2006 Chevrolet Lacetti: MOT pass rate and reliability
56.3% of 2006 Chevrolet Lacettis pass the MOT first time, measured across 263 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 76,596 miles.
How the 2006 compares
- Against all Chevrolet Lacettis (56.9%, 2,065 tests): -0.6 points
- Against all 2006 cars (64.1%): -7.8 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every Chevrolet Lacetti 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 Lacetti:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 56.3% | 263 | 76,596 |
| 2007 | 57.9% | 368 | 78,163 |
| 2008 | 58.2% | 469 | 75,196 |
| 2009 | 53.3% | 518 | 75,668 |
| 2010 | 61.3% | 204 | 76,462 |
What this means if you are buying a 2006 Lacetti
The 2006 sits close to the Chevrolet Lacetti 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 Lacetti the average at test was 76,596 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 2010 at 61.3%, and the weakest in our data is 2009 at 53.3%. That 8.0 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2006 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 2007 Chevrolet Lacetti - 57.9%
- 2008 Chevrolet Lacetti - 58.2%
- 2009 Chevrolet Lacetti - 53.3%