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Vauxhall Vivaro radio code from your serial

Vivaro vans from 2001 to 2014 have Renault-made radios that show a precode when you hold buttons 1 and 6. Type it in for your Vauxhall Vivaro radio code in seconds.

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  • Years we cover: 2001–2014
  • Serial: 1 letter and 3 numbers, like A123
  • Where: on the screen: hold 1 and 6
  • Code: in seconds, worked out from your precode
Radios we cover
  • Tuner List
  • Update List
  • Cassette radios
  • CDR 500
  • CDR 2005
  • £9.99one price per code
  • Freeserial check before you pay
  • Under 30 secondshow long a code actually took, measured on our own orders
  • Money backif the code doesn’t work

Which radio is in your Vauxhall Vivaro?

The Vivaro has had 3 sets of radios since 2001, from the Renault Tuner List and Update List radios, and CDR 2005 to the Peugeot-group radios. Find yours by year below, but go by the serial: radios get swapped, and the free check reads it for you.

YearsRadiosSerialCode
2001–2014First Vivaro Renault Tuner List and Update List radios, and CDR 2005 A letter and 3 numbers, like A123 Instant
2014–2019Second Vivaro Radios linked to the van No precode Not availableThese radios are linked to the van they came in, so there is no code to work out from the radio. A dealer can help.
2019 onThird Vivaro Peugeot-group radios Not covered Not availableThe latest Vivaro is built with Peugeot and Citroën, and its radio is not one we can do.

How to find your Vauxhall Vivaro radio serial number

Quickest way

On the screen

  1. Switch the radio on.
  2. Hold buttons 1 and 6 together for about 5 seconds.
  3. The screen shows a letter and 3 numbers (like A123). That is your precode.
  4. Nothing shows? Check the separate screen on top of the dashboard, or look for "PRE CODE" on the radio’s label.
DISPLAY~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!!!!!!A123!!!!!!123456BUTTONS 1–6
Hold the lit buttons with the radio on.
If the screen shows nothing

On the label

The serial is also printed on a label on the top or side of the radio. It comes out with a pair of radio removal keys. Which keys, and where they go: how to remove a car radio.

Photograph the label rather than copying it by hand — 0 and O, 1 and I are easy to mix up.

RADIOPush both keys in until they click, then pull the radio forward

Tips for your Vauxhall Vivaro

  • Hold buttons 1 and 6 for about 5 seconds with the radio on.
  • A radio with a label starting GM is a CDR 2005: type in the full 14-character serial instead.

What your serial looks like

  • A123 Renault precode1 letter and 3 numbers Instant
  • GM0205Y9019162 Vauxhall CDR500 / CDR200514 letters and numbers starting GM Instant

How to enter your Vauxhall Vivaro radio code

DISPLAY~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!!!!!!0000!!!!!!123456BUTTONS 1–6
Press button 1 twice for 2, button 2 five times for 5, button 3 eight times for 8, button 4 four times for 4, then hold button 6 for about 5 seconds to confirm.
  1. Use buttons 1, 2, 3 and 4 to set each number.
  2. Hold button 6 for about 5 seconds until the radio beeps.

If your Vauxhall Vivaro radio says LOCKED, WAIT or SAFE

RadioWhat to do
Renault precodeWAIT or ERROR — leave the radio on for 30–60 minutes and try again.
Vauxhall CDR500 / CDR2005You only get 10 tries before the radio locks for good, so please don’t guess.

What LOCKED, WAIT and SAFE mean, and how long to wait →

Vauxhall Vivaro radio code questions

My Vivaro shows a 4-character code when I hold 1 and 6.

That is the Renault precode. The Vivaro used Renault radios up to 2014, and we do those instantly.

My Vivaro is a 2016 van.

Vivaros from 2014 to 2019 have radios linked to the van, so there is no code we can work out. A dealer can help with those.

Can you do every Vauxhall Vivaro radio?

For 2001–2014, yes: the code appears on screen as soon as you have paid; for 2014–2019, 2019 on, not at the moment. The free check tells you which yours is before you pay.

Which radio does my Vauxhall Vivaro have?

It depends on the year. 2001–2014 (First Vivaro): Renault Tuner List and Update List radios, and CDR 2005. 2014–2019 (Second Vivaro): Radios linked to the van. 2019 on (Third Vivaro): Peugeot-group radios. Radios were often swapped, so the serial on yours is what counts.

What does the serial look like on a Vauxhall Vivaro?

A letter and 3 numbers, like A123.

Do I have to take the radio out of my Vauxhall Vivaro?

Usually not: with the radio on, hold 1 and 6 and the serial shows on the screen.

How do I enter the code on a Vauxhall Vivaro?

Presets 1 to 4 set each digit. Hold preset 6 for about five seconds to confirm.

Another Vauxhall?

Every Vauxhall radio we can unlock is on our Vauxhall radio code page. Close to this one: Movano, Combo, Astra, Corsa, Zafira, Vectra, Meriva, CDR500.

Updated October 2026