3,181 tests in 2025
Chevrolet Orlando reliability and MOT pass rate
68.1% passed first time. The 31.9% fail rate is 9.3 points worse than the all-car average, on a median example 13 years old with 95,869 miles.
Pass rate
68.1%
22.6% of all cars failed; 31.9% of these did.
Fixed on the day
9.8%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
95,869 mi
13 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 0 | — |
| 6-9 years | 1 | — |
| 10-13 years | 2,214 | 32.2% |
| 14+ years | 966 | 31.2% |
What the Orlando 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 equipment2 dangerous42.9%
- Suspension29 dangerous36.9%
- Brakes202 dangerous30.4%
- Noise, emissions and leaks3 dangerous29.7%
- Tyres296 dangerous25.3%
- Visibility16.4%
- Body, chassis, structure3 dangerous12.2%
- Road Wheels6 dangerous2.5%
Is the Orlando getting worse?
The fail rate rose 0.9 points to 31.9% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years. Ageing alone would predict about 6.8 points, so it is holding up better than the fleet average for its age.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4,678 | 10 | 31% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 4,348 | 11 | 32% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 3,439 | 12 | 31.1% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 3,181 | 13 | 31.9% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Orlando 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 Orlando in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Coil spring: fractured or broken234 tests
- 2Position lamp: not working164 tests
- 3Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick129 tests
- 4Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction118 tests
- 5Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm105 tests
- 6Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps104 tests
- 7Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively79 tests
- 8Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements79 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Orlando collects 2.77 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 engine1,009 tests
- 2Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm636 tests
- 3Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick408 tests
- 4Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure361 tests
- 5Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened338 tests
- 6Registration plates: inscription illegible235 tests
- 7Individual direction indicators: incorrect colour194 tests
- 8Coil spring: corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened180 tests
Questions
What is the Chevrolet Orlando MOT pass rate?
68.1% of the 3,181 Chevrolet Orlando first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 31.9% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 9.8% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Chevrolet Orlando usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Coil spring: fractured or broken", recorded on 234 failed tests, followed by "Position lamp: not working" and "Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick". By section, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 42.9% of failures, suspension appears in 36.9% of failures, brakes appears in 30.4% 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 31.2%. The median Chevrolet Orlando tested in 2025 was 13 years old with 95,869 miles.
Is the Chevrolet Orlando getting less reliable?
The fail rate rose 0.9 points to 31.9% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years. Ageing alone would predict about 6.8 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 Orlando 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 Orlando: Chevrolet Orlando recalls.
Other Chevrolet models
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