Chevrolet Trax MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Chevrolet Trax MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Chevrolet Trax passed on its first attempt in 70.2%, and its overall record sits −4.4 percentage points below the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Chevrolet Trax in the 2023–2025 data: 5,496 tests across 2 model years (2013–2014). 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 Trax MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Chevrolet Trax, the Suspension 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 Trax's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Chevrolet Trax DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Chevrolet Trax, each with how many of the model's 5,496 tests it was noted on.

• "Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated" (Minor) — noted on about 404 Chevrolet Trax tests, 7.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt" (Major) — noted on about 325 Chevrolet Trax tests, 5.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 272 Chevrolet Trax tests, 4.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Coil spring fractured or broken" (Major) — noted on about 246 Chevrolet Trax tests, 4.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Ball joint excessively worn" (Major) — noted on about 145 Chevrolet Trax tests, 2.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 133 Chevrolet Trax tests, 2.4% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Chevrolet Trax Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Chevrolet Trax model year on record is 2014 (79.0% across 1,798 tests), and the weakest is 2013 (75.5%). The gap between them is 3.5 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

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

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Chevrolet Trax Owners

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

• the suspension joints — “ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated”

  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.

• 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.

• the coil springs — “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.

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

Where the Chevrolet Trax is most common

Across every Trax model year on record (2013–2014): 2,113 Chevrolet Trax cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 5,496 tests. Birmingham (B) has the most, with 64 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 Trax 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 Trax MOT & Reliability