Does the Vauxhall Vivaro fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Vauxhall Vivaro records 28.19 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 17.83 expected for a lcv of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+10.36, 95% interval +10.26 to +10.46). It ranks 62 of 712 models on brakes (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on brakes · check a Vauxhall Vivaro by registration
What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Vauxhall Vivaro is “Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded”, recorded 47,951 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded | 47,951 | 4.48 |
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 45,621 | 4.26 |
| Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 41,609 | 3.89 |
| Parking brake inoperative on one side | 30,669 | 2.86 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value | 19,500 | 1.82 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,070,627 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
If a Vauxhall Vivaro gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
21.5% of Vauxhall Vivaro MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 6,651 miles later (227,303 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 227,303 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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