Chevrolet Chevy MOT reliability

Chevrolet Chevys passed their MOT first time 88% of the time across 8 tests in 2025.

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

88%

MOTs analysed

8

Still licensed (GB)

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Body type

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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

1989 petrol

2 MOTs

Passed first time 50%. Typical mileage 98,623 (most between 98,623 and 98,623).

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

Most common failures

Exhaust system: system insecure (50.0%)
Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases (50.0%)
Washers: not working (50.0%)
Speedometer: cannot be illuminated (50.0%)

1989 lpg

1 MOT

Passed first time 100%. Typical mileage 99,235 (most between 99,235 and 99,235).

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

Most common failures

Where 1989 Chevys fail

Body, structure & corrosion

50.0%

Seat belts & other equipment

50.0%

Visibility & wipers

50.0%

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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.