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MOT reliability

Vauxhall Vivaro 2900 sport cdti lw

54 vehicles · 201 completed MOT tests analysed
73%
MOT pass rate

Based on 54 Vauxhall Vivaro 2900 sport cdti lw vehicles and 201 completed MOT tests, the Vauxhall Vivaro 2900 sport cdti lw has an overall 73% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 159,307 miles.

54
Vehicles
201
MOT tests
9,621
Avg miles / year
0.5
Faults per test
1%
Dangerous-fault share

Vauxhall Vivaro 2900 sport cdti lw problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Vauxhall Vivaro 2900 sport cdti lw MOT tests:

  • Other40%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension27%
  • Brakes20%
  • Body & structure4%
  • Lamps & electrical4%
  • Emissions & nuisance2%
  • Seatbelts & equipment2%
  • Steering1%

Vauxhall Vivaro 2900 sport cdti lw pass rate by age

Age (years)TestsPass rate
31100%
41100%
51100%
6250%
71100%
8250%
91100%
10250%
11250%
12250%
13250%
141100%

Fuel types: Diesel (54)

Most common Vauxhall Vivaro 2900 sport cdti lw MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Vauxhall Vivaro 2900 sport cdti lw MOT tests:

  1. Play in steering rack inner joint(s) (9 times)
  2. Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii)) (8 times)
  3. Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) (5 times)
  4. engine covers and undertrays fitted (5 times)
  5. Central Stop lamp(s) non-obligatory stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) (3 times)
  6. Nearside screen wash jets low presure (2 times)
  7. Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (1.7.5a) (2 times)
  8. Offside Rear Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) (2 times)
  9. Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i)) (2 times)
  10. Nearside Front Play in steering rack inner joint(s) (2 times)
  11. Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i)) (2 times)
  12. Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)) (2 times)
  13. Offside Front tyre worn on outer edge (2 times)
  14. under tray fitted to vehicle (2 times)
  15. Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i)) (2 times)

Vauxhall Vivaro 2900 sport cdti lw pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2011 1 18 67% 84,450

Vauxhall Vivaro 2900 sport cdti lw reliability FAQ

Across 54 Vauxhall Vivaro 2900 sport cdti lw vehicles in our MOT data, 73% pass the MOT (a 27% failure rate), with about 0.5 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Vauxhall Vivaro 2900 sport cdti lw MOT issues are: Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ; Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii)); Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii)).

The typical Vauxhall Vivaro 2900 sport cdti lw in our data has covered around 159,307 miles.

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