Pass rate
74.0%
Below average — 0.7 pts behind the 74.7% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 73 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £24–£68
2010 General Motors Cadillac MOT pass rate
- 2010
- typical 90,116 mi
Only 73 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
28.6% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Which year to buy
- Best 2006 81.2% pass
- Avoid 2010 74.0% pass · this year
Across the 5 years on record, a spread of 7.2 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 69.4%
- Typical mileage
- 90k mi
The 2010 General Motors Cadillac MOT pass rate is 74.0% of its MOT tests — about what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 28.6% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how General Motors Cadillac does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Suspension: 1.4× the national share
Suspension accounts for 28.6% of everything recorded on the 2010 General Motors Cadillac, against 21.0% nationally — 7.6 points above. Ask for the front and rear suspension to be checked on a ramp before you buy — worn bushes and broken springs are cheap to look at and expensive to discover at test time.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 22% 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. 73 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 2010 General Motors Cadillac compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 74.7%, so this figure is 0.7 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 69.4%. The median 2010 General Motors Cadillac in this dataset had covered 90,116 mi.
56% of the tests on this vehicle ran on Diesel, which passed 65.9% of the time. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 76.2% of the time, April–September 71.0%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Coil spring fractured or broken", noted on 10.96% of tests.
- 73 recorded tests behind this page.
- 74.0% overall pass rate, 69.4% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the General Motors Cadillac, the average is 79.8% — best year 2006 (81.2%), worst 2010 (74.0%).
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
- 73
- Typical mileage (median)
- 90,116 mi
- Make and model
- General Motors Cadillac
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Coil Spring
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Cadillac MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 58% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Diesel is the most common here (56% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the Cadillac
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire | 15 | 60.0% |
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 2010 Cadillac
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 2010 Cadillac
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 coil springs 11.0% 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 suspension joints 6.8% of tests
“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.
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Check the lights 4.1% of tests
“malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction”
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.
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 2010 Cadillac through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £24–£68 — and 22% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £24–£68
- Cheapest common item: malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: on or after 01/07/2008 emissions exceed…
- £60–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 80%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 22%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 73 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 Cadillac, side by side
5 model years on record, from 2006 to 2010. Across them the pass rate runs from 74.0% to 81.2% — a spread of 7.2 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2006 81.2% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2007 81.0% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2008 78.7% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2009 80.7% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2010 74.0%coil spring fractured or broken
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 2010 General Motors Cadillac 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 2010 cars with a similar record
- Mercedes-Benz B-Class 74.0%
- Ford S-Max 74.1%
- Volvo C30 73.9%
- Peugeot Rcz 73.8%
- Subaru Forester 73.8%
- Vauxhall Corsa 73.7%
Closest pass rates among 2010 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 2010 General Motors Cadillac 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 166 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 | 28.60% | 20.98% | +7.62 |
| Brakes | 33 | 19.60% | 20.89% | −1.29 |
| Tyres | 21 | 12.50% | 19.76% | −7.26 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 21 | 12.50% | 5.52% | +6.98 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 14 | 8.30% | 12.21% | −3.91 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 7 | 4.20% | 5.57% | −1.37 |
| Non-component advisories | 7 | 4.20% | 4.18% | +0.02 |
| Visibility | 6 | 3.60% | 4.97% | −1.37 |
| Steering | 5 | 3.00% | 2.57% | +0.43 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 4 | 2.40% | 1.76% | +0.64 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension | Major | 11.0% | £25–65 |
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 6.8% | £18–45 |
| Linkage ball joint dust cover ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 4.1% | £18–45 |
| Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 4.1% | £3–12 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Major | 4.1% | £45–95 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault Brakes | Major | 2.7% | £3–15 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 2.7% | £18–45 |
| On or after 01/07/2008 emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 2.7% | £60–250 |
| Parking brake performance inoperative on one side Brakes | Major | 2.7% | £60–150 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.7% | £5–25 |
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 | 17.8% | £200–700 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 13.7% | £45–95 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 12.3% | £40–150 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 8.2% | £45–110 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 8.2% | £18–45 |
| Brake discs significantly and obviously worn Brakes | Advisory | 6.8% | £45–110 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 5 | 80.0% | 26,530 mi |
| 30-60k | 10 | 80.0% | 46,317 mi |
| 60-90k | 21 | 81.0% | 77,329 mi |
| 90-120k | 18 | 72.2% | 107,417 mi |
| 120k+ | 18 | 66.7% | 135,917 mi |
Source: 73 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.
2010 Cadillac MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2010 General Motors Cadillac?
74.0% of the 73 2010 General Motors Cadillac tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 74.7% for cars first used in 2010. First-attempt pass rate: 69.4%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2010 General Motors Cadillac?
The three most recorded items are coil spring fractured or broken (10.96%), ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (6.85%), linkage ball joint dust cover ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (4.11%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2010 General Motors Cadillac MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 80.0% of the time, falling to 66.7% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2010 General Motors Cadillac in this dataset had covered 90,116 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2010 General Motors Cadillac?
Diesel: 65.9% pass rate across 41 tests. Petrol: 84.4% pass rate across 32 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2010 General Motors Cadillac MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 76.2% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 71.0%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.