Chevrolet Lacetti MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Chevrolet Lacetti MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Chevrolet Lacetti passed on its first attempt in 56.9%, and its overall record sits −13.2 percentage points below the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Chevrolet Lacetti in the 2023–2025 data: 8,324 tests across 7 model years (2005–2011). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common Chevrolet Lacetti MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Chevrolet Lacetti, the Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the Chevrolet Lacetti's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Chevrolet Lacetti DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Chevrolet Lacetti, each with how many of the model's 8,324 tests it was noted on.

• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 690 Chevrolet Lacetti tests, 8.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength" (Major) — noted on about 507 Chevrolet Lacetti tests, 6.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Position lamp not working" (Major) — noted on about 419 Chevrolet Lacetti tests, 5.0% of the model's MOT record.
• "Service brake performance excessively binding" (Major) — noted on about 323 Chevrolet Lacetti tests, 3.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Ball joint excessively worn" (Major) — noted on about 316 Chevrolet Lacetti tests, 3.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Stop lamp not working" (Major) — noted on about 275 Chevrolet Lacetti tests, 3.3% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Chevrolet Lacetti Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Chevrolet Lacetti model year on record is 2010 (71.0% across 787 tests), and the weakest is 2005 (65.2%). The gap between them is 5.8 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Chevrolet Lacetti reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 0.8 points a year across the most recent model years shown above.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Chevrolet Lacetti Owners

These checks follow this Chevrolet Lacetti's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Chevrolet Lacetti.

• the lights — “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.

• corrosion — “component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength”

  Look under the sills, around the jacking points and where the suspension mounts meet the body. Flaking, holed or crumbly metal fails; a brown stain on sound metal does not.

• the suspension joints — “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.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Chevrolet Lacetti. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Where the Chevrolet Lacetti is most common

Across every Lacetti model year on record (2005–2011): 3,239 Chevrolet Lacetti cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 8,324 tests. Birmingham (B) has the most, with 116 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.

The twenty areas with the most Chevrolet Lacetti 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 →

Frequently Asked Questions: Chevrolet Lacetti MOT & Reliability