2003 Vauxhall Movano: MOT pass rate and reliability

55.6% of 2003 Vauxhall Movanos pass the MOT first time, measured across 825 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 132,598 miles.

How the 2003 compares

  • Against all Vauxhall Movanos (67.2%, 52,236 tests): -11.6 points
  • Against all 2003 cars (64.7%): -9.1 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Vauxhall Movano model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2003 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Vauxhall Movano:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2000 55.8% 330 131,007
2001 51.5% 369 125,081
2002 52% 535 120,807
2003 55.6% 825 132,598
2004 54.4% 1,061 140,542
2005 54.6% 1,308 140,513
2006 56.7% 1,639 145,050
2007 55.9% 1,575 143,572
2008 59.3% 2,300 142,742
2009 57.9% 1,152 147,227
2010 57.9% 992 150,837
2011 61.5% 1,730 152,384
2012 61.1% 1,929 144,566
2013 67.1% 2,434 136,081
2014 66% 3,280 129,754
2015 69% 4,272 121,754
2016 70.3% 5,377 109,782
2017 71.9% 3,493 106,478
2018 70.9% 4,044 83,586
2019 70.4% 4,781 73,856
2020 76.6% 3,769 61,260
2021 77.4% 4,903 50,995

What this means if you are buying a 2003 Movano

The 2003 is a weaker year for this model, passing 11.6 points less often than the Vauxhall Movano average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2003 figure for all cars above rather than against newer examples. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.

What a 23-year-old car fails on

A 2003 car is 23 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:

  • Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
  • Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
  • Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
  • Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
  • Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
  • Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested

That is high mileage, so timing belts, clutches, suspension bushes and corrosion are the items worth budgeting for rather than the MOT itself. On a 2003 Vauxhall Movano the average at test was 132,598 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.

The strongest year for this model is 2021 at 77.4%, and the weakest in our data is 2001 at 51.5%. That 25.9 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2003 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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