Vauxhall Viva
Registered from 2015 to 2019.
About this model
The Vauxhall Viva is a small family car that was produced by Vauxhall in a succession of three versions between 1963 and 1979. These were designated the HA, HB and HC series.
From the Wikipedia article Vauxhall Viva, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2016 1.0 petrol. 1,597 of 15,371 tests failed, 10%.
Better than 73% of 2016 cars. The typical one fails 13%, across 899 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Tyres and wheels | 45% | 713 |
| Visibility | 22% | 348 |
| Suspension | 19% | 299 |
| Brakes | 18% | 284 |
| Lights and electrics | 13% | 200 |
| Body and structure | 10% | 157 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
Where it stands out against its peers
- Visibility: failed more often than 91% of 2016 cars — 22% of its 1,597 failed tests, where an ordinary 2016 car has 11%.
Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.
NHTSA's investigations are American; no European regulator publishes an equivalent record, so this section has nothing to draw on for a European car. There is no European equivalent of the service-bulletin register either.
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Tyres and wheels — 45% of its failures
- A tyre seriously damaged
- A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- Suspension — 19% of its failures
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Brakes — 18% of its failures
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- Lights and electrics — 13% of its failures
- Visibility — 22% of its failures
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Body and structure — 10% of its failures
When it starts failing
At 100–120k miles this one fails 30% of its inspections, against the 19% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–20k miles | 6% | 6% | 2,875 | |
| 20–40k miles | 9% | 10% | 6,584 | |
| 40–60k miles | 13% | 13% | 4,074 | |
| 60–80k miles | 15% | 16% | 1,344 | |
| 80–100k miles | 18% | 18% | 357 | |
| 100–120k miles | 30% | 19% | 88 |
15,322 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 20k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.0 petrol · 939 kg · 2385 mm wheelbase · 5.9 L/100km (WLTP) |
| 2018 | 1.0 petrol · 1034 kg · 2385 mm wheelbase · 4.3 L/100km (NEDC) |