2021 Vauxhall Vivaro 2900 Dynamic S/S: MOT pass rate and reliability
78.1% of 2021 Vauxhall Vivaro 2900 Dynamic S/S pass the MOT first time, measured across 3,443 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 49,716 miles.
How the 2021 compares
- Against all Vauxhall Vivaro 2900 Dynamic S/S (81.1%, 8,299 tests): -3 points
- Against all 2021 cars (90%): -11.9 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every Vauxhall Vivaro 2900 Dynamic S/S model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2021 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Vauxhall Vivaro 2900 Dynamic S/S:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 83.6% | 1,490 | 63,164 |
| 2020 | 83.1% | 3,364 | 60,969 |
| 2021 | 78.1% | 3,443 | 49,716 |
What this means if you are buying a 2021 Vivaro 2900 Dynamic S/S
The 2021 is a weaker year for this model, passing 3 points less often than the Vauxhall Vivaro 2900 Dynamic S/S average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2021 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 5-year-old car fails on
A 2021 car is 5 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 below average for a car this age, worth a mileage-consistency check since an unusually low reading is sometimes clocking rather than luck. On a 2021 Vauxhall Vivaro 2900 Dynamic S/S the average at test was 49,716 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 2019 at 83.6%, and the weakest in our data is 2021 at 78.1%. That 5.5 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2021 car against a newer one tells you very little.