Pass rate
77.1%
Around average — 4.2 pts ahead of the 72.9% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 83 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £38–£96
2002 Daewoo Lanos MOT pass rate
- 2002
- typical 52,661 mi
Only 83 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
Brakes
22.3% 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 2002 77.1% pass · this year
- Avoid 2001 73.0% pass
Across the 3 years on record, a spread of 4.1 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 73.5%
- Typical mileage
- 53k mi
The 2002 Daewoo Lanos MOT pass rate is 77.1% of its MOT tests — 4.2 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 22.3% 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
Beats its own age and mileage
Once you allow for how old and how far these cars have been driven, the expected pass rate is 72.9% and this one manages 77.1% — 4.2 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- Based on a small sample. 83 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 2002 Daewoo Lanos compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 72.9%, so this figure is 4.2 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 73.5%. The median 2002 Daewoo Lanos in this dataset had covered 52,661 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 80.4% of the time, April–September 71.9%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Headlamp lens slightly defective", noted on 6.02% of tests.
- 83 recorded tests behind this page.
- 77.1% overall pass rate, 73.5% 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
- 83
- Typical mileage (median)
- 52,661 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
Headlight Bulb
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Lanos MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 42% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Lanos
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 26 | 76.9% |
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 2002 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 2002 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 the lights 6.0% of tests
“headlamp lens slightly defective”
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 4.8% 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 brake pipes 4.8% 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 2002 Lanos through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £38–£96 — and 44% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £38–£96
- Cheapest common item: washers provides insufficient washer liquid
- £5–£15
- Dearest common item: component mounting prescribed areas…
- £180–£450
- 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 83 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 2002 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 2002 cars with a similar record
- MG Tf 77.1%
- Mercedes-Benz Clk 77.1%
- BMW 3 Series 77.2%
- BMW 530 77.2%
- Lexus IS200 77.2%
- Land Rover Range Rover 77.4%
Closest pass rates among 2002 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 2002 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 173 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 | 39 | 22.30% | 20.89% | +1.41 |
| Suspension | 31 | 17.70% | 20.98% | −3.28 |
| Tyres | 28 | 16.00% | 19.76% | −3.76 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 26 | 14.90% | 12.21% | +2.69 |
| Visibility | 14 | 8.00% | 4.97% | +3.03 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 11 | 6.30% | 1.76% | +4.54 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 9 | 5.10% | 5.52% | −0.42 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 7 | 4.00% | 5.57% | −1.57 |
| Steering | 5 | 2.90% | 2.57% | +0.33 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 3 | 1.70% | 0.82% | +0.88 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headlamp lens slightly defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 6.0% | £5–25 |
| Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension | Major | 4.8% | £25–65 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Major | 4.8% | £80–180 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 3.6% | £5–25 |
| Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt Steering | Minor | 3.6% | £18–45 |
| Washers provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility | Rectified | 3.6% | £5–15 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 3.6% | £80–200 |
| Wipers blade defective Visibility | Minor | 3.6% | £8–22 |
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Major | 2.4% | £180–450 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.4% | £30–80 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 18.1% | £80–180 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 16.9% | £45–95 |
| Linkage pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 14.5% | £40–150 |
| Registration plates inscription illegible Identification of the vehicle | Advisory | 13.3% | £20–80 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 10.8% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 7.2% | £18–45 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 4 | 100.0% | 27,278 mi |
| 30-60k | 47 | 83.0% | 47,758 mi |
| 60-90k | 21 | 61.9% | 75,630 mi |
| 90-120k | 9 | 77.8% | 102,154 mi |
| 120k+ | 2 | 50.0% | 154,801 mi |
Source: 83 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.
2002 Lanos MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2002 Daewoo Lanos?
77.1% of the 83 2002 Daewoo Lanos tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 72.9% for cars first used in 2002. First-attempt pass rate: 73.5%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2002 Daewoo Lanos?
The three most recorded items are headlamp lens slightly defective (6.02%), coil spring fractured or broken (4.82%), rigid brake pipes excessively corroded (4.82%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2002 Daewoo Lanos MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 100.0% of the time, falling to 50.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2002 Daewoo Lanos in this dataset had covered 52,661 mi.
Does the season affect the 2002 Daewoo Lanos MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 80.4% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 71.9%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.