Pass rate
69.2%
Below average — 6.7 pts behind the 75.9% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 415 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £30–£77
2011 Chevrolet Lacetti MOT pass rate
- 2011
- typical 75,261 mi
Most common fault
Brakes
28.1% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Part only £25–£55 for Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded. What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2010 71.0% pass
- Avoid 2005 65.2% pass
Across the 7 years on record, a spread of 5.8 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 58.2%
- Typical mileage
- 75k mi
The 2011 Chevrolet Lacetti MOT pass rate is 69.2% of its MOT tests — 6.7 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 28.1% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Chevrolet Lacetti does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Brakes: 1.3× the national share
Brakes make up 28.1% of everything recorded on the 2011 Chevrolet Lacetti, against 20.9% nationally — 7.2 points above. Have the discs and pads measured rather than glanced at, and ask whether the handbrake holds on a slope.
- Falls short of its own age and mileage. Like-for-like, cars this age and mileage expect about 75.9%; this one manages 69.2% — 6.7 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 2011 Chevrolet Lacetti compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 75.9%, so this figure is 6.7 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 58.2%. The median 2011 Chevrolet Lacetti in this dataset had covered 75,261 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 70.4% of the time, April–September 67.1%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources", noted on 6.51% of tests.
- 415 recorded tests behind this page.
- 69.2% overall pass rate, 58.2% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Chevrolet Lacetti, the average is 67.8% — best year 2010 (71.0%), worst 2005 (65.2%).
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
- 415
- Typical mileage (median)
- 75,261 mi
- Make and model
- Chevrolet Lacetti
- 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 Lacetti MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 49% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Lacetti
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South West | 106 | 68.9% |
| South East | 75 | 68.0% |
| East of England | 54 | 70.4% |
| North West | 47 | 76.6% |
| Wales | 34 | 61.8% |
| West Midlands | 34 | 64.7% |
| London | 21 | 81.0% |
| Yorkshire | 15 | 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 2011 Lacetti
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 2011 Lacetti
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 6.5% 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 6.0% of tests
“ball joint 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 3.9% 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 2011 Lacetti through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £30–£77 — and 44% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £30–£77
- Cheapest common item: srs malfunction indicator lamp warning lamp…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: windscreen damaged
- £80–£200
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 60%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 44%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 415 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 Lacetti, side by side
7 model years on record, from 2005 to 2011. Across them the pass rate runs from 65.2% to 71.0% — a spread of 5.8 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2005 65.2% component mounting prescribed…
- 2006 65.7% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2007 67.3% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2008 68.6% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2009 67.6% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2010 71.0% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2011 69.2%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 2011 Chevrolet Lacetti 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 2011 cars with a similar record
- Renault Grand Scenic 69.4%
- Renault Megane 69.5%
- Renault Modus 69.8%
- Nissan Qashqai 68.6%
- Renault Clio 68.4%
- Renault Twingo 70.0%
Closest pass rates among 2011 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 2011 Chevrolet Lacetti 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 1,297 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 370 | 28.10% | 20.89% | +7.21 |
| Suspension | 235 | 17.80% | 20.98% | −3.18 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 179 | 13.60% | 12.21% | +1.39 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 155 | 11.80% | 5.52% | +6.28 |
| Tyres | 139 | 10.50% | 19.76% | −9.26 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 62 | 4.70% | 5.57% | −0.87 |
| Visibility | 53 | 4.00% | 4.97% | −0.97 |
| Steering | 48 | 3.60% | 2.57% | +1.03 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 33 | 2.50% | 0.82% | +1.68 |
| Non-component advisories | 23 | 1.70% | 4.18% | −2.48 |
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 | 6.5% | £5–20 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 6.0% | £18–45 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 5.3% | £5–25 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Major | 3.9% | £80–180 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 3.9% | £80–200 |
| Service brake performance excessively binding Brakes | Major | 3.4% | £60–150 |
| Srs malfunction indicator lamp warning lamp indicates a fault Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | Major | 3.4% | £3–12 |
| Linkage ball joints ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 3.1% | £18–45 |
| Parking brake performance inoperative on one side Brakes | Major | 3.1% | £60–150 |
| Stop lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.1% | £3–12 |
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 | 30.4% | £200–700 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 22.6% | £80–180 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 19.5% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 16.6% | £45–110 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 8.2% | £40–150 |
| Linkage ball joints ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 7.2% | £18–45 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 21 | 81.0% | 25,894 mi |
| 30-60k | 96 | 76.0% | 46,932 mi |
| 60-90k | 167 | 71.9% | 74,185 mi |
| 90-120k | 105 | 59.0% | 101,803 mi |
| 120k+ | 26 | 57.7% | 163,176 mi |
Source: 415 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.
2011 Lacetti MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2011 Chevrolet Lacetti?
69.2% of the 415 2011 Chevrolet Lacetti tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 75.9% for cars first used in 2011. First-attempt pass rate: 58.2%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2011 Chevrolet Lacetti?
The three most recorded items are registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (6.51%), ball joint excessively worn (6.02%), position lamp not working (5.30%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2011 Chevrolet Lacetti MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 81.0% of the time, falling to 57.7% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2011 Chevrolet Lacetti in this dataset had covered 75,261 mi.
Does the season affect the 2011 Chevrolet Lacetti MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 70.4% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 67.1%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.