How reliable is a used Vauxhall Vivaro-e?

81.7% pass their first MOT at three years old, against 81.3% for electric vans as a whole, from 9,557 tests.

What is the payload of a Vauxhall Vivaro-e?

Payload is gross vehicle weight minus kerb weight and varies by specific van. We calculate it per registration rather than quoting a model figure.

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Vauxhall Vivaro-e

What 9,557 MOT tests say about buying one used. This is a van, so the question is not how far it goes — it is whether it still carries what you need it to.

Our verdict

About average

81.7% pass their first MOT at three years old. Electric vans as a whole manage 81.3%, so this one is neither the problem nor the answer. Nothing in any record tells you the state of the battery, and on a working van that is the number that decides whether it is worth buying.

9,557 MOT tests · DVSA anonymised MOT test data, 2023–2025 · class 7 goods vehicles · built 27 August 2026

Payload — the number that decides it

A battery pack weighs several hundred kilos and every one of them comes off what you can carry. Two vans with the same 3.5 tonne limit can differ by a quarter of a tonne of useful load, and the brochure rarely leads with it.

We work it out as gross vehicle weight minus kerb weight — the gross figure from the EV database, the kerb figure from the vehicle record. Both are per-registration, so it is a number for the exact van rather than the model.

Not published for this model yet. It needs a live lookup on a specific registration, and those services are switched off on the account today. The calculation is built and waiting.

When it runs it is £8.99 on its own, or part of the full van report.

UNVERIFIED — needs a per-registration lookup

How it holds up

At three years old this van passes at 81.7%. Electric vans as a whole manage 81.3%; electric cars of the same age manage 87.1%. A van works for a living, and it shows.

Pass rate by age. Ages with fewer than 150 tests are not shown. DVSA anonymised MOT test data, 2023–2025

See the numbers

Age	Pass rate	Tests
3 yrs	81.7%	6,373
4 yrs	75.5%	2,815
5 yrs	77.4%	235

Age at test	Tests	Pass rate	Median mileage
3 yrs	6,373	81.7%	21,250
4 yrs	2,815	75.5%	28,750
5 yrs	235	77.4%	26,250

DVSA anonymised MOT test data, 2023–2025 · electric class 7 only

Year by year

Test year	Tests	Pass rate
2023	240	82.5%
2024	2,773	81.4%
2025	6,544	79.1%

Where it sits

Ranked 8 of 11 electric vans on first-time pass rate at three years old. The full table, with every van compared at the same age, is on the van statistics page.

What to check before you buy

Weigh it, or get the plate figures in writing Ask for the gross and kerb weights for that exact van. The difference is your payload, and a converted or racked-out van can be hundreds of kilos heavier than the brochure.
Ask for a battery health readout, taken in front of you A van that cannot finish a round is worthless to you whatever its MOT record says. No record shows this — only a physical test.
Look at how it has been loaded, not just how it has been driven Check rear suspension, tyre shoulders and the load floor. A van run at its limit shows it there long before the odometer suggests.
Check the charging cable and any onboard charger option Fast charging was optional on several electric vans. Missing it changes how the van can be used, not just how long it sits.

Now check the exact car

This page describes the model. The free check describes the car in front of you.

The check costs nothing. A free account is needed so results can be saved and cars compared side by side — no card, no charge. Paid reports are extra and every price is on the page before you type a registration, never after.