2010 Chevrolet Captiva: MOT pass rate and reliability

54.6% of 2010 Chevrolet Captivas pass the MOT first time, measured across 1,518 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 110,195 miles.

How the 2010 compares

  • Against all Chevrolet Captivas (58.9%, 5,972 tests): -4.3 points
  • Against all 2010 cars (67%): -12.4 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Chevrolet Captiva 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 Captiva:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2008 52.5% 550 116,059
2009 57.1% 638 112,000
2010 54.6% 1,518 110,195
2011 57% 1,064 102,038
2012 64.6% 898 93,749
2013 64.9% 971 91,045

What this means if you are buying a 2010 Captiva

The 2010 is a weaker year for this model, passing 4.3 points less often than the Chevrolet Captiva average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2010 figure for all cars above rather than against newer examples. 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 high mileage, so timing belts, clutches, suspension bushes and corrosion are the items worth budgeting for rather than the MOT itself. On a 2010 Chevrolet Captiva the average at test was 110,195 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 2013 at 64.9%, and the weakest in our data is 2008 at 52.5%. That 12.4 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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