Pass rate
68.4%
Below average — 6.3 pts behind the 74.7% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 5,316 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £23–£69
2010 Chevrolet Aveo MOT pass rate
- 2010
- typical 70,090 mi
Most common fault
Suspension
24.5% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Part only £35–£75 for Suspension pin or bush excessively worn. What fitting it takes →
7.5 pts down across model years — 14.3% in 2008, 6.8% in 2013.
Which year to buy
- Best 2014 74.9% pass
- Avoid 2008 66.5% pass
Across the 7 years on record, a spread of 8.4 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 56.1%
- Typical mileage
- 70k mi
The 2010 Chevrolet Aveo MOT pass rate is 68.4% of its MOT tests — 6.3 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 24.5% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Chevrolet Aveo does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Fewer problems with tyres
Tyres are 13.2% of this car’s recorded faults, against 19.8% nationally — the mirror image of the usual story on a car of this age.
- Falls short of its own age and mileage. Like-for-like, cars this age and mileage expect about 74.7%; this one manages 68.4% — 6.3 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2010 Chevrolet Aveo compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 74.7%, so this figure is 6.3 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 56.1%. The median 2010 Chevrolet Aveo in this dataset had covered 70,090 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 68.4% of the time, April–September 68.3%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources", noted on 8.60% of tests.
- 5,316 recorded tests behind this page.
- 68.4% overall pass rate, 56.1% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Chevrolet Aveo, the average is 68.9% — best year 2014 (74.9%), worst 2008 (66.5%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 5,316
- Typical mileage (median)
- 70,090 mi
- Make and model
- Chevrolet Aveo
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Number Plate Lamp
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Aveo MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 56% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Aveo
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 814 | 71.5% |
| South West | 697 | 65.6% |
| West Midlands | 608 | 72.0% |
| Yorkshire | 590 | 68.8% |
| North West | 536 | 67.2% |
| East of England | 477 | 71.3% |
| Wales | 447 | 66.0% |
| East Midlands | 403 | 66.0% |
| Scotland | 374 | 62.6% |
| North East | 194 | 63.4% |
| London | 176 | 75.6% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2010 Aveo
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2010 Aveo
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the lights 8.6% of tests
“registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
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Check the suspension joints 8.2% of tests
“pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn”
With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.
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Check the brake pipes 2.9% of tests
“rigid brake pipes excessively corroded”
Brake pipes run under the car, usually in front of the rear wheels. Flaking or crusty metal is what fails; a light dusting of surface rust does not. Worth asking a garage to look while it is on a ramp.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2010 Aveo through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £23–£69 — and 42% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £23–£69
- Cheapest common item: stop lamp not working
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: rigid brake pipes excessively corroded
- £80–£180
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 70%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 42%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 5,316 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the Aveo, side by side
7 model years on record, from 2008 to 2014. Across them the pass rate runs from 66.5% to 74.9% — a spread of 8.4 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2008 66.5% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2009 67.1% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2010 68.4%registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2011 69.2% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2012 71.1% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2013 71.8% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2014 74.9% coil spring fractured or broken
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2010 Chevrolet Aveo with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2010 cars with a similar record
- Renault Clio 68.7%
- Renault Megane 68.7%
- Renault Grand Scenic 68.8%
- Citroen Grand C4 Picasso 69.1%
- Nissan X-Trail 69.2%
- Peugeot 3008 69.3%
Closest pass rates among 2010 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2010 Chevrolet Aveo 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 16,425 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 4,092 | 24.50% | 20.98% | +3.52 |
| Brakes | 3,327 | 19.90% | 20.89% | −0.99 |
| Tyres | 2,205 | 13.20% | 19.76% | −6.56 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 1,891 | 11.30% | 12.21% | −0.91 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 1,199 | 7.20% | 5.52% | +1.68 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 1,060 | 6.30% | 5.57% | +0.73 |
| Steering | 922 | 5.50% | 2.57% | +2.93 |
| Non-component advisories | 699 | 4.20% | 4.18% | +0.02 |
| Visibility | 696 | 4.20% | 4.97% | −0.77 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 334 | 2.00% | 1.76% | +0.24 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 8.6% | £5–20 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Major | 8.2% | £40–150 |
| Track rod end ball joint has excessive play Steering | Major | 6.2% | £18–45 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 5.7% | £5–25 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 4.1% | £18–45 |
| Service brake performance excessively binding Brakes | Major | 3.5% | £60–150 |
| Stop lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.1% | £3–12 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Major | 2.9% | £80–180 |
| Linkage ball joints ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 2.9% | £18–45 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Major | 2.8% | £8–22 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 21.8% | £80–180 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 21.6% | £40–150 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 20.9% | £45–95 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 12.8% | £200–700 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 11.8% | £45–95 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Advisory | 9.6% | £45–120 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 272 | 75.4% | 21,845 mi |
| 30-60k | 1,598 | 70.6% | 47,758 mi |
| 60-90k | 2,181 | 66.9% | 74,318 mi |
| 90-120k | 1,051 | 67.0% | 101,944 mi |
| 120k+ | 211 | 64.0% | 135,362 mi |
Source: 5,316 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2010 Aveo MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2010 Chevrolet Aveo?
68.4% of the 5,316 2010 Chevrolet Aveo tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 74.7% for cars first used in 2010. First-attempt pass rate: 56.1%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2010 Chevrolet Aveo?
The three most recorded items are registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (8.60%), pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn (8.24%), track rod end ball joint has excessive play (6.15%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2010 Chevrolet Aveo MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 75.4% of the time, falling to 64.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2010 Chevrolet Aveo in this dataset had covered 70,090 mi.
Does the season affect the 2010 Chevrolet Aveo MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 68.4% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 68.3%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.