4,432 tests in 2025
Chevrolet Captiva reliability and MOT pass rate
60.9% passed first time. The 39.1% fail rate is 16.5 points worse than the all-car average, on a median example 14 years old with 105,186 miles.
Pass rate
60.9%
22.6% of all cars failed; 39.1% of these did.
Fixed on the day
7.8%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
105,186 mi
14 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 0 | — |
| 6-9 years | 2 | — |
| 10-13 years | 1,624 | 34.7% |
| 14+ years | 2,806 | 41.6% |
What the Captiva fails on
Share of failed tests with at least one fail item in each DVSA inspection section. A test can fail in several sections at once.
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment17 dangerous48.8%
- Suspension76 dangerous48.2%
- Brakes327 dangerous40%
- Body, chassis, structure21 dangerous26.4%
- Tyres465 dangerous22.3%
- Noise, emissions and leaks3 dangerous18.8%
- Visibility17.6%
- Steering16 dangerous10.2%
Is the Captiva getting worse?
The fail rate fell 0.2 points to 39.1% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 2 years. Ageing alone would predict about 3.7 points, so it is holding up better than the fleet average for its age.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8,159 | 12 | 39.3% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 7,206 | 13 | 39.1% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 5,358 | 13 | 41.2% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 4,429 | 14 | 39.1% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Captiva at its test that year, and it is the number to watch: across the whole fleet each extra year of age adds roughly 1.9 points to the fail rate, so a model whose age and fail rate rise together is simply getting older.
The exact defects that fail it
Every failure item DVSA recorded against a Captiva in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Coil spring: fractured or broken228 tests
- 2Stop lamp: not working220 tests
- 3Position lamp: not working208 tests
- 4Headlamp: not working on dipped beam203 tests
- 5Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn200 tests
- 6Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases196 tests
- 7Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt189 tests
- 8Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction186 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Captiva collects 3.77 of them per test, and these are the ones that come up most. Treat it as the running-repairs list for the next year or two.
- 1Engine oil leaks: leaking excessively from engine1,247 tests
- 2Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm1,049 tests
- 3Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened654 tests
- 4Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick622 tests
- 5Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn565 tests
- 6Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases483 tests
- 7Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak440 tests
- 8Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded433 tests
Questions
What is the Chevrolet Captiva MOT pass rate?
60.9% of the 4,432 Chevrolet Captiva first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 39.1% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 7.8% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Chevrolet Captiva usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Coil spring: fractured or broken", recorded on 228 failed tests, followed by "Stop lamp: not working" and "Position lamp: not working". By section, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 48.8% of failures, suspension appears in 48.2% of failures, brakes appears in 40% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was n/a%; at 14+ years it was 41.6%. The median Chevrolet Captiva tested in 2025 was 14 years old with 105,186 miles.
Is the Chevrolet Captiva getting less reliable?
The fail rate fell 0.2 points to 39.1% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 2 years. Ageing alone would predict about 3.7 points, so it is holding up better than the fleet average for its age.
First-attempt class 4 tests, 2025, from DVSA’s anonymised MOT data (OGL v3, retrieved 2026-09-12). DVSA records newer cars trim by trim; this page adds every Captiva trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.
DVSA has published 6 safety recalls naming the Chevrolet Captiva: Chevrolet Captiva recalls.
Other Chevrolet models
Checking a particular Captiva?
The odds above are the model. The car in front of you has its own record: every test, every advisory, the mileage at each one.
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