Chevrolet Aveo: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Chevrolet Aveo fails its first MOT more often than the average UK car, by 20.1 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 8,823 individual Chevrolet Aveo tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 56.6% first-time pass rate means roughly 43 in every 100 Chevrolet Aveos presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is worse than average, so budget for remedial work and treat a fresh 12-month MOT as a genuine selling point rather than a given. The average Chevrolet Aveo tested had covered 71,059 miles and was built around 2010.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Chevrolet Aveo sits 20.1 points below the national average, ranked 1,989 of 2,005 models. On one bought as repairable salvage, assume the mechanical side needs more than the visible accident damage, and pad your repair estimate accordingly.

Before you bid: run the lot through the analyzer, check the car's own record, check the mileage, decode the VIN, and if it carries a marker use the write-off value calculator. Or compare it against another model.

Looking at a specific Chevrolet Aveo rather than the model in general? The free check covers its MOT and mileage history, and the full HPI report confirms the insurance write-off category, outstanding finance and whether it is recorded stolen, from licensed data for 5 credits. Already own one that has been damaged? Work out whether fixing it beats selling it with the repair or scrap calculator, and see recorded closing bids for damaged Chevrolet Aveos at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Chevrolet Aveo

1. A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play, 7.5% of tests (5.74x the national rate for this defect)
2. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 4.8% of tests (4.62x the national rate for this defect)
3. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 21.5% of tests (4.27x the national rate for this defect)
4. Exhaust system leaking or insecure, 4.2% of tests (4.17x the national rate for this defect)
5. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 4.1% of tests (3.84x the national rate for this defect)
6. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 8.4% of tests (3.76x the national rate for this defect)
7. Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 4% of tests (2.95x the national rate for this defect)
8. A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED, 3.6% of tests (2.9x the national rate for this defect)
9. A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 4.7% of tests (2.53x the national rate for this defect)
10. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 3.2% of tests (2.47x the national rate for this defect)

From 8,811 DVSA-tracked Chevrolet Aveo tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 3.73% of these flagged Chevrolet Aveo defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Chevrolet Aveo

An advisory doesn't fail the car - the tester flags it as worth watching, but it still passes. A different list from the failures above: what testers are noting on a Chevrolet Aveo before it actually fails on it.

1. A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play, 5.9% of tests (4.44x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
2. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 7.4% of tests (3.71x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
3. Exhaust system leaking or insecure, 10.3% of tests (3.61x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
4. Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements, 4.7% of tests (3.4x the national rate for this advisory)
5. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 20.1% of tests (3.25x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
6. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 36.3% of tests (2.71x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
7. Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users, 15% of tests (2.69x the national rate for this advisory)
8. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 6.3% of tests (2.36x the national rate for this advisory)
9. A suspension component excessively damaged or corroded, 9.9% of tests (1.91x the national rate for this advisory)
10. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 7.2% of tests (1.52x the national rate for this advisory)

From 8,811 DVSA-tracked Chevrolet Aveo tests, 2024.

Chevrolet Aveo pass rate by model year

From its 2008 to its 2013 model year, the Chevrolet Aveo's first-time pass rate has risen 8.1 points, from 52.6% to 60.7%, the usual pattern: a newer model year is a younger car today, so it fails less. First-time pass rate for each Chevrolet Aveo year:

• 2008 Chevrolet Aveo - 52.6% first-time pass, 726 tests
• 2009 Chevrolet Aveo - 54.6% first-time pass, 2,804 tests
• 2010 Chevrolet Aveo - 56.4% first-time pass, 1,293 tests
• 2011 Chevrolet Aveo - 55.7% first-time pass, 1,115 tests
• 2012 Chevrolet Aveo - 61.8% first-time pass, 1,423 tests
• 2013 Chevrolet Aveo - 60.7% first-time pass, 1,263 tests

Chevrolet Aveo by fuel type

The Chevrolet Aveo's two most-tested fuel types split by 0.4 points: petrol passes first time 57% of the time (8,100 tests) against 57.4% for diesel (641 tests).

• Petrol Chevrolet Aveo - 57% first-time pass, 8,100 tests
• Diesel Chevrolet Aveo - 57.4% first-time pass, 641 tests

Other Chevrolet models

• Chevrolet Spark - 64.7%
• Chevrolet Matiz - 57.7%
• Chevrolet Captiva - 58.3%
• Chevrolet Cruze - 69%
• Chevrolet Orlando - 68.5%
• Chevrolet Kalos - 54.5%
• Chevrolet Lacetti - 56.2%
• Chevrolet Trax - 67.5%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Fiat Bravo - 57.4%
• Citroen Grand C4 Picasso - 57.2%
• Nissan Kubistar - 56.8%
• Chevrolet Lacetti - 56.2%
• Renault Espace - 56.2%
• Kia Cerato - 55.8%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
• What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences
• Do you need an HPI check on a car you know is a write-off?

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