Daewoo Matiz: MOT pass rate and reliability data
The Daewoo Matiz fails its first MOT more often than the average UK car, by 21.9 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 929 individual Daewoo Matiz tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.
The numbers
| First-time pass rate | 54.8% |
| UK national average | 76.7% |
| Difference | -21.9 points |
| Tests analysed | 929 |
| Average mileage at test | 54,446 miles |
| Average year of manufacture | 2003 |
| Reliability rank | 1,998 of 2,005 models |
What this means if you are buying one
A 54.8% first-time pass rate means roughly 45 in every 100 Daewoo Matiz 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 Daewoo Matiz tested had covered 54,446 miles and was built around 2003.
What this means at salvage auction
Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Daewoo Matiz 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 Daewoo Matiz 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 Daewoo Matiz actually sold for at UK salvage auction.
Most common MOT failures on a Daewoo Matiz
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired, 6.7% of tests (29.09x the national rate for this defect)
- Headlamp reflector or lens seriously defective or missing, 4.4% of tests (27.58x the national rate for this defect)
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired, 18.6% of tests (22.37x the national rate for this defect)
- Brakes imbalance across an axle such that the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle., 8.9% of tests (22.27x the national rate for this defect)
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is seriously reduced, 4.8% of tests (13.07x the national rate for this defect)
- Emissions levels exceed default limits, 3.7% of tests (12.81x the national rate for this defect)
- Exhaust system leaking or insecure, 6% of tests (7.96x the national rate for this defect)
- Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 6.7% of tests (7.22x the national rate for this defect)
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 10.9% of tests (6.17x the national rate for this defect)
- Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 4.3% of tests (4.41x the national rate for this defect)
From 1,389 DVSA-tracked Daewoo Matiz tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 3.26% of these flagged Daewoo Matiz defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.
Models with a similar pass rate
- Fiat Multipla - 55.4%
- Citroen C15 - 55.2%
- Peugeot 807 - 54.8%
- Citroen C8 - 54.7%
- Chevrolet Kalos - 54.5%
- Dodge Caliber - 54.5%
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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