Pass rate
73.0%
Below average — 0.3 pts behind the 73.3% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 89 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £88–£247
2001 Daewoo Lanos MOT pass rate
- 2001
- typical 48,389 mi
Only 89 tests of this exact model and year are in the DVSA data, below the 100 we ask for before a page goes in the index. The figures are still shown, because they are the only ones there are.
Most common fault
Suspension
19.4% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Which year to buy
- Best 2002 77.1% pass
- Avoid 2001 73.0% pass · this year
Across the 3 years on record, a spread of 4.1 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 66.2%
- Typical mileage
- 48k mi
The 2001 Daewoo Lanos MOT pass rate is 73.0% of its MOT tests — about what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 19.4% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Daewoo Lanos does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Emissions & leaks: 2.6× the national share
Emissions & leaks make up 14.1% of everything recorded on the 2001 Daewoo Lanos, against 5.5% nationally — 8.6 points above. Suspension is still the single largest share at 19.4%, but at 21.0% 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.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 12% 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.
- Based on a small sample. 89 tests back this page. That is enough to publish and to index, not enough to treat the decimal places as precise — read the pattern, not the second digit.
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 2001 Daewoo Lanos compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 73.3%, so this figure is 0.3 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 66.2%. The median 2001 Daewoo Lanos in this dataset had covered 48,389 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 78.8% of the time, April–September 64.9%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated", noted on 8.99% of tests.
- 89 recorded tests behind this page.
- 73.0% overall pass rate, 66.2% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Daewoo Lanos, the average is 75.5% — best year 2002 (77.1%), worst 2001 (73.0%).
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
- 89
- Typical mileage (median)
- 48,389 mi
- Make and model
- Daewoo Lanos
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
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 Lanos MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 48% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Lanos
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 15 | 93.3% |
| London | 15 | 80.0% |
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 2001 Lanos
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 2001 Lanos
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 corrosion 7.9% of tests
“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.
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Check the tyre tread 3.4% of tests
“tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm”
Check all four tyres cold, including the inner shoulder where wear hides — 1.6mm across the central three-quarters is the legal limit, and most testers fail at 1.6mm without argument.
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Check the coil springs 2.3% 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.
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 2001 Lanos through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £88–£247 — and 12% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £88–£247
- Cheapest common item: individual direction indicators incorrect…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: engine oil leaks leaking excessively from…
- £200–£700
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 50%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 12%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 89 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 Lanos, side by side
3 model years on record, from 2000 to 2002. Across them the pass rate runs from 73.0% to 77.1% — a spread of 4.1 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2000 76.0% washers not working
- 2001 73.0%joints constant velocity boot…
- 2002 77.1% headlamp lens slightly defective
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 2001 Daewoo Lanos 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 2001 cars with a similar record
- Toyota YARIS 72.9%
- Volkswagen Lupo 72.9%
- Peugeot 306 72.9%
- Volkswagen Passat 72.8%
- Renault Megane 72.8%
- Ford Ranger 72.8%
Closest pass rates among 2001 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 2001 Daewoo Lanos 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 246 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 | 48 | 19.40% | 20.98% | −1.58 |
| Brakes | 44 | 17.70% | 20.89% | −3.19 |
| Tyres | 35 | 14.10% | 19.76% | −5.66 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 35 | 14.10% | 5.52% | +8.58 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 32 | 12.90% | 12.21% | +0.69 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 17 | 6.90% | 5.57% | +1.33 |
| Steering | 11 | 4.40% | 2.57% | +1.83 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 11 | 4.40% | 1.76% | +2.64 |
| Non-component advisories | 8 | 3.20% | 4.18% | −0.98 |
| Visibility | 5 | 2.00% | 4.97% | −2.97 |
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 | 9.0% | £80–250 |
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Major | 7.9% | £180–450 |
| Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body, chassis, structure | Major | 3.4% | £80–250 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Major | 3.4% | £45–95 |
| Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension | Major | 2.3% | £25–65 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 2.3% | £200–700 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 2.3% | £45–95 |
| Headlamp aim too low Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 2.3% | £30–80 |
| Headlamp lens slightly defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 2.3% | £5–25 |
| Individual direction indicators incorrect colour Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.3% | £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 | 25.8% | £200–700 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 22.5% | £80–180 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 16.9% | £45–95 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 14.6% | £45–95 |
| Registration plates inscription illegible Identification of the vehicle | Advisory | 11.2% | £20–80 |
| Linkage pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 10.1% | £40–150 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 4 | 100.0% | 23,350 mi |
| 30-60k | 55 | 74.5% | 43,646 mi |
| 60-90k | 13 | 76.9% | 74,620 mi |
| 90-120k | 16 | 56.3% | 99,895 mi |
| 120k+ | 1 | 100.0% | 142,206 mi |
Source: 89 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.
2001 Lanos MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2001 Daewoo Lanos?
73.0% of the 89 2001 Daewoo Lanos tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 73.3% for cars first used in 2001. First-attempt pass rate: 66.2%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2001 Daewoo Lanos?
The three most recorded items are joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (8.99%), component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (7.87%), joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (3.37%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2001 Daewoo Lanos MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 100.0% of the time, falling to 100.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2001 Daewoo Lanos in this dataset had covered 48,389 mi.
Does the season affect the 2001 Daewoo Lanos MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 78.8% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 64.9%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.