Chevrolet MOT failure rates by model
Chevrolet cars fail 28.6% of MOT tests. Here is every Chevrolet model ranked by failure rate, and the item each loses most tests to.
What is the MOT failure rate for Chevrolet cars?
Across 2,002,254 MOT tests in the DVSA record, 28.6% of Chevrolet cars fail. That is 2.9 points above the 25.7% national average across all cars. The Chevrolet models below are ranked worst to best by failure rate, each with the failure area it loses most tests to.
| Model | Failure rate | Tests | Top failure area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet Luv | 32.3% | 3,214 | Lamps & electrical |
| Chevrolet Lacetti | 30.7% | 204,870 | Lamps & electrical |
| Chevrolet Epica | 30.5% | 6,864 | Lamps & electrical |
| Chevrolet Aveo | 30.2% | 248,633 | Suspension |
| Chevrolet Captiva | 29.9% | 174,646 | Lamps & electrical |
| Chevrolet Matiz | 29.2% | 491,940 | Brakes |
| Chevrolet Kalos | 29.0% | 223,301 | Suspension |
| Chevrolet Astro | 28.6% | 8,437 | Lamps & electrical |
| Chevrolet Blazer | 28.2% | 1,070 | Lamps & electrical |
| Chevrolet Spark | 28.0% | 283,768 | Brakes |
| Chevrolet Orlando | 27.6% | 79,892 | Lamps & electrical |
| Chevrolet Tacuma | 26.2% | 87,722 | Lamps & electrical |
| Chevrolet Cruze | 25.7% | 111,090 | Suspension |
| Chevrolet GMC | 24.2% | 2,337 | Lamps & electrical |
| Chevrolet Motorhome | 24.2% | 1,211 | Lamps & electrical |
| Chevrolet Pick | 24.0% | 2,977 | Lamps & electrical |
| Chevrolet Suburban | 21.7% | 1,849 | Lamps & electrical |
| Chevrolet Trax | 20.6% | 20,597 | Suspension |
| Chevrolet Silverado | 18.6% | 2,823 | Lamps & electrical |
| Chevrolet Volt | 18.5% | 1,548 | Other |
| Chevrolet C10 | 18.1% | 1,417 | Lamps & electrical |
| Chevrolet Camaro | 16.1% | 7,340 | Lamps & electrical |
| Chevrolet Corvette | 15.0% | 7,663 | Lamps & electrical |
| Chevrolet Unknown | 14.4% | 1,436 | Lamps & electrical |
Which Chevrolet fails its MOT most, and which least?
The Chevrolet Luv has the highest failure rate at 32.3%, and the Chevrolet Unknown the lowest at 14.4%. A higher rate reflects how old and how hard a model tends to be used as much as how it was built, so the oldest models in the range usually sit near the top.
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Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain