Chevrolet MOT pass rates and used models
Chevrolet cars passed 54.9% of their initial MOT tests in 2025, 17.4 percentage points below the 72.3% UK average and 63rd of 63 makes. Across the range, the Orlando scored highest at 58.4% and the Kalos lowest at 47.4%.
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Every Chevrolet model ranked
First-time MOT pass rates from 2025, highest first. Each model links to its buying guide and full MOT record.
| Model | Pass rate | vs Chevrolet | Tests | Avg age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando | 58.4% | 3.5 pts above | 3,392 | 13 yrs |
| Cruze | 58% | 3.1 pts above | 4,375 | 13.1 yrs |
| Spark | 54.5% | Level | 13,365 | 13.3 yrs |
| Captiva | 53.3% | 1.6 pts below | 4,741 | 14.2 yrs |
| Aveo | 50.3% | 4.6 pts below | 7,366 | 14.5 yrs |
| Matiz | 50.2% | 4.7 pts below | 8,112 | 17 yrs |
| Lacetti | 48.8% | 6.1 pts below | 1,560 | 17 yrs |
| Kalos | 47.4% | 7.5 pts below | 1,851 | 18.3 yrs |
The Orlando and Kalos are 11 percentage points apart. Part of that gap is age: models that left sale years ago are tested as older cars, and older cars fail more often.
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Chevrolet pass rate by age
Every Chevrolet tested in 2025, split by the car's age at test.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3 to 5 years | 138 | 87% |
| 6 to 10 years | 1,187 | 74.1% |
| 11 years and over | 47,895 | 54.3% |
Chevrolet pass rates fall by 32.7 percentage points between the youngest and oldest groups, so compare a model with others of a similar age rather than with the headline figure.
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MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.