48.8%
Chevrolet Lacetti
Chevrolet Lacetti MOT pass rate and common problems
The Chevrolet Lacetti passed 48.8% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 23.5 percentage points below the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength.
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How the Lacetti compares
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded. A car that failed and was repaired at the test station counts as a fail.
54.9%
Chevrolet average
72.3%
UK average, all cars
The Lacetti runs 6.1 points behind the Chevrolet average. It is 7th of the 8 Chevrolet models in the data. The average Lacetti arrived at its test 17 years old with 75,186 miles recorded.
A pass rate records whether cars met the roadworthiness standard on test day. It is not a reliability score, and part of any gap reflects how old the tested cars were.
Lacetti MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 years and over | 1,560 | 48.8% | 23.5 pts below |
Every Chevrolet Lacetti tested in 2025 was aged 11 years and over, so there is no other age group to compare with. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where Lacetti failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Chevrolet Lacetti cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and suspension together account for 45.7% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common Lacetti MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Chevrolet Lacetti cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 41% of everything testers recorded against failed Chevrolet Lacetti cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a Lacetti
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: position lamp not working, stop lamp not working and headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect. 13.8% of failure items.
2
Suspension
Recorded most often: component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength and ball joint excessively worn. 11.5% of failure items.
3
Brakes
Recorded most often: service brake performance excessively binding and rigid brake pipes excessively corroded. 6.8% of failure items.
4
Visibility
Recorded most often: wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively. 3.9% of failure items.
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Chevrolet Lacetti MOT FAQs
What is the Chevrolet Lacetti MOT pass rate?
48.8% of Chevrolet Lacetti cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 1,560 tests. That is 23.5 percentage points below the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 574th of 575 models.
What does a Chevrolet Lacetti most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Chevrolet Lacetti cars failing their 2025 MOT was component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength, on 8.2% of failure items. Next were position lamp not working (6.1%) and stop lamp not working (4.1%).
Which area causes the most Chevrolet Lacetti MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment at 25%, followed by suspension at 20.7%.
Does this mean every Chevrolet Lacetti has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Chevrolet Lacetti that failed in 2025. They show where the model most often needs attention, not the condition of any individual car.
How do I see a specific Chevrolet Lacetti's MOT history?
Enter its registration on the free Carpeep MOT history check to see that car's own test results, failures, advisories and recorded mileages.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025: class 4 initial tests, retests excluded, with failure items from failed tests (advisories and minor defects excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.