Chevrolet: MOT pass rate and reliability
Chevrolet vehicles pass the MOT first time 62.8% of the time, measured across 57,493 DVSA tests. That is 14.2 points worse than the 77% national average, ranking Chevrolet 51 of 51 major brands sold in the UK.
Every brand ranked
- Ferrari - 95.9%
- LEVC - 95.4%
- Aston Martin - 93.2%
- Bentley - 92.5%
- Porsche - 88.7%
- Lexus - 87.7%
- Tesla - 84.8%
- Maserati - 84.3%
- MG - 83.9%
- BMW - 82.5%
- Jaguar - 81.9%
- Abarth - 81.8%
- Audi - 81.6%
- MINI - 81.6%
- Toyota - 81.3%
- Land Rover - 80.6%
- Skoda - 80.6%
- Mercedes-Benz - 79.9%
- Suzuki - 79.5%
- Kia - 78.9%
- Hyundai - 78.8%
- SEAT - 78.7%
- Subaru - 78.6%
- Honda - 78.3%
- Dacia - 78.3%
- Volvo - 78.2%
- Jeep - 78%
- Smart (Mcc) - 77.7%
- Smart - 77.2%
- Volkswagen - 77.1%
- Mazda - 77%
- Mitsubishi - 76.9%
- DS - 76.2%
- London Taxis International - 75.5%
- Ford - 74.8%
- Isuzu - 73.7%
- Nissan - 73.4%
- Peugeot - 73.2%
- Fiat - 73%
- Ssangyong - 73%
- Vauxhall - 72.4%
- Alfa Romeo - 72.4%
- Citroen - 70.8%
- Iveco - 70.2%
- Rover - 70.2%
- Saab - 69.1%
- Renault - 68.1%
- Chrysler - 67.2%
- Daihatsu - 67.1%
- Chrysler-Jeep - 67%
- Chevrolet - 62.8%
Chevrolet models
- Chevrolet Spark - 64.7%, 14,826 tests
- Chevrolet Matiz - 57.7%, 10,234 tests
- Chevrolet Aveo - 56.6%, 8,823 tests
- Chevrolet Captiva - 58.3%, 6,037 tests
- Chevrolet Cruze - 69%, 5,110 tests
- Chevrolet Orlando - 68.5%, 3,885 tests
- Chevrolet Kalos - 54.5%, 2,455 tests
- Chevrolet Lacetti - 56.2%, 2,091 tests
- Chevrolet Trax - 67.5%, 1,491 tests
- Chevrolet Camaro - 88.8%, 518 tests
Most common MOT failures across every Chevrolet
Pooled across all Chevrolet models, not just one: what actually fails on a Chevrolet more than the UK average.
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 4.6% of tests (5.62x the national rate for this defect)
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 3.4% of tests (4.48x the national rate for this defect)
- Exhaust system leaking or insecure, 2.8% of tests (3.7x 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, 2.8% of tests (3.35x the national rate for this defect)
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 5% of tests (3.06x the national rate for this defect)
- A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED, 2.6% of tests (2.86x 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, 2.8% of tests (2.81x the national rate for this defect)
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 3.2% of tests (2.32x the national rate for this defect)
- Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 2.1% of tests (2.31x the national rate for this defect)
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 8.4% of tests (2.28x the national rate for this defect)
From 84,284 DVSA-tracked Chevrolet tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 4.41% of these flagged defects as "dangerous", against 4.97% nationally.
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