58%
Chevrolet Cruze pass rate
Used Chevrolet Cruze buying guide
In 2025, Chevrolet Cruze cars passed 58% of 4,375 initial MOT tests, 14.3 points below the 72.3% UK average. Here is where it fails and what to check before you buy.
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Chevrolet Cruze MOT record in brief
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded.
72.3%
UK average, all cars
−14.3
percentage points below average
Ranked on pass rate the Cruze sits 513th of 575 models in the data. Chevrolet as a brand averaged 54.9%, so this model runs 3.1 points ahead of its own brand. Chevrolet Cruze cars aged 6 to 10 years passed 59.3% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 58%.
A pass rate is not a reliability score. The full Chevrolet Cruze MOT record has the pass rate by age, every common failure and how the Cruze compares with similar cars.
Cruze fuel types
Petrol was the most common fuel among Chevrolet Cruze cars tested in 2025. Diesel still made up 25.7% of tests.
Where the Cruze fails its MOT
Where Chevrolet Cruze cars that failed their 2025 MOT were marked down, as a share of all recorded failure items.
The specific items testers recorded most often were coil spring fractured or broken (9.7%), position lamp not working (8.5%) and malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction (4.8%). See every common Cruze MOT failure.
These are DVSA failure records across every Chevrolet Cruze that failed, not a claim that every Cruze has these problems.
What should you check when buying a used Cruze?
The areas above, most common first, and what an MOT tester looks at in each.
1
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Walk round with every light on: headlights, brake lights, indicators, fog lights and the number plate lamp. Check no warning lights stay on after starting. 29.3% of Cruze failure items.
2
Suspension
Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters. 18.2% of Cruze failure items.
3
Brakes
Make sure the pedal feels firm, the car stops in a straight line, the handbrake holds on a slope and no brake warning light is showing. 15.3% of Cruze failure items.
4
Noise, emissions and leaks
Listen for a blowing exhaust, watch for smoke on start-up and look under the car for oil or fluid leaks. 10.7% of Cruze failure items.
5
Tyres
Check tread depth across the full width of every tyre (the legal minimum is 1.6mm), and look for cuts, bulges and uneven wear. 10.2% of Cruze failure items.
None of this replaces the car's own record. Run a free MOT history check on the registration to see every test, advisory and recorded mileage for that car.
What the MOT record doesn't tell you
Knowing Chevrolet Cruze failures cluster around lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and suspension tells you what to inspect. It tells you nothing about whether the car is safe to buy. An MOT does not show money still owed on the car, a write-off, a theft record or a clocked odometer.
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- Outstanding finance
- Write-off records
- Stolen markers
- Mileage history
- Previous keepers
Other used Chevrolet models
The most-tested Chevrolet models in 2025, with how their MOT pass rate compares with the Cruze.
- Used Chevrolet Spark 54.5% MOT pass rate
- Used Chevrolet Matiz 50.2% MOT pass rate
- Used Chevrolet Aveo 50.3% MOT pass rate
- Used Chevrolet Captiva 53.3% MOT pass rate
- Used Chevrolet Orlando 58.4% MOT pass rate
- Used Chevrolet Kalos 47.4% MOT pass rate
See all 8 Chevrolet models ranked by MOT pass rate.
Used Chevrolet Cruze FAQs
Is the Chevrolet Cruze reliable?
MOT data does not measure reliability. It records whether a car met the roadworthiness standard on the day of its test. What it does show is a 58% first-time pass rate for the Chevrolet Cruze across 4,375 tests in 2025, below the 72.3% average for all cars.
Do older Chevrolet Cruze cars fail their MOT more often?
Chevrolet Cruze cars aged 6 to 10 years passed 59.3% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 58%. On an older example, the car's own MOT history tells you more than the model average.
What should I check before buying a used Chevrolet Cruze?
On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment, suspension and brakes. Then check the individual car's history: outstanding finance, insurance write-off records, stolen markers, mileage and previous keepers. None of these appear in the MOT record or on the V5C.
How do I check a Chevrolet Cruze's history?
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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.