Chevrolet Epica MOT reliability

Chevrolet Epicas passed their MOT first time 58% of the time across 55 tests in 2025. 25 are still licensed in Great Britain.

These figures come from 55 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

First-time pass rate

58%

MOTs analysed

55

Still licensed (GB)

25

Body type

Sedan

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

2008 diesel

17 MOTs

These figures come from only 17 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.

Passed first time 41%. Typical mileage 89,838 (most between 63,828 and 122,801).

2008: 100% → 2009: 63% → 2010: 71% → 2011: 66% → 2012: 67% → 2013: 56% → 2014: 59% → 2015: 57% → 2016: 47% → 2017: 52% → 2018: 54% → 2019: 47% → 2020: 51% → 2021: 63% → 2022: 59% → 2023: 47% → 2024: 45% → 2025: 41%

Most common failures

Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements (17.6%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (11.8%)
Rbt (sp): efficiency less than 50% of the required value (11.8%)
Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded (11.8%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (11.8%)

2008 petrol

2 MOTs

These figures come from only 2 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.

Passed first time 50%. Typical mileage 81,500 (most between 76,952 and 86,047).

2011: 58% → 2012: 63% → 2013: 58% → 2014: 65% → 2015: 80% → 2016: 50% → 2017: 58% → 2018: 70% → 2019: 33% → 2020: 40% → 2021: 67% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 33% → 2024: 50% → 2025: 50%

Most common failures

Stop lamp: not working (50.0%)
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (50.0%)

Where 2008 Epicas fail

Brakes

47.1%

Visibility & wipers

23.5%

Lights & electrics

17.6%

Suspension & axles

17.6%

Body, structure & corrosion

11.8%

Steering

11.8%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

11.8%

Wheels & tyres

5.9%

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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.