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Vauxhall MOVANO - 2017

209.6 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2017 is 137.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Vauxhall MOVANO, model year 2017. Sample size: 3,683 cars, 8,192 tests and 17,172 recorded faults.
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More faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 3,683 cars

The 2017 Vauxhall Movano has a notably higher overall defect rate of 210 defects per 100 vehicles compared to the yearly average of 134 defects per 100, indicating an increase of 57%. Particularly concerning are the defects related to brakes, visibility, lights and electrics, body structure, and equipment, where the Movano significantly exceeds average rates. For example, the model shows a defect rate of 120 for brakes, compared to 71 for the average car. Trends by mileage reveal that defect rates increase with higher mileage, peaking at 369 defects per 100 for vehicles over 124,000 miles. Overall, while tyre wear may be common, the Movano's standout issues are more specific to critical safety and structural categories.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 3,683 cars

Categories

Brakes
▼ 66.1% worse
120.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 72.5 / 100 tests
  • Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
Steering
▲ 25.0% better
4.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.6 / 100 tests
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
  • Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
Visibility
▼ 155.9% worse
37.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.5 / 100 tests
  • Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: defective
Lights & Electrics
▼ 386.3% worse
99.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.4 / 100 tests
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
  • Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
  • Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
  • A lens defective: which has no effect on emitted light
  • A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 21.6% better
112.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 143.1 / 100 tests
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
Body/Structure
▼ 112.9% worse
14.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 7.0 / 100 tests
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
  • A body panel or body component: damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly
  • A transmission shaft flexible coupling: excessively deteriorated
Equipment
▼ 314.8% worse
11.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.7 / 100 tests
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
  • ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
  • A seat belt:
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▼ 123.3% worse
20.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.0 / 100 tests
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 369 0–31,000 mi 31,000–62,000 62,000–93,000 93,000–124,000 124,000+
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.

Most common faults (Top 10)

Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,592
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 920
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 827
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 725
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 708
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 650
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 619
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
MINOR
Occurrences: 616
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 513
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 429

Serious faults (Top 10)

Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 650
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 429
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 250
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 223
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 214
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 171
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 161
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 153
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 138
A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 134