Vauxhall
3,091 MOT tests analysed. lands in the middle of the pack — here's where Vivaro 2700 Edition S/ss pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.
That's 1.1 points below the UK fleet average across our 1,984 tracked models — buyers should expect more first-time fails than the typical UK car.
Pass
76.5%
Pass-after-fix
7.3%
Fail
15.9%
Avg miles
58,469
Pass + Pass-after-fix + Fail = 100%
Diesel cars registered from September 2015 generally meet Euro 6 — compliant in London ULEZ, Birmingham CAZ, Bristol CAZ, and Glasgow LEZ.
Performance by cohort
2 year bands · 3,091 tests
Pass rate is broadly flat across the cohorts — new and old Vivaro 2700 Edition S/s examples track each other at the test bay.
Pass
76.2%
Fail
15.2%
PRS
8.2%
Avg mileage at test
61,879 mi
Pass
77.1%
Fail
17.8%
PRS
4.9%
Avg mileage at test
49,557 mi
Cohort = vehicle's first-registration year band. Same model, different generations of build.
The picture
Across 1,771 MOT tests, the Vivaro 2700 Edition S/S returns 75.4% first-time pass — roughly in line with the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is wipers that don't clear the screen. Brake pads worn below 1.5 mm and a number-plate lamp out round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 50,102, which is the lens to read those failure rankings through. If you own one and the next test is close, the ranked list below is a sensible pre-test checklist.
ABI Insurance Group
Around the UK fleet average for insurance cost. Lower groups cost less to insure; UK fleet average is around Group 22.
Source: ABI Group Rating Panel · administered by Thatcham Research · groups cover standard variants; performance trims may sit higher. Browse all insurance groups →
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A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources
181 occurrences · 5.9% of tests
Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
133 occurrences · 4.3% of tests
a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
98 occurrences · 3.2% of tests
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured but not adversely affecting driver's view
95 occurrences · 3.1% of tests
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
75 occurrences · 2.4% of tests
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps
63 occurrences · 2.0% of tests
Wiper blade defective
58 occurrences · 1.9% of tests
A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
56 occurrences · 1.8% of tests
A tyre seriously damaged
25 occurrences · 0.8% of tests
Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction
24 occurrences · 0.8% of tests
Counts cover Major and Dangerous defects logged at test. Advisory items excluded so this shows why a car was rejected, not just what the tester flagged in passing.
Worst-case fix budget · top 4 failures
£168–£335
If every one of this Vivaro 2700 Edition S/s's most-logged Major fails hit at the same MOT, that's the real-world UK garage range. Reality is usually one or two items, not all of them. Open the estimator →
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Year-band analysis
First-time MOT pass rate split by registration band. Pass rates barely move across bands here, so the year you buy Vauxhall Vivaro 2700 Edition S/s makes little measurable difference to MOT outcomes.
Best band to buy
77.1%
2021+ registration
the 2021-on band climbs to 77.1% — a 0.9-point improvement. Tests in this band average 49,557 miles — roughly 12K miles fewer on the clock than the older band. Failures here are mostly wear items: inoperative in the case of multiple lamps…, less than 1.5 mm thick — the structural issues that drag down older examples don't appear in the top-10 for this band. Post-2020 examples are early in their MOT life and generally show the cleanest records.
Band to be cautious about
76.2%
2018–2020 registration
On the 2018–2020 band, the data shows a 76.2% pass rate against a fleet average of 77.1% on the newer band. The main culprits logged at test: inoperative in the case of multiple lamps…, does not clear the windscreen effectively, and damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view. Average mileage on test for this band is 61,879 miles — high-mileage wear items are a recurring theme.
Best band to buy: 2021+ (77.1% first-time pass). Worst band to avoid: 2018-2020 (76.2% pass). That's a 0.9-point spread across 2,236 older tests and 855 newer ones — year of build makes a material difference on this model.
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H7 / W21W bulb pack
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Bosch Aerotwin wiper blades
Cheap wipers fail the test on smear streaks. Bosch Aerotwins last a winter and clear a screen properly.
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Item 03 · Amazon UK
Brake pad measurement gauge
Testers fail pads under 1.5mm. A wear gauge tells you if you've got two months left or two weeks.
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Owner reports · Honest John
Verbatim faults logged by owners on honestjohn.co.uk over recent years. We didn't summarise — these are the words people typed in.
What's good
Good to drive. Useful load area. Strong payload
Use the failure ranking as a pre-test checklist or a haggling lever. Treat the headline pass rate as a fleet-wide trend, not a guarantee on any individual car.
If you own a Vivaro 2700 Edition S/s and your last MOT looked nothing like the ranked failures above, that's normal — individual cars vary widely. The ranking shows the patterns testers flag most often across the country.
