Vauxhall Viva MOT reliability

Vauxhall Vivas passed their MOT first time 79% of the time across 38,154 tests in 2025. 37,137 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

79%

MOTs analysed

38,154

Still licensed (GB)

37,137

Body type

Sedan

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

2016 petrol

13,758 MOTs

Passed first time 75%. Typical mileage 43,395 (most between 29,426 and 60,068).

2017: 100% → 2018: 96% → 2019: 92% → 2020: 87% → 2021: 86% → 2022: 86% → 2023: 84% → 2024: 80% → 2025: 75%

Most common failures

Tyre pressure monitoring system: malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (9.2%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.2%)
Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (1.6%)
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (1.5%)
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid (1.4%)

Where 2016 Vivas fail

Wheels & tyres

12.5%

Suspension & axles

5.8%

Visibility & wipers

5.3%

Lights & electrics

4.6%

Brakes

2.8%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

2.3%

Body, structure & corrosion

2.2%

Steering

0.6%

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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.