Pass rate
92.1%
Above average — 13.5 pts ahead of the 78.6% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 164 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £19–£59
2013 Chevrolet Camaro MOT pass rate
- 2013
- typical 42,957 mi
Most common fault
Lamps & electrics
22.7% of faults · 12.2% nationally
Part only £6–£18 for Registration plate lamp inoperative (multiple lamps). What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2019 96.8% pass
- Avoid 2015 83.1% pass
Across the 10 years on record, a spread of 13.7 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 91.6%
- Typical mileage
- 43k mi
The 2013 Chevrolet Camaro MOT pass rate is 92.1% of its MOT tests — 13.5 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Lamps & electrics is the biggest single reason it fails, at 22.7% of what testers record.
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MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Chevrolet Camaro does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Lamps & electrics: 1.9× the national share
Lamps & electrics make up 22.7% of everything recorded on the 2013 Chevrolet Camaro, against 12.2% nationally — 10.5 points above. Walk round the car with the lights on before the test: bulbs, indicators and number-plate lamps are the cheapest failures to prevent and among the most common.
- Beats its own age and mileage. Once you allow for how old and how far these cars have been driven, the expected pass rate is 78.6% and this one manages 92.1% — 13.5 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- Based on a small sample. 164 tests back this page. That is enough to publish and to index, not enough to treat the decimal places as precise — read the pattern, not the second digit.
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 2013 Chevrolet Camaro compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 78.6%, so this figure is 13.5 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 91.6%. The median 2013 Chevrolet Camaro in this dataset had covered 42,957 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 89.7% of the time, April–September 93.8%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources", noted on 2.44% of tests.
- 164 recorded tests behind this page.
- 92.1% overall pass rate, 91.6% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Chevrolet Camaro, the average is 91.2% — best year 2019 (96.8%), worst 2015 (83.1%).
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
- 164
- Typical mileage (median)
- 42,957 mi
- Make and model
- Chevrolet Camaro
- 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 Camaro MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 72% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Camaro
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 39 | 97.4% |
| East of England | 30 | 100.0% |
| West Midlands | 17 | 88.2% |
| Scotland | 16 | 75.0% |
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 2013 Camaro
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 2013 Camaro
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 2.4% 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 tyre pressures and valves 1.2% of tests
“tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative”
Set the pressures to the figures on the door pillar, not the tyre wall, and check the valves do not hiss. A leaking valve is a two-minute fix that fails a test.
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Check the steering 0.6% of tests
“attachment bracket and mounting attachment bracket/mounting insecure”
With the wheels straight, rock the steering wheel gently with the engine off — more than about an inch of free play before the wheels move is worth investigating. Split rack gaiters are cheap to replace and commonly recorded.
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 2013 Camaro through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £19–£59 — and 53% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £19–£59
- Cheapest common item: individual direction indicators incorrect…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: catalyst emissions lambda reading after 2nd…
- £60–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 60%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 53%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 164 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 Camaro, side by side
10 model years on record, from 2010 to 2019. Across them the pass rate runs from 83.1% to 96.8% — a spread of 13.7 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2010 88.8% linkage ball joint dust cover…
- 2011 90.6% rear fog lamp missing
- 2012 91.5% rear fog lamp missing
- 2013 92.1%registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2014 90.1% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2015 83.1% wipers does not clear the…
- 2016 89.7% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2017 93.2% tread depth below requirements of…
- 2018 93.4% stop lamp light intensity…
- 2019 96.8% shock absorbers has a serious…
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 2013 Chevrolet Camaro 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 2013 cars with a similar record
- Porsche Cayman 92.7%
- Jaguar F-Type 91.0%
- Audi A8 91.0%
- Porsche Boxster 93.5%
- Jaguar Xk 90.5%
- Bentley Continental 93.9%
Closest pass rates among 2013 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 2013 Chevrolet Camaro 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 118 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 27 | 22.70% | 12.21% | +10.49 |
| Suspension | 26 | 21.80% | 20.98% | +0.82 |
| Tyres | 26 | 21.80% | 19.76% | +2.04 |
| Brakes | 18 | 15.10% | 20.89% | −5.79 |
| Non-component advisories | 7 | 5.90% | 4.18% | +1.72 |
| Visibility | 4 | 3.40% | 4.97% | −1.57 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 4 | 3.40% | 1.76% | +1.64 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 3 | 2.50% | 5.52% | −3.02 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 2 | 1.70% | 0.82% | +0.88 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 1 | 0.80% | 5.57% | −4.77 |
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 | 2.4% | £5–20 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.2% | £30–80 |
| Headlamp aim too high Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.2% | £30–80 |
| Individual direction indicators incorrect colour Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.2% | £3–12 |
| Rear fog lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.2% | £3–15 |
| Rear fog lamp tell-tale not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.2% | £3–15 |
| Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative Tyres | Major | 1.2% | £45–95 |
| Attachment bracket and mounting attachment bracket/mounting insecure Suspension | Major | 0.61% | £40–150 |
| Ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension | Major | 0.61% | £18–45 |
| Catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 0.61% | £60–250 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 7.3% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 6.7% | £18–45 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 5.5% | £45–95 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 5.5% | £40–150 |
| Non-component advisories Nail in tyre Non-component advisories | Advisory | 3.0% | £45–95 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 2.4% | £18–45 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 47 | 95.7% | 19,019 mi |
| 30-60k | 71 | 88.7% | 44,769 mi |
| 60-90k | 35 | 94.3% | 69,630 mi |
| 90-120k | 5 | 100.0% | 93,445 mi |
| 120k+ | 5 | 80.0% | 126,165 mi |
Source: 164 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.
2013 Camaro MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2013 Chevrolet Camaro?
92.1% of the 164 2013 Chevrolet Camaro tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 78.6% for cars first used in 2013. First-attempt pass rate: 91.6%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2013 Chevrolet Camaro?
The three most recorded items are registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (2.44%), headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (1.22%), headlamp aim too high (1.22%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2013 Chevrolet Camaro MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 95.7% of the time, falling to 80.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2013 Chevrolet Camaro in this dataset had covered 42,957 mi.
Does the season affect the 2013 Chevrolet Camaro MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 89.7% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 93.8%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.