Chevrolet Trax: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Chevrolet Trax fails its first MOT more often than the average UK car, by 9.2 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 1,491 individual Chevrolet Trax tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 67.5% first-time pass rate means roughly 33 in every 100 Chevrolet Trax presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is worse than average, so budget for remedial work and treat a fresh 12-month MOT as a genuine selling point rather than a given. The average Chevrolet Trax tested had covered 79,553 miles and was built around 2013.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Chevrolet Trax bought as a repairable salvage, assume the mechanical side needs more than the visible accident damage, and pad your repair estimate accordingly.

Before you bid: run the lot through the analyzer, check the car's own record, check the mileage, decode the VIN, and if it carries a marker use the write-off value calculator. Or compare it against another model.

Looking at a specific Chevrolet Trax rather than the model in general? The free check covers its MOT and mileage history, and the full HPI report confirms the insurance write-off category, outstanding finance and whether it is recorded stolen, from licensed data for 5 credits. Already own one that has been damaged? Work out whether fixing it beats selling it with the repair or scrap calculator, and see what damaged Chevrolet Trax actually sold for at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Chevrolet Trax

1. A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 9.7% of tests (7.19x the national rate for this defect)
2. Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 3.7% of tests (6.62x the national rate for this defect)
3. A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play, 2.8% of tests (2.93x the national rate for this defect)
4. A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 1.3% of tests (2.65x the national rate for this defect)
5. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 4.3% of tests (2.61x the national rate for this defect)
6. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 3.2% of tests (2.11x the national rate for this defect)
7. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 6.9% of tests (1.87x the national rate for this defect)
8. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 1.6% of tests (1.7x the national rate for this defect)
9. Exhaust system leaking or insecure, 1.2% of tests (1.59x the national rate for this defect)
10. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 2.6% of tests (1.5x the national rate for this defect)

From 2,159 DVSA-tracked Chevrolet Trax tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 4.72% of these flagged Chevrolet Trax defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Chevrolet Trax pass rate by model year

Pass rates fall steadily as cars age, so the model year matters as much as the model. First-time pass rate for each Chevrolet Trax year:

• 2013 Chevrolet Trax - 65.7% first-time pass, 974 tests
• 2014 Chevrolet Trax - 72.2% first-time pass, 500 tests

Chevrolet Trax by fuel type

Diesel and petrol versions of the same car fail on different things, so the fuel type moves the number:

• Petrol Chevrolet Trax - 70.4% first-time pass, 830 tests
• Diesel Chevrolet Trax - 64.6% first-time pass, 652 tests

Other Chevrolet models

• Chevrolet Spark - 64.7%
• Chevrolet Matiz - 57.7%
• Chevrolet Aveo - 56.6%
• Chevrolet Captiva - 58.3%
• Chevrolet Cruze - 69%
• Chevrolet Orlando - 68.5%
• Chevrolet Kalos - 54.5%
• Chevrolet Lacetti - 56.2%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Volvo 240 - 67.7%
• Ford Transit - 67.6%
• Mercedes-Benz Clk - 67.5%
• Chrysler-Jeep Wrangler - 67.5%
• Smart City Passion 61 Auto - 67.5%
• Volvo 900 Series - 67.4%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
• What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences

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