Vauxhall Vivaro L1H1 diesel
Vauxhall Vivaro Panel Van M Diesel 150hp Manual Prime
The Vauxhall Vivaro Panel Van M Diesel 150hp Manual Prime has a 150PS diesel engine, 40.9mpg official economy, a 1,326kg payload. List price £32,150 excluding VAT.
Diesel · medium van · L1 H1 · on sale
Dimensions
Price
| List price (excluding VAT) | £32,150[2] |
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Engine and economy
Load
Ownership
| Warranty | Three-year vehicle warranty: one-year/unlimited mileage manufacturer's warranty, plus second and third year manufacturer's warranty with a 100,000 miles limitation[3] |
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Vauxhall Vivaro L1H1 diesel price changes
Vauxhall raised the list price of the Vivaro Panel Van M Diesel 150hp Manual Prime by £500 to £32,150 excluding VAT in the price list THRIVE recorded on 13 October 2026.
| Date | Was | Now | Change | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 October 2026 (recorded) | £31,650 | £32,150 | +£500 | Vauxhall |
| 17 September 2026 (recorded) | £30,350 | £31,650 | +£1,300 | Vauxhall Motors (Stellantis) - Vivaro Electric Price and Specification Guide |
List prices excluding VAT, from the manufacturer's own UK price lists. A date marked "recorded" is the day THRIVE took in a new price list that carried no date of its own.
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Other Vauxhall Vivaro versions
| Version | Fuel | Payload | Range / economy | Price ex VAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vauxhall Vivaro L2H1 diesel | Diesel | 1,294 kg | 39.8 mpg | £33,050 |
| Vauxhall Vivaro Electric L1H1 | Electric | 1,210 kg | 194-230 miles | £42,305 |
| Vauxhall Vivaro Electric L2H1 | Electric | 1,138 kg | 194-230 miles | £43,105 |
Every length, roof and fuel side by side, with a configurator, on the Vauxhall Vivaro page.
What fits in the load area
| Euro pallets (1,200 x 800mm) | 3, in a single row |
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| UK standard pallets (1,200 x 1,000mm) | 2, in a single row |
| 8 x 4 sheets (2,440 x 1,220mm) | Lie flat on the floor, between the wheel arches |
| Pipe, timber or ladders | Up to 2.5m on the floor |
Worked out from the verified floor length 2,512mm, 1,258mm between the wheel arches, 1,397mm high. At the full Euro pallet count, the payload allows about 440kg per pallet. Counts use the width between the wheel arches for the whole floor, so they never over-count. Door openings are not in our data: check the rear and side door apertures before relying on a count. Goods stacked on a pallet can stand up to about 1,247mm tall, allowing 150mm for the pallet itself.
Could you go electric?
How this van compares with Vauxhall Vivaro Electric Panel Van M Electric 136hp Automatic Prime (75kWh), the same body with the other powertrain, for a typical working day.
Electric could work: check the points below
- Range. 100 miles a day sits comfortably inside a planning range of about 136 miles, so an overnight charge covers the day.
- Payload. The electric version carries 116kg less (1,210kg against 1,326kg).
- Towing. Braked towing: 1,000kg electric, 2,500kg diesel.
- Energy. Charging at a small-business depot costs about 10.2p a mile against 18.4p for diesel: roughly £2,050 a year less at 25,000 miles.
- Price. The electric version lists for £5,155 more after the £5,000 zero emission van and truck grant, which the energy saving covers in about 2.5 years.
When the diesel is the more practical choice
- Loads that use the last 116kg of the diesel's payload.
- Towing more than 1,000kg.
How this is worked out
- Planning range is 70% of the official 194-mile WLTP figure, allowing for winter weather and a full load.
- Energy use 0.356 kWh a mile: the usable battery divided by the official range.
- Diesel 165.48p a litre excluding VAT (DESNZ, week of 2 November 2026); the Vauxhall Vivaro Panel Van M Diesel 150hp Manual Prime's official 40.9mpg.
- Electricity: 28.59p/kWh at a small-business depot (DESNZ, excluding VAT), 26.32p at home as the driver pays (Ofgem price cap), 65.83p on public rapid chargers (Zapmap, excluding VAT).
- 250 working days a year. List prices exclude VAT and options; running costs exclude servicing, insurance, tax and residual values.
Indicative only: a guide to whether electric is worth a closer look, not a quote. For whole-fleet costs see fleet charging costs and van break-even.
Electric and diesel compared: L1 H1
| Diesel (this van) | Electric | |
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| Spec | Vauxhall Vivaro Panel Van M Diesel 150hp Manual Prime | Vauxhall Vivaro Electric Panel Van M Electric 136hp Automatic Prime (75kWh) |
| List price (ex VAT) | £32,150 | £42,305 |
| Payload | 1,326 kg | 1,210 kg |
| Load volume | 5.3 m³ | 5.3 m³ |
| Range / economy | 40.9 mpg | 194-230 miles |
| Towing (braked) | 2,500 kg | 1,000 kg |
Both at a typical fleet specification, from each manufacturer's UK price list; sources are on each van's page. For running costs per mile, see the Fleet Cost Index and van break-even.
Alternatives worth considering
- Direct competitorVolkswagen Transporter T32 Panel Van Commerce SWB 150PS 2.0 TDI 8-Speed Automatic£3,850 more, 0.5m³ more load space.
- Direct competitorFord Transit Custom Trend 320 SWB Low Roof Van (L1 H1), 2.0L EcoBlue 110PS 6 Speed Manual FWD£3,800 more, 0.5m³ more load space.
- Electric alternativeFarizon V7E L1 H1 50 kWhElectric, 149 miles official range, £4,150 cheaper, 1.7m³ more load space.
- Direct competitorFiat Professional Scudo Panel Van M Diesel 120hp Manual MY26.5£2,145 cheaper, 153kg less payload.
The same van is also sold as Citroën Dispatch Panel Van M Diesel 150hp Manual Enterprise (£31,305) and Peugeot Expert Panel Van M Diesel 150hp Manual Professional (£31,305), with identical verified payload, load volume, towing and economy.
Chosen from published medium vans in the THRIVE database with a similar load area; reasons compare verified figures only.
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Sources
3 documents: Vauxhall UK, Vauxhall
- Vauxhall UK, published 1 October 2026, retrieved 5 October 2026. Supports: load length (at floor), load width (maximum), load width between wheel arches, load height (maximum), overall length, overall width (excluding mirrors), overall height. page 20, page heading "DIMENSIONS"; table "INTERIOR DIMENSIONS – PANEL VAN"; MEDIUM column (read visually from the rendered page). Floor length WITHOUT the load-through bulkhead; the same table gives 3674 / 4026 'with load-through bulkhead open' and 2185 / 2535 at mid-height (not used). Page footnote: load length at floor along the centre can be reduced by the rear door locking mechanism (approx. 50mm). Body mapping: the price list names the versions 'Panel Van ... M Diesel 150hp Manual Prime' and the dimension tables head the columns MEDIUM/LONG (overall length 4980 < 5331), so M = MEDIUM. Document: Vauxhall Vivaro Electric (including diesel range) price & specification guide, '1 October 2026 | Model Year 2026.5 (L0)' (PDF created 11 Sep 2026, 23 pages); published_on = effective date. The Citroën, Peugeot and Vauxhall 1 Oct 2026 MY26.5 price lists print the same figure, so no cross-source disagreement.
- Vauxhall, retrieved 13 October 2026. Supports: list price (excluding vat).
- Vauxhall, retrieved 21 September 2026. Supports: engine power, official fuel economy, co2 emissions, fuel tank, test cycle, gross vehicle weight, payload, load volume, towing capacity (braked), warranty. Link repointed 4 Nov 2026: the old link was the viewer's internal data file; linked to the same Vauxhall publication's viewer page. Original: https://indd.adobe.com/view/publication/7cbae435-2eab-4a84-997d-b62ba13c1a83/9ys8/content.json
About these figures
- Specifications verified: 13 October 2026, against the manufacturer documents listed under Sources.
- Latest source added: 13 October 2026, the last time a figure on this page was added or corrected.
Specifications vary by trim, engine, battery, length and roof height; these are for the Vauxhall Vivaro Panel Van M Diesel 150hp Manual Prime as named, a typical fleet specification. Fuel economy is the official WLTP combined figure; real-world economy loaded will be lower. Check the manufacturer's current price list before ordering. If a figure here has changed, tell us on our corrections page.