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

61%

MOTs analysed

55,893

Still licensed (GB)

63,282

Body type

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Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2021 diesel

5,503 MOTs

Passed first time 69%. Typical mileage 57,370 (most between 39,179 and 79,368).

2021: 100% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 73% → 2024: 71% → 2025: 69%

Most common failures

Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (5.3%)
Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements (3.8%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (3.8%)
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam (3.4%)
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect (2.5%)

Where 2021 Movanos fail

Lights & electrics

16.0%

Brakes

10.1%

Wheels & tyres

5.9%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

5.6%

Visibility & wipers

5.6%

Body, structure & corrosion

2.9%

Suspension & axles

2.5%

Seat belts & other equipment

0.7%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.