Chevrolet Kalos MOT reliability

Chevrolet Kaloss passed their MOT first time 47% of the time across 1,851 tests in 2025. 1,274 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

47%

MOTs analysed

1,851

Still licensed (GB)

1,274

Body type

Hatchback

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

2007 petrol

652 MOTs

Passed first time 49%. Typical mileage 65,798 (most between 48,733 and 84,473).

2008: 83% → 2009: 82% → 2010: 81% → 2011: 78% → 2012: 73% → 2013: 68% → 2014: 62% → 2015: 60% → 2016: 57% → 2017: 54% → 2018: 51% → 2019: 51% → 2020: 47% → 2021: 48% → 2022: 46% → 2023: 49% → 2024: 49% → 2025: 49%

Most common failures

Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn (8.3%)
Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play (6.9%)
Position lamp: not working (6.7%)
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect (6.4%)
Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (6.1%)

Where 2007 Kaloss fail

Lights & electrics

25.8%

Suspension & axles

20.7%

Brakes

18.7%

Visibility & wipers

10.0%

Steering

9.8%

Body, structure & corrosion

9.7%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

7.8%

Wheels & tyres

6.3%

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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.