2004 Vauxhall Vivaro 1.9L Diesel · YU04 AEJ

The Vauxhall Vivaro passed its most recent MOT on 22 December 2021 at 138,699 miles with no defects recorded, leaving it currently untested for over four years relative to today's date of 16 July 2026. The maintenance trend shown across the supplied records is stable in terms of roadworthiness outcome, though the vehicle failed twice on administrative or undocumented grounds immediately before passing tests in both 2020 and 2021. Those failures on 16 December 2021 and 4 December 2020 carried zero recorded defects, suggesting paperwork or presentation issues rather than mechanical faults, with the tester clearing the van on re-test the next day each time. The odometer advanced from 122,716 miles at the December 2019 pass to 129,683 miles at the December 2020 failure, then to 138,699 miles by December 2021, an average of roughly 6,300 miles per year that matches typical use for a 2004 panel van. The record shows no mileage between the 4 December 2020 and 5 December 2020 entries beyond a single mile, and identical 138,699 miles on both the failed and passed December 2021 tests, confirming the van has covered no distance in DVSA records since. Sparse clean passes aside from the two zero-defect failures give little insight into wear, but the long static mileage and lapse since testing mean the vehicle has likely stood unused for an extended period. A buyer should prioritise a full in-person inspection of structural integrity and corrosion on the chassis and sills, as a 22-year-old Vauxhall van left untested for over four years will commonly show rust progression unseen in a clean MOT history. Suspension bushes, coil springs, and brake discs demand physical checks for perishing or seizing after prolonged storage, alongside exhaust emissions and tyre condition given the age of any fitted rubber. The repeated next-day passes after zero-defect failures imply previous owners addressed only what was needed to secure the certificate, so verify the van starts, drives, and brakes without binding calipers or fluid leaks before commitment.