Pass rate
74.8%
Below average — 2.4 pts behind the 77.2% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 6,540 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £28–£86
2012 Chevrolet Orlando MOT pass rate
- 2012
- typical 88,348 mi
Most common fault
Lamps & electrics
18.6% 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 2014 76.1% pass
- Avoid 2012 74.8% pass · this year
Across the 4 years on record, a spread of 1.3 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 68.2%
- Typical mileage
- 88k mi
The 2012 Chevrolet Orlando MOT pass rate is 74.8% of its MOT tests — 2.4 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Lamps & electrics is the biggest single reason it fails, at 18.6% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Chevrolet Orlando does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Emissions & leaks: 3.2× the national share
Emissions & leaks make up 17.4% of everything recorded on the 2012 Chevrolet Orlando, against 5.5% nationally — 11.9 points above. Lamps & electrics are still the single largest share at 18.6%, but at 12.2% nationally that one is ordinary. A smoky diesel or a leaking joint fails on emissions more often than on wear, so ask for a recent emissions printout.
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 2012 Chevrolet Orlando compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 77.2%, so this figure is 2.4 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 68.2%. The median 2012 Chevrolet Orlando in this dataset had covered 88,348 mi.
The most common fuel recorded here is Diesel — 55% of tests, with a 73.1% pass rate. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 74.4% of the time, April–September 75.4%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources", noted on 9.25% of tests.
- 6,540 recorded tests behind this page.
- 74.8% overall pass rate, 68.2% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Chevrolet Orlando, the average is 75.0% — best year 2014 (76.1%), worst 2012 (74.8%).
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
- 6,540
- Typical mileage (median)
- 88,348 mi
- Make and model
- Chevrolet Orlando
- 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 Orlando MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 63% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Diesel is the most common here (55% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the Orlando
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 1,688 | 76.0% |
| London | 762 | 81.2% |
| East of England | 685 | 74.0% |
| North West | 667 | 76.0% |
| West Midlands | 660 | 74.4% |
| Yorkshire | 557 | 74.7% |
| South West | 421 | 65.1% |
| East Midlands | 400 | 72.3% |
| Scotland | 346 | 70.8% |
| Wales | 223 | 71.3% |
| North East | 131 | 80.2% |
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 2012 Orlando
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 2012 Orlando
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 9.3% 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 coil springs 6.8% of tests
“coil spring fractured or broken”
Look up inside each wheel arch with a torch, all the way round the spring. A snapped spring usually breaks at the very bottom coil, where a quick glance will not reach.
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Check the windscreen 2.8% 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 2012 Orlando through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £28–£86 — and 47% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £28–£86
- Cheapest common item: malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: joints constant velocity boot severely…
- £80–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 70%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 47%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 6,540 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 Orlando, side by side
4 model years on record, from 2011 to 2014. Across them the pass rate runs from 74.8% to 76.1% — a spread of 1.3 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2011 75.0% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2012 74.8%registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2013 75.4% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2014 76.1% 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 2012 Chevrolet Orlando 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 2012 cars with a similar record
- Ford Fiesta 74.7%
- SEAT Ibiza 74.7%
- Hyundai I40 74.7%
- Fiat 500 C 74.7%
- Vauxhall Corsa 74.9%
- Ford S-Max 74.9%
Closest pass rates among 2012 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 2012 Chevrolet Orlando 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 15,683 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 | 2,940 | 18.60% | 12.21% | +6.39 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 2,757 | 17.40% | 5.52% | +11.88 |
| Brakes | 2,742 | 17.30% | 20.89% | −3.59 |
| Tyres | 2,737 | 17.30% | 19.76% | −2.46 |
| Suspension | 1,575 | 10.00% | 20.98% | −10.98 |
| Visibility | 804 | 5.10% | 4.97% | +0.13 |
| Non-component advisories | 794 | 5.00% | 4.18% | +0.82 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 725 | 4.60% | 5.57% | −0.97 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 445 | 2.80% | 1.76% | +1.04 |
| Steering | 164 | 1.00% | 2.57% | −1.57 |
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 | 9.3% | £5–20 |
| Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension | Major | 6.8% | £25–65 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 3.5% | £80–250 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.2% | £5–25 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 2.8% | £80–200 |
| Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 2.6% | £3–12 |
| On or after 01/07/2008 emissions exceed manufacturer's specified limit Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 2.5% | £60–250 |
| Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 2.3% | £45–110 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 2.3% | £5–25 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 2.0% | £18–45 |
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 | 30.5% | £200–700 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 20.8% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 12.7% | £18–45 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 10.5% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 9.0% | £45–110 |
| Individual direction indicators incorrect colour Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Advisory | 6.0% | £3–12 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 56 | 78.6% | 23,338 mi |
| 30-60k | 829 | 79.1% | 50,138 mi |
| 60-90k | 2,531 | 75.7% | 76,162 mi |
| 90-120k | 2,107 | 73.9% | 103,199 mi |
| 120k+ | 1,014 | 71.0% | 142,174 mi |
Source: 6,540 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.
2012 Orlando MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2012 Chevrolet Orlando?
74.8% of the 6,540 2012 Chevrolet Orlando tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 77.2% for cars first used in 2012. First-attempt pass rate: 68.2%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2012 Chevrolet Orlando?
The three most recorded items are registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (9.25%), coil spring fractured or broken (6.79%), joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (3.53%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2012 Chevrolet Orlando MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 78.6% of the time, falling to 71.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2012 Chevrolet Orlando in this dataset had covered 88,348 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2012 Chevrolet Orlando?
Diesel: 73.1% pass rate across 3,604 tests. Petrol: 77.0% pass rate across 2,934 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2012 Chevrolet Orlando MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 74.4% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 75.4%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.