2010 Chevrolet Aveo: MOT pass rate and reliability

56.4% of 2010 Chevrolet Aveos pass the MOT first time, measured across 1,293 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 71,789 miles.

How the 2010 compares

  • Against all Chevrolet Aveos (57.1%, 8,744 tests): -0.7 points
  • Against all 2010 cars (67%): -10.6 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Chevrolet Aveo model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2010 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Chevrolet Aveo:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2008 52.6% 726 71,865
2009 54.6% 2,804 72,580
2010 56.4% 1,293 71,789
2011 55.7% 1,115 67,393
2012 61.8% 1,423 75,249
2013 60.7% 1,263 70,087

What this means if you are buying a 2010 Aveo

The 2010 sits close to the Chevrolet Aveo average, so there is no strong model-year signal either way. Judge the individual car on its own history. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.

What a 16-year-old car fails on

A 2010 car is 16 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:

  • Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
  • Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
  • Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
  • Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
  • Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
  • Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested

That is a shade above the middle of the range, still ordinary wear rather than a red flag, but worth checking against the service book for the car's age. On a 2010 Chevrolet Aveo the average at test was 71,789 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.

The strongest year for this model is 2012 at 61.8%, and the weakest in our data is 2008 at 52.6%. That 9.2 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2010 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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