Chevrolet Tacuma MOT reliability

Chevrolet Tacumas passed their MOT first time 56% of the time across 193 tests in 2025. 117 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

56%

MOTs analysed

193

Still licensed (GB)

117

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

2006 petrol

47 MOTs

These figures come from 47 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 66%. Typical mileage 69,333 (most between 51,714 and 78,493).

2007: 88% → 2008: 69% → 2009: 77% → 2010: 80% → 2011: 70% → 2012: 67% → 2013: 62% → 2014: 60% → 2015: 60% → 2016: 54% → 2017: 56% → 2018: 48% → 2019: 51% → 2020: 47% → 2021: 51% → 2022: 59% → 2023: 54% → 2024: 58% → 2025: 66%

Most common failures

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (4.3%)
Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (4.3%)
Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (4.3%)
Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded (4.3%)
Service brake imbalance: across an axle (4.3%)

Where 2006 Tacumas fail

Body, structure & corrosion

12.8%

Suspension & axles

12.8%

Wheels & tyres

10.6%

Lights & electrics

10.6%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

8.5%

Visibility & wipers

8.5%

Brakes

6.4%

Seat belts & other equipment

4.3%

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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.