Vauxhall Van MOT reliability

Vauxhall Vans passed their MOT first time 74% of the time across 62 tests in 2025.

These figures come from 62 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

First-time pass rate

74%

MOTs analysed

62

Still licensed (GB)

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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

2008 diesel

5 MOTs

These figures come from only 5 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 40%. Typical mileage 117,667 (most between 104,359 and 141,807).

2011: 87% → 2012: 72% → 2013: 73% → 2014: 81% → 2015: 80% → 2016: 62% → 2017: 85% → 2018: 83% → 2019: 60% → 2020: 30% → 2021: 44% → 2022: 60% → 2023: 25% → 2024: 50% → 2025: 40%

Most common failures

Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect (40.0%)
On or after 01/07/2008: emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (20.0%)
Ball joint: has excessive play (20.0%)
Shock absorbers: has an excessively worn bush (20.0%)

Where 2008 Vans fail

Lights & electrics

40.0%

Steering

20.0%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

20.0%

Suspension & axles

20.0%

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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.