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Vauxhall MOVANO - 2018

184.6 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2018 is 123.2 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Vauxhall MOVANO, model year 2018. Sample size: 4,086 cars, 9,399 tests and 17,354 recorded faults.
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More faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 4,086 cars

The 2018 Vauxhall Movano has a significantly higher overall defect rate compared to the average vehicle of the same year, with 185 defects per 100 vehicles, which is 54% above the average of 120 defects per 100. Notably, as mileage increases, the defect rate for this model rises steeply, reaching 367 defects per 100 in the highest mileage category. While the Movano performs better than average in steering and wheels, suspensions and axles, it faces serious challenges in categories such as brakes, visibility, and lights, where its defect rates are considerably higher than those of similar vehicles. Overall, this model exhibits a mixed performance, excelling in some areas while struggling significantly in others.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 4,086 cars

Categories

Brakes
▼ 45.2% worse
99.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 68.8 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
Steering
▲ 48.0% better
2.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.0 / 100 tests
  • Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • 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
▼ 151.8% worse
35.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.9 / 100 tests
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 431.3% worse
93.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 17.6 / 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
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
  • A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
  • A lens defective: which has no effect on emitted light
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 22.4% better
98.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 126.7 / 100 tests
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
Body/Structure
▼ 186.3% worse
14.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.1 / 100 tests
  • A body panel or body component: damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure
  • Fuel system: leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
  • A transmission shaft flexible coupling: excessively deteriorated
Equipment
▼ 350.0% worse
9.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.2 / 100 tests
  • A seat belt:
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▼ 121.4% worse
15.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 7.0 / 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
  • Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 367 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: 1,625
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 946
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 784
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 707
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 691
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: 631
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 589
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 562
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 519
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 448

Serious faults (Top 10)

Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 691
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 448
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 315
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 271
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 233
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 201
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 191
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 165
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 161
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
FAIL
Occurrences: 151