50.2%
Chevrolet Matiz
Chevrolet Matiz MOT pass rate and common problems
The Chevrolet Matiz passed 50.2% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 22.1 percentage points below the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was position lamp not working.
Checking a specific car? Its own results, advisories and recorded mileages are in a free MOT history check.
How the Matiz 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 Matiz runs 4.7 points behind the Chevrolet average. It is 6th of the 8 Chevrolet models in the data. The average Matiz arrived at its test 17 years old with 55,666 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.
Matiz 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 to 5 years (small sample) | 1 | 0% | 72.3 pts below |
| 11 years and over | 8,111 | 50.2% | 22.1 pts below |
Too few tests fall into some age groups to compare them reliably. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where Matiz failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Chevrolet Matiz cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and suspension together account for 46.5% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common Matiz MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Chevrolet Matiz cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 36.4% of everything testers recorded against failed Chevrolet Matiz cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a Matiz
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Suspension
Recorded most often: ball joint excessively worn, component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength and shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush. 11.5% of failure items.
2
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: position lamp not working, headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect and stop lamp not working. 11% of failure items.
3
Brakes
Recorded most often: rigid brake pipes excessively corroded and service brake imbalance across an axle. 6% of failure items.
4
Visibility
Recorded most often: wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively. 4.1% of failure items.
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Chevrolet Matiz MOT FAQs
What is the Chevrolet Matiz MOT pass rate?
50.2% of Chevrolet Matiz cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 8,112 tests. That is 22.1 percentage points below the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 571st of 575 models.
What does a Chevrolet Matiz most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Chevrolet Matiz cars failing their 2025 MOT was position lamp not working, on 4.7% of failure items. Next were ball joint excessively worn (4.4%) and component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (4.3%).
Which area causes the most Chevrolet Matiz MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment at 24.4%, followed by suspension at 22%.
Does this mean every Chevrolet Matiz has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Chevrolet Matiz 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 Matiz'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.