2006 Chevrolet Kalos: MOT pass rate and reliability

56.4% of 2006 Chevrolet Kalos pass the MOT first time, measured across 525 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 69,243 miles.

How the 2006 compares

• Against all Chevrolet Kalos (55%, 2,431 tests): +1.4 points
• Against all 2006 cars (64.1%): -7.7 points
• National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Chevrolet Kalos model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2006 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Chevrolet Kalos:

What this means if you are buying a 2006 Kalos

The 2006 sits close to the Chevrolet Kalos 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 20-year-old car fails on

A 2006 car is 20 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 2006 Chevrolet Kalos the average at test was 69,243 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.

2006 is the strongest year on record for this model at 56.4%, ahead of every other year we hold data for.

Nearby model years

• 2005 Chevrolet Kalos - 52.9%
• 2007 Chevrolet Kalos - 56.2%
• 2008 Chevrolet Kalos - 53.5%

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