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VA03 OLV

2003 Vauxhall Movano

Silver Diesel 2463cc
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MOT Status

Valid
Expires6 May 2027
Tests29 (20 pass, 9 fail)
Pass rate69%

Mileage

94,553 mi
Last recorded94,553 miles
Recorded on7 May 2026
Typical for 2003 Vauxhall Movano99,946 mi

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Vehicle Details

RegistrationVA03 OLV
MakeVauxhall
ModelMovano
Year2003
ColourSilver
Fuel typeDiesel
Engine2,463cc

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MOT History

20 pass 9 fail
Pass 7 May 2026 94,553 miles
Fail 22 Apr 2026 94,552 miles

Nearside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Offside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))

Offside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))

Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))

Pass 10 Apr 2025 93,859 miles

Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Offside Rear Wheel bearing slightly noisy (5.1.3 (b) (i))

Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

nearside and offside sills corroded

Fail 7 Apr 2025 93,854 miles

Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))

Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))

Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Offside Rear Wheel bearing slightly noisy (5.1.3 (b) (i))

Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

nearside and offside sills corroded

Pass 28 Mar 2024 92,651 miles

Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Spare tyre defective ()

nearside and offside sills corroded

Fail 21 Mar 2024 92,637 miles

Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))

Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))

Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Spare tyre defective ()

nearside and offside sills corroded

Pass 16 Mar 2023 92,152 miles

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material x2 (1.1.11 (c))

nearside outer sill corroded

offside outer sill corroded

Fail 13 Mar 2023 92,130 miles

Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) DANGEROUS

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Nearside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))

Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material x2 (1.1.11 (c))

Offside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

nearside outer sill corroded

offside outer sill corroded

Pass 3 Mar 2022 91,833 miles

Nearside and Offside outer sills corroding

Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material x2 (1.1.11 (c))

Fail 2 Mar 2022 91,822 miles

Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))

Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn missing (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))

Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) DANGEROUS

Nearside and Offside outer sills corroding

Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material x2 (1.1.11 (c))

Offside Front Steering rack gaiter damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))

Pass 8 Mar 2021 89,236 miles

Handbrake efficiency only just met requirements @ 16%

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside and Offside outer sills corroding

Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material x 2 (1.1.11 (c))

Offside Front Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))

Offside Steering rack gaiter damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))

Pass 12 Jun 2019 87,418 miles

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material x 2 (1.1.11 (c))

Pass 7 Jun 2018 86,992 miles

Nearside Steering rack gaiter damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))

Nearside and Offside front outriggers corroding

Offside Steering rack gaiter damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))

Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))

Pass 9 Jun 2017 85,261 miles
Fail 1 Jun 2017 85,258 miles

Nearside Front Upper Ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt nsf upper steering swivel gator perished and causing ingress of dirt (2.2.C.1c)

Nearside Front Upper Ball joint has excessive play nsf upper ball joint has excessive play. (2.2.B.1f)

Nearside Front front brake binding nsf brake binding (3.7.B.1)

Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush nsr anti roll bar link excessive play. (2.4.G.2)

Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated nsr wheel bearing rough when rotated (2.6.1)

Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)

Rear Brakes imbalanced across an axle Axle 2 (3.7.B.5b)

Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)

Pass 31 May 2016 84,996 miles

Nearside Front Front suspension ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)

Nearside Steering rack gaiter deteriorated (2.2.D.2d)

Offside Front Front suspension ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)

Offside Steering rack gaiter deteriorated (2.2.D.2d)

Play in nearside steering rack inner joint

Pass 13 Feb 2015 84,223 miles

Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)

Fail 9 Feb 2015 84,221 miles

Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)

Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)

Pass 3 Oct 2013 83,849 miles

Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Nearside Steering rack gaiter deteriorated (2.2.D.2d)

Offside Steering rack gaiter deteriorated (2.2.D.2d)

Pass 3 Oct 2012 82,460 miles
Fail 27 Sep 2012 82,459 miles

Nearside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Nearside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated (2.5.A.2)

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)

Offside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)

Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)

Pass 28 Sep 2011 80,260 miles

Nearside front tyre low tread

Nearside rear tyre sidewall perishing

Offside front brake hose ferulles corroding

Pass 27 Sep 2010 77,119 miles
Pass 30 Sep 2009 75,505 miles
Fail 25 Sep 2009 75,465 miles

Nearside Headlamp aim too low (1.8)

Nearside Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened (3.5.1i)

Offside Headlamp aim too low (1.8)

Offside Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened (3.5.1i)

Offside Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)

Pass 18 Aug 2008 73,108 miles
Pass 19 Oct 2007 62,138 miles
Pass 21 Oct 2006 45,567 miles
Pass 15 Jul 2006 39,226 miles

How Reliable is the Vauxhall Movano?

Based on 1,043,634 MOT tests across 89,639 vehicles.

68.5%
Pass Rate
7,309
Miles/Year
27
Year Lifespan
89,639
On UK Roads

Top MOT Failure Points

Parking brake: efficiency below requirements 50,018
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively 24,610
Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick 19,839
Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid 19,684
parking brake recording little or no effort 19,478
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VA03 OLV is a 2003 Vauxhall Movano in Silver with a 2,463cc diesel engine. This vehicle has been through 29 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 69%.

Across all 2003 Vauxhall Movano models, the average MOT pass rate is 66.2% with a typical mileage of 99,946 miles. This particular vehicle has performed better than the average for its year.

The most common reason a Vauxhall Movano fails its MOT is parking brake: efficiency below requirements, accounting for 50,018 recorded failures. If you're considering buying VA03 OLV, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.

The Vauxhall Movano typically stays on UK roads for around 27 years. At 23 years old, this Vauxhall Movano is approaching the upper end of the typical lifespan for this model.

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VA03 OLV is a 2003 Vauxhall Movano, first registered on 11 July 2003.

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