Pass rate
70.9%
Below average — 2.1 pts behind the 73.0% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 663 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £46–£137
2007 Chevrolet Captiva MOT pass rate
- 2007
- typical 111,413 mi
Check your postcode
Most common fault
Suspension
20.6% 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 →
2.4 pts down across model years — 8.3% in 2008, 5.9% in 2013.
Which year to buy
- Best 2014 77.3% pass
- Avoid 2008 67.3% pass
Across the 8 years on record, a spread of 10 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 62.8%
- Typical mileage
- 111k mi
The 2007 Chevrolet Captiva MOT pass rate is 70.9% of its MOT tests — 2.1 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 20.6% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Body & chassis: 2.3× the national share
Body & chassis accounts for 13.0% of everything recorded on the 2007 Chevrolet Captiva, against 5.6% nationally — 7.4 points above. Suspension is still the single largest share at 20.6%, but at 21.0% nationally that one is ordinary. Look underneath for corrosion near the jacking points and suspension mounts; surface rust is normal, flaking metal is not.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 30% 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 2007 Chevrolet Captiva compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 73.0%, so this figure is 2.1 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 62.8%. The median 2007 Chevrolet Captiva in this dataset had covered 111,413 mi.
93% of the tests on this vehicle ran on Diesel, which passed 70.4% of the time. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 71.9% of the time, April–September 69.6%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated", noted on 14.03% of tests.
- 663 recorded tests behind this page.
- 70.9% overall pass rate, 62.8% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Chevrolet Captiva, the average is 70.0% — best year 2014 (77.3%), worst 2008 (67.3%).
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
- 663
- Typical mileage (median)
- 111,413 mi
- Make and model
- Chevrolet Captiva
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Body Panel Repair
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the Captiva MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 61% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Diesel is the most common here (93% of tests).
Where the Chevrolet Captiva is most common
Across all Captiva model years on record (2007–2014): 9,831 Chevrolet Captiva cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 23,581 tests. Birmingham (B) has the most, with 373 cars tested there. Cars are counted by the postcode area of the MOT station, so this is where they were tested, not necessarily where their owners live.
| # | Postcode area | Cars | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham (B) | 373 | 77.9% |
| 2 | Sheffield (S) | 318 | 75.4% |
| 3 | Peterborough (PE) | 308 | 70.0% |
| 4 | Manchester (M) | 255 | 73.8% |
| 5 | Nottingham (NG) | 218 | 69.9% |
| 6 | Glasgow (G) | 185 | 70.5% |
| 7 | Doncaster (DN) | 183 | 69.4% |
| 8 | Northampton (NN) | 159 | 70.0% |
| 9 | Leicester (LE) | 157 | 75.0% |
| 10 | Cardiff (CF) | 155 | 67.1% |
| 11 | Reading (RG) | 155 | 73.2% |
| 12 | Portsmouth (PO) | 153 | 65.0% |
| 13 | Maidstone (ME) | 147 | 74.3% |
| 14 | Coventry (CV) | 146 | 74.1% |
| 15 | Milton Keynes (MK) | 143 | 72.2% |
| 16 | Newcastle upon Tyne (NE) | 139 | 70.7% |
| 17 | Leeds (LS) | 138 | 70.4% |
| 18 | Newport (NP) | 129 | 67.1% |
| 19 | Bradford (BD) | 123 | 70.1% |
| 20 | Guildford (GU) | 121 | 65.2% |
The twenty areas with the most Chevrolet Captiva cars in the record, sorted by car count — sort the columns for a different question. Cars tested at a station whose postcode area could not be resolved are counted in the model's total but in no area, so the shares add up to slightly under 100% even across every area, and an area's cars are a subset of the model's. Pass rate is blank below 30 tests in an area, where a percentage is noise rather than a finding. How this model's pass rate varies by postcode →
Regional pass rates for the Captiva
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 158 | 73.4% |
| East of England | 102 | 66.7% |
| West Midlands | 83 | 66.3% |
| South West | 69 | 63.8% |
| North West | 60 | 80.0% |
| Yorkshire | 53 | 69.8% |
| Wales | 35 | 54.3% |
| East Midlands | 33 | 81.8% |
| North East | 26 | 84.6% |
| London | 26 | 84.6% |
| Scotland | 18 | 66.7% |
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 2007 Captiva
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 2007 Captiva
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 10.1% 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 exhaust and emissions 5.3% of tests
“exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases”
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 windscreen 5.0% of tests
“windscreen damaged”
Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.
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 2007 Captiva through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £46–£137 — and 30% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £46–£137
- Cheapest common item: srs malfunction indicator lamp warning lamp…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: joints constant velocity boot severely…
- £80–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 50%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 30%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 663 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 Captiva, side by side
8 model years on record, from 2007 to 2014. Across them the pass rate runs from 67.3% to 77.3% — a spread of 10 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2007 70.9%joints constant velocity boot…
- 2008 67.3% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2009 67.9% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2010 68.0% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2011 69.5% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2012 72.2% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2013 73.6% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2014 77.3% registration plate lamp(s)…
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 2007 Chevrolet Captiva 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 2007 cars with a similar record
- Nissan Navara 70.9%
- Vauxhall Vectra 71.0%
- Citroen C1 71.0%
- Mitsubishi Colt 71.0%
- Jaguar X-Type 71.0%
- Vauxhall Astra 70.8%
Closest pass rates among 2007 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 2007 Chevrolet Captiva 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 2,475 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 | 521 | 20.60% | 20.98% | −0.38 |
| Brakes | 444 | 17.60% | 20.89% | −3.29 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 350 | 13.90% | 12.21% | +1.69 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 327 | 13.00% | 5.57% | +7.43 |
| Tyres | 268 | 10.60% | 19.76% | −9.16 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 247 | 9.80% | 5.52% | +4.28 |
| Non-component advisories | 92 | 3.60% | 4.18% | −0.58 |
| Visibility | 90 | 3.60% | 4.97% | −1.37 |
| Steering | 68 | 2.70% | 2.57% | +0.13 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 68 | 2.70% | 1.76% | +0.94 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 14.0% | £80–250 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 10.1% | £5–20 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Major | 5.3% | £45–120 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 5.0% | £80–200 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Major | 4.1% | £40–150 |
| Battery(ies) insecure but not likely to fall from carrier Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 3.9% | £60–140 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.6% | £5–25 |
| Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension | Major | 3.0% | £25–65 |
| Srs malfunction indicator lamp warning lamp indicates a fault Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | Major | 3.0% | £3–12 |
| Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body, chassis, structure | Major | 2.9% | £80–250 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 25.9% | £200–700 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 22.3% | £45–95 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Advisory | 16.4% | £45–120 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 15.2% | £45–110 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 13.7% | £18–45 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 10.9% | £40–150 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30-60k | 33 | 81.8% | 47,871 mi |
| 60-90k | 110 | 74.5% | 76,534 mi |
| 90-120k | 281 | 69.0% | 105,980 mi |
| 120k+ | 239 | 69.9% | 143,277 mi |
Source: 663 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.
2007 Captiva MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2007 Chevrolet Captiva?
70.9% of the 663 2007 Chevrolet Captiva tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 73.0% for cars first used in 2007. First-attempt pass rate: 62.8%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2007 Chevrolet Captiva?
The three most recorded items are joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (14.03%), registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (10.11%), exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases (5.28%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2007 Chevrolet Captiva MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 81.8% of the time, falling to 69.9% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2007 Chevrolet Captiva in this dataset had covered 111,413 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2007 Chevrolet Captiva?
Diesel: 70.4% pass rate across 614 tests. Petrol: 78.7% pass rate across 47 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2007 Chevrolet Captiva MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 71.9% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 69.6%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.