Chevrolet Gmc Tahoe MOT reliability

Chevrolet Gmc Tahoes passed their MOT first time 75% of the time across 8 tests in 2025. 5 are still licensed in Great Britain.

These figures come from only 8 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

First-time pass rate

75%

MOTs analysed

8

Still licensed (GB)

5

Body type

–

Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

1997 petrol

1 MOT

Passed first time 0%. Typical mileage 103,041 (most between 103,041 and 103,041).

2006: 100% → 2007: 100% → 2008: 67% → 2009: 75% → 2010: 67% → 2011: 100% → 2012: 100% → 2013: 0% → 2014: 100% → 2015: 100% → 2016: 50% → 2017: 100% → 2018: 100% → 2019: 100% → 2020: 100% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 0% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 0%

Most common failures

Pedal: has insufficient reserve travel (100.0%)
Chassis condition: corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced (100.0%)
Prescribed areas: prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced (100.0%)
Rbt (sp): efficiency less than 50% of the required value (100.0%)
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (100.0%)

Where 1997 Tahoes fail

Body, structure & corrosion

100.0%

Brakes

100.0%

Lights & electrics

100.0%

Seat belts & other equipment

100.0%

Suspension & axles

100.0%

Visibility & wipers

100.0%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.