GM General Motors Chevrolet MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

General Motors Chevrolet MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The General Motors Chevrolet passed on its first attempt in 90.1%, and its overall record sits +9.8 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the General Motors Chevrolet in the 2023–2025 data: 164 tests across 3 model years (2000–2017). 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 General Motors Chevrolet MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the General Motors Chevrolet, the Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 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 General Motors Chevrolet's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded General Motors Chevrolet DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the General Motors Chevrolet, each with how many of the model's 164 tests it was noted on.

• "Headlamp aim too high" (Rectified) — noted on about 2 General Motors Chevrolet tests, 1.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Position lamp not working" (Major) — noted on about 2 General Motors Chevrolet tests, 1.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Rear fog lamp missing" (Major) — noted on about 2 General Motors Chevrolet tests, 1.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Registration plates does not conform to the specified requirements" (Major) — noted on about 2 General Motors Chevrolet tests, 1.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Hand lever not releasing correctly" (Minor) — noted on about 2 General Motors Chevrolet tests, 1.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt" (Major) — noted on about 2 General Motors Chevrolet tests, 1.2% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst General Motors Chevrolet Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest General Motors Chevrolet model year on record is 2015 (92.6% across 54 tests), and the weakest is 2000 (88.3%). The gap between them is 4.3 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

General Motors Chevrolet reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 1.9 points a year across the most recent model years shown above.

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

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for General Motors Chevrolet Owners

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

• the lights — “headlamp aim too high”

  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 number plates — “registration plates does not conform to the specified requirements”

  Check both plates are present, legible and correctly spaced, with the postcode of the supplier and the BS AU 145e mark. A private plate in the wrong style is a fail before the car is even looked at.

• the suspension joints — “ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt”

  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.

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

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