Corvette MOT reliability

First-time MOT pass rates for 14 Corvette models.

These figures come from 94 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Model	First-time pass rate	MOTs analysed	Years
Corvette C6 Few MOTs	90%	48	1986–2016
Corvette Unclassified Very few MOTs	100%	17	1966–2021
Corvette C5 Very few MOTs	100%	5	2001–2003
Corvette Z06 Very few MOTs	80%	5	2009–2018
Corvette Stingray Very few MOTs	100%	4	2014–2021
Corvette Coupe Very few MOTs	67%	3	2000–2000
Corvette C4 Very few MOTs	50%	2	1987–1987
Corvette Corvette Very few MOTs	100%	2	1998–2006
Corvette Sting Very few MOTs	100%	2	1966–2016
Corvette ZR1 Very few MOTs	100%	2	1991–2011
Corvette C7 Very few MOTs	100%	1	2018–2018
Corvette Cheverolet Very few MOTs	100%	1	1978–1978
Corvette Convertible Very few MOTs	100%	1	2005–2005
Corvette Stigray Very few MOTs	100%	1	1969–1969

Models marked “Few MOTs” or “Very few MOTs” have only a small number of tests behind them. With so few cars, one more pass or fail can move the pass rate a long way, so compare them with care.

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Based on recent 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.