ChevroletMatiz MOT results

In 2025, 49.9% of Chevrolet Matiz MOT tests were passed first time, worse than the 57.6% for cars of the same age. 13.2% had at least one dangerous defect (10.3% for cars the same age). The typical Chevrolet Matiz tested was 16 years old with 54,100 miles. Based on 7,914 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

RegisterHow many Chevrolet Matiz cars are on the road

First-time pass: 49.9%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 57.6%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 8.2%passed after repair
Failed: 41.8%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 13.2%same age 10.3%
Typical mileage: 54,100at the test

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

First-time pass rate by year first registered

Chevrolet MatizAll cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2010	679	49.5%	59.1%
2009	2,773	52.7%	58.1%
2008	1,670	50.7%	57.0%
2007	1,519	48.2%	57.2%
2006	883	44.6%	56.8%
2005	389	46.3%	57.5%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

Chevrolet MatizAll cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
3-4 years	1	0.0%	87.4%	81,700
10-14 years	106	56.6%	65.7%	44,600
15-19 years	7,602	50.0%	57.6%	54,200
20-29 years	205	44.9%	59.6%	52,600

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Chevrolet Matiz is among cars tested in each area, against its share across Great Britain: 2× means twice as common as usual.

under 0.5×
0.5×–0.8×
0.8×–1.25×
1.25×–2×
2× or more
Fewer than 5 tests
None tested

Postcode area of the garage that did the test, not where the owner lives. Hover over or tap an area for its figures.

Postcode area	Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
B Birmingham	West Midlands	372	4.7%	1.5×	55.1%
BH Bournemouth	South West	240	3.0%	2.9×	50.0%
BS Bristol	South West	227	2.9%	1.7×	45.8%
BN Brighton	South East	169	2.1%	1.8×	45.0%
CF Cardiff	Wales	164	2.1%	1.3×	38.4%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	163	2.1%	0.9×	56.4%
NR Norwich	East of England	161	2.0%	1.5×	47.8%
EX Exeter	South West	159	2.0%	1.8×	39.0%
SO Southampton	South East	157	2.0%	1.6×	51.6%
PO Portsmouth	South East	146	1.8%	1.3×	41.8%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	145	1.8%	1.2×	50.3%
PE Peterborough	East of England	145	1.8%	1.0×	51.0%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	144	1.8%	1.0×	61.1%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	140	1.8%	1.0×	45.0%
M Manchester	North West	137	1.7%	1.2×	53.3%
TN Tonbridge	South East	128	1.6%	1.2×	53.9%
RG Reading	South East	124	1.6%	1.0×	54.0%
GL Gloucester	South West	121	1.5%	1.2×	43.8%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	115	1.5%	1.1×	41.7%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	102	1.3%	1.5×	62.7%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	101	1.3%	1.1×	56.4%
DE Derby	East Midlands	101	1.3%	0.9×	45.5%
DY Dudley	West Midlands	100	1.3%	1.9×	61.0%
SA Swansea	Wales	99	1.3%	1.0×	40.4%
TQ Torquay	South West	99	1.3%	2.5×	51.5%
PL Plymouth	South West	98	1.2%	1.2×	30.6%
SE London SE	London	98	1.2%	1.6×	61.2%
NP Newport	Wales	97	1.2%	1.4×	51.5%
RH Redhill	South East	94	1.2%	1.1×	45.7%
BA Bath	South West	92	1.2%	1.4×	45.7%
OX Oxford	South East	92	1.2%	1.0×	51.1%
SN Swindon	South West	91	1.1%	1.3×	45.1%
IP Ipswich	East of England	89	1.1%	0.9×	41.6%
CR Croydon	London	88	1.1%	1.6×	65.9%
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	88	1.1%	1.6×	50.0%
ME Rochester	South East	86	1.1%	1.0×	53.5%
WS Walsall	West Midlands	86	1.1%	1.5×	47.7%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	85	1.1%	0.8×	41.2%
L Liverpool	North West	84	1.1%	1.0×	54.8%
CT Canterbury	South East	82	1.0%	1.3×	53.7%
UB Southall	London	82	1.0%	1.7×	64.6%
GU Guildford	South East	74	0.9%	0.7×	55.4%
LL Llandudno	Wales	72	0.9%	1.0×	55.6%
TW Twickenham	London	71	0.9%	1.2×	67.6%
CH Chester	North West	70	0.9%	0.8×	42.9%
LU Luton	East of England	70	0.9%	1.3×	51.4%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	70	0.9%	0.8×	50.0%
TA Taunton	South West	70	0.9%	1.4×	44.3%
FY Blackpool	North West	67	0.8%	2.0×	38.8%
WA Warrington	North West	65	0.8%	0.8×	55.4%
DA Dartford	South East	63	0.8%	1.1×	58.7%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	63	0.8%	0.8×	49.2%
EN Enfield	London	62	0.8%	1.3×	58.1%
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	62	0.8%	1.0×	59.7%
DT Dorchester	South West	56	0.7%	1.8×	32.1%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	56	0.7%	0.6×	55.4%
RM Romford	London	56	0.7%	0.9×	71.4%
PR Preston	North West	54	0.7%	0.7×	44.4%
WR Worcester	West Midlands	54	0.7%	1.2×	38.9%
HA Harrow	London	53	0.7%	1.1×	56.6%
N London N	London	53	0.7%	1.0×	58.5%
TR Truro	South West	52	0.7%	1.1×	40.4%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	51	0.6%	0.4×	52.9%
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	50	0.6%	0.9×	32.0%
SK Stockport	North West	48	0.6%	0.6×	50.0%
NW London NW	London	46	0.6%	0.9×	41.3%
OL Oldham	North West	46	0.6%	0.8×	56.5%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	45	0.6%	0.6×	62.2%
BL Bolton	North West	45	0.6%	0.7×	37.8%
E London E	London	45	0.6%	0.7×	57.8%
SL Slough	South East	45	0.6%	0.8×	48.9%
LA Lancaster	North West	43	0.5%	1.0×	41.9%
BB Blackburn	North West	42	0.5%	0.6×	57.1%
CO Colchester	East of England	42	0.5%	0.7×	52.4%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	42	0.5%	0.6×	52.4%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	42	0.5%	0.6×	47.6%
SW London SW	London	40	0.5%	1.2×	57.5%
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	39	0.5%	0.9×	43.6%
TS Teesside	North East	38	0.5%	0.5×	52.6%
SG Stevenage	East of England	35	0.4%	0.6×	48.6%
SM Sutton	London	35	0.4%	2.0×	74.3%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	34	0.4%	0.3×	35.3%
CW Crewe	North West	33	0.4%	0.7×	39.4%
IG Ilford	London	33	0.4%	1.0×	54.5%
G Glasgow	Scotland	32	0.4%	0.3×	50.0%
DL Darlington	North East	29	0.4%	0.6×	–
SP Salisbury	South West	29	0.4%	0.8×	–
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	29	0.4%	0.5×	–
WN Wigan	North West	29	0.4%	0.8×	–
CB Cambridge	East of England	28	0.4%	0.5×	–
HR Hereford	West Midlands	28	0.4%	0.9×	–
WD Watford	East of England	28	0.4%	0.9×	–
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	26	0.3%	0.4×	–
AL St Albans	East of England	25	0.3%	0.7×	–
TF Telford	West Midlands	23	0.3%	0.8×	–
BR Bromley	London	21	0.3%	0.7×	–
CA Carlisle	North West	19	0.2%	0.4×	–
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	14	0.2%	0.3×	–
W London W	London	13	0.2%	0.6×	–
DH Durham	North East	12	0.2%	0.3×	–
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	12	0.2%	0.4×	–
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	11	0.1%	0.6×	–
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	10	0.1%	0.2×	–
PA Paisley	Scotland	10	0.1%	0.3×	–
FK Falkirk	Scotland	7	<0.1%	0.2×	–
IV Inverness	Scotland	7	<0.1%	0.2×	–
SR Sunderland	North East	7	<0.1%	0.3×	–
DD Dundee	Scotland	6	<0.1%	0.2×	–
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	6	<0.1%	0.3×	–
ML Motherwell	Scotland	6	<0.1%	0.2×	–
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	5	<0.1%	0.1×	–
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	5	<0.1%	0.7×	–
PH Perth	Scotland	5	<0.1%	0.2×	–
TD Galashiels	Scotland	5	<0.1%	0.3×	–
DG Dumfries	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	145	1.8%	0.2×	41.4%
North East	137	1.7%	0.4×	49.6%
North West	782	9.9%	0.9×	48.1%
Yorkshire and the Humber	496	6.3%	0.7×	49.2%
Wales	437	5.5%	1.1×	44.6%
West Midlands	995	12.6%	1.3×	52.7%
East Midlands	539	6.8%	1.0×	48.6%
East of England	826	10.4%	1.0×	50.7%
London	858	10.8%	1.1×	61.5%
South East	1,365	17.2%	1.1×	50.3%
South West	1,334	16.9%	1.6×	44.0%

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Where they fail

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against cars of the same age.

Chevrolet MatizCars the same age

Lights and electrics23.7%20.4%
Suspension21.5%17.5%
Brakes16.7%11.0%
Body and structure10.6%7.5%
Tyres9.2%7.2%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)8.7%6.7%
Emissions and leaks7.2%6.0%
Steering3.9%3.5%
Seat belts and airbags3.1%2.1%

A test can fail in more than one area. Failures fixed during the test are included.

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Most common failures

The 10 defects that failed Chevrolet Matiz tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Position lamp: not working Lights and electrics	6.8%	5.9%	1.2×	0.0%
Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn Suspension	6.6%	3.2%	2.1×	0.0%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	5.3%	2.4%	2.2×	0.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	4.8%	2.9%	1.7×	100.0%
Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension	4.6%	1.7%	2.7×	0.0%
Stop lamp: not working Lights and electrics	4.6%	3.9%	1.2×	0.0%
Service brake imbalance: across an axle Brakes	4.2%	0.9%	4.7×	0.0%
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam Lights and electrics	3.9%	2.3%	1.7×	0.0%
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lights and electrics	3.8%	3.2%	1.2×	0.0%
Service brake performance: excessively binding Brakes	3.4%	1.6%	2.1×	0.0%

“vs same age” compares this model with cars of the same age: 2.0× means twice as often. “Marked dangerous” is how often the tester recorded that failure as dangerous.

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Most common advisories

Things the tester noted to watch, which don’t fail the test.

Advisory	Tests
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge	21.3%
Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material	20.8%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive	13.5%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	13.0%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	11.9%
Wheel bearings: has slight play	8.6%
Registration plates: deteriorated but not likely to be misread	7.9%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	7.5%
Exhaust system: has a minor leak of exhaust gases	7.3%
Service brake performance: binding but not excessively	5.5%

MOT results for every model