58.4%
Chevrolet Orlando
Chevrolet Orlando MOT pass rate and common problems
The Chevrolet Orlando passed 58.4% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 13.9 percentage points below the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was coil spring fractured or broken.
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How the Orlando 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 Orlando runs 3.5 points ahead of the Chevrolet average. It is 1st of the 8 Chevrolet models in the data. The average Orlando arrived at its test 13 years old with 97,958 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.
Orlando 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 to 10 years (small sample) | 64 | 67.2% | 5.1 pts below |
| 11 years and over | 3,328 | 58.3% | 14 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 Orlando failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Chevrolet Orlando cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and brakes together account for 48.3% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common Orlando MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Chevrolet Orlando cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 46.5% of everything testers recorded against failed Chevrolet Orlando cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a Orlando
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: position lamp not working, registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps, individual direction indicators incorrect colour and stop lamp not working. 19.4% of failure items.
2
Suspension
Recorded most often: coil spring fractured or broken. 8.3% of failure items.
3
Tyres
Recorded most often: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm and condition has ply or cords exposed. 6.6% of failure items.
4
Brakes
Recorded most often: brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick. 4.5% of failure items.
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Chevrolet Orlando MOT FAQs
What is the Chevrolet Orlando MOT pass rate?
58.4% of Chevrolet Orlando cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 3,392 tests. That is 13.9 percentage points below the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 506th of 575 models.
What does a Chevrolet Orlando most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Chevrolet Orlando cars failing their 2025 MOT was coil spring fractured or broken, on 8.3% of failure items. Next were position lamp not working (7.5%) and registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (4.7%).
Which area causes the most Chevrolet Orlando MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment at 32.6%, followed by brakes at 15.7%.
Does this mean every Chevrolet Orlando has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Chevrolet Orlando 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 Orlando'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.