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Vauxhall Vectra vs Vauxhall Vivaro sportive 2900: reliability comparison

MOT pass rates, common faults and mileage compared from real UK MOT data.

Vauxhall Vectra
67%
MOT pass rate · 740,983 vehicles
Vauxhall Vivaro sportive 2900
58%
MOT pass rate · 1 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate the Vauxhall Vectra (67%) and Vauxhall Vivaro sportive 2900 (58%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Head to head

Measure Vauxhall Vectra Vauxhall Vivaro sportive 2900
MOT pass rate 67% ✓ 58%
MOT failure rate 33% ✓ 42%
Faults & advisories per test 2.3 ✓ 4.3
Dangerous-fault share 1% 0% ✓
Average mileage 126,456 mi 137,035 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 740,983 1

Most common faults

Vauxhall Vectra

  1. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  2. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  3. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  4. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  5. Oil leak
  6. Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Vauxhall Vivaro sportive 2900

  1. Battery insecure but not likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (i))
  2. Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
  3. Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))
  4. Central Rear Upper Stop lamp(s) non-obligatory stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))
  5. Nearside Front Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
  6. No coolant in expansion tank

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate the Vauxhall Vectra (67%) and Vauxhall Vivaro sportive 2900 (58%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Full Vauxhall Vectra report Full Vauxhall Vivaro sportive 2900 report Most reliable cars

Pass rates are computed over completed (pass/fail) MOT tests. Reliability also depends on age, mileage and upkeep — see each model's page for the full picture.