2015 Vauxhall Vivaro 1.6L Diesel · DA15 VCZ

The Vauxhall Vivaro presents as roadworthy with a stable maintenance trend. The most recent test on 6 March 2026 at 167,229 miles returned a pass with no defects recorded, following a clean pass on 11 March 2025 at 163,371 miles. The March 2025 failure at the same mileage and date shows no defects logged, indicating an administrative or non-mechanical rejection rather than a fault-based fail. Across the available record the vehicle cleared every completed test without advisories, so no worsening pattern emerges. The van has covered 167,229 miles in roughly eleven years, an average of about 15,200 miles per year, which is high for a 2015 light commercial. Mileage moved from 149,441 in the October 2022 test to 156,633 by October 2023, then jumped to 163,371 by March 2025 and 167,229 by March 2026. The gap between October 2023 and March 2025 leaves a seventeen-month void with no recorded test, after which annual testing resumed. Such a gap may reflect a lapsed certificate or private lay-up; the subsequent clean passes suggest the drivetrain and structure withstood the higher annual use without flagged wear. The absence of recorded advisories on brakes, suspension bushes, coil springs, corrosion, or exhaust emissions means the MOT file gives no direct warning on those items. A buyer should still inspect brake discs and calipers for binding, check suspension arms and subframe mounts for play, and examine sills and chassis rails for structural rust given the age and mileage. The 2025 zero-defect failure warrants confirmation that the logbook and test certificate match and that no suppressed defect existed at that point. Previous keepers appear to have maintained basic test compliance once annual testing restarted, though the 2023 to 2025 gap hints at a period of irregular use or skipped inspection. With no recurring faults in the record, the Vivaro reads as a mechanically sound high-mileage van, but in-person checks on consumables and hidden corrosion remain sensible before purchase.