2008 Chevrolet Kalos: MOT pass rate and reliability
53.5% of 2008 Chevrolet Kalos pass the MOT first time, measured across 632 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 61,236 miles.
How the 2008 compares
- Against all Chevrolet Kalos (55%, 2,431 tests): -1.5 points
- Against all 2008 cars (64.7%): -11.2 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 2008 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Chevrolet Kalos:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 52.9% | 416 | 69,819 |
| 2006 | 56.4% | 525 | 69,243 |
| 2007 | 56.2% | 854 | 68,037 |
| 2008 | 53.5% | 632 | 61,236 |
What this means if you are buying a 2008 Kalos
The 2008 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 an 18-year-old car fails on
A 2008 car is 18 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 around average, so condition and service history will tell you more than the odometer does. On a 2008 Chevrolet Kalos the average at test was 61,236 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 2006 at 56.4%, and the weakest in our data is 2005 at 52.9%. That 3.5 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2008 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 2005 Chevrolet Kalos - 52.9%
- 2006 Chevrolet Kalos - 56.4%
- 2007 Chevrolet Kalos - 56.2%