2013 Chevrolet Captiva: MOT pass rate and reliability

64.9% of 2013 Chevrolet Captivas pass the MOT first time, measured across 971 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 91,045 miles.

How the 2013 compares

  • Against all Chevrolet Captivas (58.9%, 5,972 tests): +6 points
  • Against all 2013 cars (72.9%): -8 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 2013 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 2013 Captiva

The 2013 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 6 points more often than the Chevrolet Captiva average. That is a point in its favour, though condition and service history still matter more than the model year. 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 13-year-old car fails on

A 2013 car is 13 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 above average, the point where suspension bushes, drop links and exhaust corrosion start showing up as advisories before they become failures. On a 2013 Chevrolet Captiva the average at test was 91,045 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.

2013 is the strongest year on record for this model at 64.9%, ahead of every other year we hold data for.

Nearby model years

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