62.7%
Vauxhall Movano pass rate
Used Vauxhall Movano buying guide
In 2025, Vauxhall Movano cars passed 62.7% of 5,120 initial MOT tests, 9.6 points below the 72.3% UK average. Here is where it fails and what to check before you buy.
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Vauxhall Movano MOT record in brief
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded.
72.3%
UK average, all cars
−9.6
percentage points below average
Ranked on pass rate the Movano sits 463rd of 575 models in the data. Vauxhall as a brand averaged 65.8%, so this model runs 3.1 points behind its own brand. Vauxhall Movano cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 74.9% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 55.8%.
A pass rate is not a reliability score. The full Vauxhall Movano MOT record has the pass rate by age, every common failure and how the Movano compares with similar cars.
Movano fuel types
Diesel made up 100% of Vauxhall Movano MOT tests in 2025, against 39.3% across all models in this data. Almost every used example you look at will be a diesel.
Where the Movano fails its MOT
Where Vauxhall Movano cars that failed their 2025 MOT were marked down, as a share of all recorded failure items.
The specific items testers recorded most often were rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements (5.8%), position lamp not working (5.5%) and wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.7%). See every common Movano MOT failure.
These are DVSA failure records across every Vauxhall Movano that failed, not a claim that every Movano has these problems.
What should you check when buying a used Movano?
The areas above, most common first, and what an MOT tester looks at in each.
1
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Walk round with every light on: headlights, brake lights, indicators, fog lights and the number plate lamp. Check no warning lights stay on after starting. 28.4% of Movano failure items.
2
Brakes
Make sure the pedal feels firm, the car stops in a straight line, the handbrake holds on a slope and no brake warning light is showing. 27.1% of Movano failure items.
3
Suspension
Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters. 12.9% of Movano failure items.
4
Body, chassis, structure
Look underneath and along the sills for corrosion, and check for damaged or poorly repaired panels. 9.4% of Movano failure items.
5
Visibility
Check the windscreen for chips or cracks in the driver's view, and that the wipers and washers clear it properly. 8.2% of Movano failure items.
None of this replaces the car's own record. Run a free MOT history check on the registration to see every test, advisory and recorded mileage for that car.
What the MOT record doesn't tell you
Knowing Vauxhall Movano failures cluster around lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and brakes tells you what to inspect. It tells you nothing about whether the car is safe to buy. An MOT does not show money still owed on the car, a write-off, a theft record or a clocked odometer.
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- Outstanding finance
- Write-off records
- Stolen markers
- Mileage history
- Previous keepers
Other used Vauxhall models
The most-tested Vauxhall models in 2025, with how their MOT pass rate compares with the Movano.
Used Vauxhall Movano FAQs
Is the Vauxhall Movano reliable?
MOT data does not measure reliability. It records whether a car met the roadworthiness standard on the day of its test. What it does show is a 62.7% first-time pass rate for the Vauxhall Movano across 5,120 tests in 2025, below the 72.3% average for all cars.
Do older Vauxhall Movano cars fail their MOT more often?
Vauxhall Movano cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 74.9% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 55.8%. On an older example, the car's own MOT history tells you more than the model average.
What should I check before buying a used Vauxhall Movano?
On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment, brakes and suspension. Then check the individual car's history: outstanding finance, insurance write-off records, stolen markers, mileage and previous keepers. None of these appear in the MOT record or on the V5C.
How do I check a Vauxhall Movano's history?
Enter the registration of the specific car. A Carpeep car history check reports outstanding finance, write-off category, stolen markers, mileage history, previous keepers, MOT and tax status, import and export markers and scrapped status in one £15 report.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.