Vauxhall Movano 2018: MOT failure rate for its age

29.8% of 774 MOT tests of the Vauxhall Movano first registered in 2018 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 117.4 (95% CI 102.2–132.5; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2018 Vauxhall Movano fails more often than other build years of the same model at the same age. This is a rough estimate from a smaller sample.

Vauxhall Movano built in 2018 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	29.8	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	774
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 102.2–132.5)	117.4	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	774
Rank among this model's 9 build years	8	of 9	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	774
Tested in 2024	166	tests	median 62,618 miles	2024	166

Built 2018 against Vauxhall Movano normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 3: 27.2% vs 23%; age 4: 31.2% vs 23.5%; age 5: 28.6% vs 27.6%; age 6: 33.1% vs 28.5%. Axis from 0% to 40%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2018 Vauxhall Movano by registration · All Vauxhall Movano MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2018 Vauxhall Movano fail at each age?

Cars built in 2018 were tested at ages 3 to 6 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Vauxhall Movano built 2018: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
3	224 (rough estimate)	27.2	21.8–33.4	23	118.5
4	192 (rough estimate)	31.2	25.1–38.1	23.5	133.1
5	192 (rough estimate)	28.6	22.7–35.4	27.6	103.9
6	166 (rough estimate)	33.1	26.4–40.6	28.5	116.3

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 774 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2018 Vauxhall Movano?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2018 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 29.2 items per 100 first tests, against 38 across all build years of the Vauxhall Movano. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2018 were tested at ages 3 to 6.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Vauxhall Movano built 2018 against the Vauxhall Movano in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2018, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	29.2	38	233
Brakes	11.9	33	95
Visibility	11.8	16.1	94
Noise, emissions and leaks	4	2.8	32
Tyres	4	5.4	32

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 798 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2018 compare with the years around it?

Among the 9 published build years of the Vauxhall Movano, 2018 ranks 8 (1 = fails least for its age). 2017: index 93.6. 2019: index 136.1.

Vauxhall Movano build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2012	83.5	66.1–101.0	no different (rough estimate)	280
2013	76.6	64.2–89.1	better (rough estimate)	544
2014	84.8	75.2–94.4	better (rough estimate)	1,064
2015	90.2	79.9–100.5	no different (rough estimate)	1,050
2016	101.7	95.5–108.0	no different (rough estimate)	3,421
2017	93.6	84.5–102.8	no different (rough estimate)	1,571
2018	117.4	102.2–132.5	worse (rough estimate)	774
2019	136.1	118.5–153.7	worse (rough estimate)	699
2020	112.6	93.4–131.7	no different (rough estimate)	516

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 9,919 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Vauxhall Movano 2018 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/vauxhall-movano/2018/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

Vauxhall Movano 2018: MOT failure rate for its age

How does the 2018 Vauxhall Movano fail at each age?

What fails most on the 2018 Vauxhall Movano?

How does 2018 compare with the years around it?

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