2014 Chevrolet Cruze: MOT pass rate and reliability

73.5% of 2014 Chevrolet Cruzes pass the MOT first time, measured across 479 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 83,417 miles.

How the 2014 compares

  • Against all Chevrolet Cruzes (69.5%, 5,076 tests): +4 points
  • Against all 2014 cars (75.4%): -1.9 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Chevrolet Cruze model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2014 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Chevrolet Cruze:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2009 67.1% 234 94,216
2010 66.6% 608 89,869
2011 70.9% 986 82,850
2012 68.6% 1,496 84,250
2013 69.8% 1,251 84,137
2014 73.5% 479 83,417

What this means if you are buying a 2014 Cruze

The 2014 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 4 points more often than the Chevrolet Cruze 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 12-year-old car fails on

A 2014 car is 12 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 2014 Chevrolet Cruze the average at test was 83,417 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.

2014 is the strongest year on record for this model at 73.5%, ahead of every other year we hold data for.

Nearby model years

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