Vauxhall Vivaro

Had my second hand vauxhall van for 3 years now and I have een very happy with it. I'm now looking at getting another one but maybe a LWB one instead. Very reliable and very comfortable to drive, and plenty of room inside.

Used my trusted Ford transit 260 short wheel base for 10 years with only having to change brake pads and a battery. Bough my Vauxhall Vivaro 2 years ago. Changed brake pads twice and had by a new battery for £150. But other than that it has been a pleasure to drive so much more comfortable than the old transit. More like driving a passenger vehicle. Very happy with it and much more reasonably priced to the Ford

My neighbour had one of these are used to go to work with him a lot. I would recommend one of these all depends what your budget is. From new I will have one but I wouldn’t have one over four years old. Thanks

Drove this van for 6 months. Got to be my favourite van of all, only downside is it having two side doors which is annoying as I like to push the van vault towards one of the doors but couldn’t with this

I’d say it’s very spacious in the cab and also in the loading bay but it’s lacks premium feel like you see in the Ford transit sport, also it’s not a powerful in my opinion

I love my sportive. Great van, plenty of room to get sheet material in the back, drives like a car. Not had any problems with mine yet (touch wood). Good on fuel as well

Had a 17 plate LWB sportive for around 6 months now. It has all the toys like traction and cruise control, and has bags of space to fit everything inside. Although I've added roof bars just incase, all my ladders and pipe tubes that would normally go on the roof are fitted inside. Enough power to lug all your tools and parts around, and good on fuel averaging at around 35mpg when loaded up.

Just taken delivery of a 70 plate vivaro. Happy with it although at 6ft 4in it's a bit tight in the cabin. Got the 1.5 and really impressed. Getting over 40mpg on all journeys. Access and the extended section through the bulkhead is handy. Happy so far.

First note is I have a 2003 vivaro and it has been brilliant. Fuel economy is perfect for a van and it holds weight brilliantly with tool boxes and everything else in the back. For the cheap price of an old vivaro I’d always recommend

Changed my van 2 months ago to the long wheel based version and got a fantastic deal from Vauxhall at Ballyrobert. Doing 43 mpg and a much more sophisticated van than my three previous. Highly recommend

Absolutely fantastic vehicle, just bought one recently. Drives like a car, but with the torque of a decent van. Plenty space in back for shelving and a roof rack system finishes off a really good workhorse.

I love my Vivaro. The long wheelbase version I have lets me put 8' lengths in the back and I get 16' lengths my roof rack and everything in between. It's just like driving a car on the road and just as comfortable. Will definitely stick with Vauxhall for my next van.

Always had vivaros from day one. Probably not the fanciest van out there but does the job gets me from a to b and it’s comfy. Plenty of space in the back with racking and mines a swb.

We have had 2 of these Van's. One has been scrapped after nearly 5k of repairs. injectors failed ceasing in the head (common problem with these vans that I wasnt aware of and apparently still is on the brand new models). turbo blew. crankshaft seal leaked into bell housing causing whole clutch needing to be changed. final straw was gearbox collapsed and took out the timing chain. These were the big problems too many others to list.

We have two of these vans, built in the same year, only had a few issues with one over 3 years. Nice to drive, i do like it over the old transit we had but would i buy another? Not so sure

We have just invested in 2 of these and I have to say I’m somewhat disappointed, my back and backside aches after driving every day, the seats are not comfy at all, we are stuck with these for a couple of years now but I wish I had read he reviews first, cheapish to run, better on long runs then short, quick vans, diesel is good if you drive it like you have not stole it lol, I would only rate these vans 3 to 4 star

Vauxhall vans have had there problems in the past. Overall they are an excellent van and I would be happy to have another one again. Great price, great van.

I have a LWB new shape. Much prefer over a transit. It’s done 70000 miles with no issues at all (other than usual wear and tear) fantastic van. Would not look at getting anything else.

I have the Swb Sportive and have had it from new and for nearly 2 years. I do think it is a good van but could do with having a bit more spec. The only issue I have notice is the clutch pedal sometimes doesn't come all the way up.

Thanks have the sportive lovely van had it since new no issues with it .
Other than the handsfree has an annoying habit of having to be reset a couple of times a month for no reason .

Had my lwb for 2 years, nice drive nice spec etc but the engine build quality is not as reliable as the older models, already had a new clutch, master cylinder and turbo before 15k miles.

I’ve got the basic long wheel base model
It’s not the powerful van but it’s good enough but the real plus it’s very economical the eco button works!
Great road handling, very comfortable ride
This is a real rival for the Ford Custom in my book the Vivaro is the winner

Love it, my first big van after a caddy and I couldn’t be happier it has all the features, dab radio, cd, air con, electric pack the 1.6 twin turbo is surprisingly powerful and lovely to drive!

Ive had a vivaro for many years now. Its time for a new one but still looks professional when pulling up to jobs. Mine is a 57plate and done 160k on the clock. Been all over the country with it and I service it every 2years very trustworthy van.

Like all vans these days they never come with enough security and that was a down fall to my last van a ford connect, this time with the Vivaro I opted for the dead locks installed by a local company, the van overall is great.

I’ve got the sportive bi-turbo, Love the style of the van and spec but unfortunately had problems with the van condenser has gone twice, central locking been fixed on numerous occasions, new speedo. I believe lots of the sportive vans have turbo problems but luckily mine hasn’t. Time get rid I think now warranty has finished

Very well built van I’ve had little and very few repairs apart from a General wear and tear
Parts are cheap as well as they are doing the same models under a variety of of names easy to maintain and clean i

Really like these vans, pretty decent spec. I like the eco function and the comfortable ride, unfortunately it seems to eat the juice a little and the tax is expensive.

I love my van I must say, I did prefer my older model I'm not sure why but I did. But this is a great van and I wouldn't go for a different brand or model

The van is smooth running coping with good loads and good on fuel. Cabin could do with being a little more supplied like the custom but not bad.
It’s a good drive, nice and easy.

Lovely van to drive, MPG not as good as advertised but still an improvement on the older model I had for a few years. 3 year warranty and 2 year service intervals make it affordable to maintain warranty too.

Great van.
Does everything I need it to do.
Has never let me down.
5 years old now and still going strong.

Not bad vehicles I own one vivaro and one transporter although there are obvious build quality differences it das not fall that far short so well worth it for the mone

It’s a pretty good van for the money, there is a few little problem I have found, mobile phone keeps disconnecting from Bluetooth, im having to forget the phone and then reconnect it.
Stop start, if you are to quick putting it in gear the van gets confused.
Cruse control sometimes to go over the speed that you set it to.
Side door bolts keep coming lose.

Changed SWB for a LWB sportive drives well and plenty quick enough. Back doors gave a security issue so had deadlocks fitted.

I love these vans we had one on 04 plate couldn't fault them one bit now we have one on a 12 plate the sportife which is a lot faster and pulls anything the price istnt to bad but personally I think all vans are over prices

I got my vivaro 3 months ago, I got the sportive
It's a great van but the interior spec is not as good as the transit
But that said it's a great van to drive

Had it since new- 12 months ago. Brilliant van. Can't fault it. Sportive version is worth the extra money

Highly recommend these pipe slicers. Had mine for over year and still cutting like new. Good solidly built cutter and have not let me down.

Good runner. Easy to use sat nav is a bit funny sometimes. Plain dash and interior but good for the price.

Bought the van from new 18 months ago great van. Poor dab radio and now after 18 months the clutch is ng. Been in the garage 6 times in 6 months to sort it out just about to go and pick it up again let's see what happens this time cause if it's not fixed it's going back for good as no fit for purpose

Plenty of room even with racking in the back. I got the sportive version and I think is very good on fuel. I bought mine and got a very good deal

Went looking for a new van a couple of months back, couldn't find anything that beats the price with all the extras you get, great value and very comfortable to drive

Although nice to look at, these are a horrible drive imo
You can all say goodbye to a 3 point turn, more like 15 now. You get a lot of van for the money tbf but not a comfortable drive whatsoever

I have a 63 plate crew cab. Working well as used for work and as a kid transportation device. Best of both worlds.

Bonnet alarm sensor gets water in it and causes alarm to go off. Problem with heater lights.

Nice to drive.

More cab storage would be good.

Not a bad van. i loved mine untill a few months ago when i started having problems with the injectors. common fault with these vans and is going to cost me over 1k to fix

We have a fleet of these and the same alarm fault on every one a fault with the bonnet catch causing the alarm to constantly go off. Needs more cabin storage in my eyes. Start stop function can sometimes fail causeing it to judder like mad.