Chevrolet Spark MOT reliability

Chevrolet Sparks passed their MOT first time 55% of the time across 13,365 tests in 2025. 11,460 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

55%

MOTs analysed

13,365

Still licensed (GB)

11,460

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

2014 petrol

719 MOTs

Passed first time 62%. Typical mileage 54,972 (most between 37,123 and 75,170).

2014: 100% → 2015: 100% → 2016: 81% → 2017: 81% → 2018: 76% → 2019: 77% → 2020: 69% → 2021: 63% → 2022: 56% → 2023: 59% → 2024: 60% → 2025: 62%

Most common failures

Position lamp: not working (9.3%)
Service brake performance: excessively binding (6.0%)
Coil spring: fractured or broken (5.4%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (4.7%)
Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded (4.3%)

Where 2014 Sparks fail

Lights & electrics

15.0%

Brakes

14.7%

Suspension & axles

12.7%

Visibility & wipers

7.5%

Wheels & tyres

7.1%

Body, structure & corrosion

3.5%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

2.5%

Seat belts & other equipment

1.3%

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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.