Pass rate
93.2%
Above average — 7.2 pts ahead of the 86.0% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 146 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £36–£108
2017 Chevrolet Camaro MOT pass rate
- 2017
- typical 29,303 mi
Most common fault
Tyres
36.7% of faults · 19.8% nationally
mostly tread below the limit, cuts and sidewall bulges.
Part only £55–£85 for Tread depth below 1.6 mm. 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
- 92.7%
- Typical mileage
- 29k mi
The 2017 Chevrolet Camaro MOT pass rate is 93.2% of its MOT tests — 7.2 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 36.7% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Chevrolet Camaro does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Tyres: 1.9× the national share
Tyres make up 36.7% of everything recorded on the 2017 Chevrolet Camaro, against 19.8% nationally — 16.9 points above. Check all four tyres yourself, including the inner shoulders, and look at the date stamp — a tyre can pass on tread and still be six years old.
- 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 86.0% and this one manages 93.2% — 7.2 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 27% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
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 2017 Chevrolet Camaro compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 86.0%, so this figure is 7.2 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 92.7%. The median 2017 Chevrolet Camaro in this dataset had covered 29,303 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 94.1% of the time, April–September 91.8%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm", noted on 1.37% of tests.
- 146 recorded tests behind this page.
- 93.2% overall pass rate, 92.7% 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
- 146
- Typical mileage (median)
- 29,303 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
Tyres
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Camaro MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 80% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Camaro
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 51 | 92.2% |
| East of England | 19 | 94.7% |
| North West | 19 | 94.7% |
| East Midlands | 17 | 88.2% |
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 2017 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 2017 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 tyre tread 1.4% of tests
“tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm”
Check all four tyres cold, including the inner shoulder where wear hides — 1.6mm across the central three-quarters is the legal limit, and most testers fail at 1.6mm without argument.
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Check the exhaust and emissions 0.7% of tests
“catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits”
Listen for a blow at idle and have someone rev it gently. Then look at the tailpipe smoke: blue is oil, white when warm is coolant, black is over-fuelling. Any of those and the emissions test is the least of it.
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Check the lights 0.7% of tests
“headlamp are incorrectly positioned”
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.
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 2017 Camaro through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £36–£108 — and 27% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £36–£108
- 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
- 70%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 27%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 146 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 2017 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 2017 cars with a similar record
- Porsche Macan 93.4%
- Mazda Mx-5 93.0%
- Lexus Nx 93.5%
- Jaguar F-Type 92.9%
- Toyota Prius 92.8%
- Audi A8 93.8%
Closest pass rates among 2017 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 2017 Chevrolet Camaro 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 8 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 60 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyres | 22 | 36.70% | 19.76% | +16.94 |
| Suspension | 13 | 21.70% | 20.98% | +0.72 |
| Brakes | 12 | 20.00% | 20.89% | −0.89 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 5 | 8.30% | 12.21% | −3.91 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 5 | 8.30% | 5.52% | +2.78 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 1 | 1.70% | 5.57% | −3.87 |
| Visibility | 1 | 1.70% | 4.97% | −3.27 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 1 | 1.70% | 1.76% | −0.06 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Major | 1.4% | £45–95 |
| Catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 0.68% | £60–250 |
| Catalyst emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 0.68% | £60–250 |
| Decelerometer (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 0.68% | £45–110 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 0.68% | £45–95 |
| Has ply or cords exposed Tyres | Major | 0.68% | £45–95 |
| Headlamp are incorrectly positioned Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 0.68% | £5–25 |
| Individual direction indicators incorrect colour Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 0.68% | £3–12 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Major | 0.68% | £40–150 |
| Rear fog lamp missing Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 0.68% | £3–15 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 5.5% | £18–45 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 5.5% | £45–95 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 4.8% | £40–150 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 3.4% | £45–95 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 2.0% | £200–700 |
| Has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 2.0% | £45–95 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 75 | 96.0% | 16,902 mi |
| 30-60k | 51 | 90.2% | 41,610 mi |
| 60-90k | 17 | 88.2% | 76,526 mi |
| 90-120k | 1 | 100.0% | 90,565 mi |
| 120k+ | 2 | 100.0% | 144,030 mi |
Source: 146 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.
2017 Camaro MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2017 Chevrolet Camaro?
93.2% of the 146 2017 Chevrolet Camaro tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 86.0% for cars first used in 2017. First-attempt pass rate: 92.7%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2017 Chevrolet Camaro?
The three most recorded items are tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (1.37%), catalyst emissions lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (0.68%), catalyst emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (0.68%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2017 Chevrolet Camaro MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 96.0% of the time, falling to 100.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2017 Chevrolet Camaro in this dataset had covered 29,303 mi.
Does the season affect the 2017 Chevrolet Camaro MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 94.1% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 91.8%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.