How reliable is the Chevrolet Aveo compared with other cars?

We do not publish a comparison for the Chevrolet Aveo, because the cars of this model that have been tested do not cover a wide enough range of ages and mileages. Its raw pass rate is 50.3% across 7,366 tests, but comparing a raw rate between models mostly ranks them by how new they are rather than how good they are. The failure and advisory patterns further down the page are still drawn from real tests and are worth reading.

What do testers most often warn about on a Chevrolet Aveo?

The most common advisory is "Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements", noted on 25.9% of all Chevrolet Aveo tests. An advisory is not a failure: it flags something that will likely need attention before the next test.

What mileage does a Chevrolet Aveo usually have at its MOT?

The average odometer reading recorded at test is 72,610 miles. This is the mileage across all tested examples of every age, not an annual figure, so treat it as a description of the fleet rather than a target for one car.

Which Chevrolet Aveo years are the most reliable?

Going by MOT pass rate, Chevrolet Aveo cars first registered 2014–2016 do best at 62.5%, and those registered 2010 and earlier do worst at 46.7%. But that ordering is mostly age, not build year: almost every model passes less often as it wears, so the newest cars top this list whatever they are. A specific year looking strong here means little on its own; the failure items above, and the individual car's own MOT history, tell you far more.

Does a Chevrolet Aveo get harder to pass as it ages?

Yes. At 9 to 11 years old, 62.5% of Chevrolet Aveo tests pass. By fifteen years or more, that falls to 46.7%. Nearly every model follows this pattern, which is why comparing raw pass rates between models is misleading unless age is accounted for.

Are most Chevrolet Aveo models petrol or diesel?

Of the Chevrolet Aveo cars tested, 92% are petrol, 8% are diesel. Fuel type affects which items tend to fail, particularly emissions and exhaust components.

Model reliability file

Chevrolet Aveo MOT pass rate & common failures

From 7,366 recorded MOT tests of the Chevrolet Aveo, published by DVSA.

Data updated 29 July 2026

Quick answer

Across 7,366 MOT tests, 50.3% of Chevrolet Aveo tests ended in a pass. This figure is not adjusted for age or mileage, so it is not a reliability ranking: the Chevrolet Aveo fleet does not yet cover a wide enough spread of ages and distances to compare it fairly against other models. Its most commonly recorded failure is lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, which appears in 18.3% of failed tests. Cars of this model average 72,610 miles on the odometer when tested.

At a glance

Recorded pass rate

50.3%unadjusted, not comparable7,366 tests

We are not publishing a ranking for the Aveo. The examples tested do not cover a wide enough spread of ages and mileages to compare it fairly, and an unadjusted pass rate mostly sorts models by how recently they were bought rather than how well they were built. The failure and advisory patterns below come from the same 7,366 tests and are worth reading on their own terms.

DVSA recorded wording

Most common failure items

Share of failed Chevrolet Aveo tests in which each item was recorded. One failed test often lists several items, so these do not sum to 100%.

1.A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning18.3%
563 occurrencesLamp not working explained
2.A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play18.2%
558 occurrencesBall joint worn explained
3.A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn18.0%
551 occurrencesSuspension arm bush worn explained
4.A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened14.3%
440 occurrencesRoad spring broken or fractured explained
5.A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn9.9%
305 occurrencesSuspension arm bush worn explained
6.Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements9.7%
298 occurrencesTyre worn close to the legal limit explained
7.Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning9.7%
298 occurrencesStop lamp not working explained
8.Exhaust system leaking or insecure9.3%
286 occurrencesExhaust leaking or insecure explained
9.Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen9.2%
283 occurrencesWiper or washer not working properly explained
10.Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded8.8%
269 occurrencesBrake pipe corroded explained

Warnings without a failure

Most common advisories

Share of all Chevrolet Aveo tests carrying each advisory. The denominator differs from the failure list above because an advisory can be issued on a car that passed.

1.Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements25.9%
1,909 testsTyre worn close to the legal limit explained
2.Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded19.8%
1,455 testsBrake pipe corroded explained
3.A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn19.3%
1,420 testsSuspension arm bush worn explained
4.A tyre seriously damaged17.6%
1,294 testsTyre damaged or deteriorated explained
5.Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users15.9%
1,171 tests
6.Exhaust system leaking or insecure10.9%
804 testsExhaust leaking or insecure explained
7.A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened8.9%
652 testsRoad spring broken or fractured explained
8.A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn8.0%
588 testsSuspension arm bush worn explained

The rest of the record

Everything else recorded on the Chevrolet Aveo

The 21 other defects testers recorded on this model, beyond the most common listed above. Each links to what it means and what it takes to put right.

Known faults

Chevrolet Aveo common problems, by part and by year

The same failure record read the way a buyer asks the question: which parts wear out on a Aveo, when they start, and how each registration year compares — including the steps that mark a generation change.

Aveo common problems and results by year

How wear changes the picture

Aveo pass rate by age and registration year

How often the Chevrolet Aveo passes at each age, with the years those cars were first registered. Tests are from 2025, so a car aged 9 to 11 was first used in 2014–2016.

9–11 yrsreg. 2014–201663%

12–14 yrsreg. 2011–201354%

15+ yrsreg. 2010 and earlier47%

Read this as an age curve rather than a verdict on particular model years. Nearly every car passes less often as it gets older, so a newer Aveo outscoring an older one says more about wear than about how that year’s cars were built. Bands holding too few tests to be meaningful are omitted rather than shown as a rate.

What gets tested

The Aveo fleet

Average mileage recorded at test: 72,610
Fuel mix of tested cars: Petrol92.5%
Diesel7.5%

Check a specific Chevrolet Aveo

A model average tells you the pattern. Its own MOT record tells you the car.

Compare within the range

Other Chevrolet models

Chevrolet Spark — 54.5% unadjusted
Chevrolet Matiz — 50.2% unadjusted
Chevrolet Captiva — 53.3% unadjusted
Chevrolet Cruze — 58.0% unadjusted
Chevrolet Orlando — 58.4% unadjusted
Chevrolet Kalos — 47.5% unadjusted
All Chevrolet models

Common questions

How reliable is the Chevrolet Aveo compared with other cars?: We do not publish a comparison for the Chevrolet Aveo, because the cars of this model that have been tested do not cover a wide enough range of ages and mileages. Its raw pass rate is 50.3% across 7,366 tests, but comparing a raw rate between models mostly ranks them by how new they are rather than how good they are. The failure and advisory patterns further down the page are still drawn from real tests and are worth reading.
What is the most common MOT failure on a Chevrolet Aveo?: The item recorded most often is "A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning", which appears in 18.3% of failed Chevrolet Aveo tests. Because one failed test can list several items, these shares do not add up to 100%.
What do testers most often warn about on a Chevrolet Aveo?: The most common advisory is "Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements", noted on 25.9% of all Chevrolet Aveo tests. An advisory is not a failure: it flags something that will likely need attention before the next test.
What mileage does a Chevrolet Aveo usually have at its MOT?: The average odometer reading recorded at test is 72,610 miles. This is the mileage across all tested examples of every age, not an annual figure, so treat it as a description of the fleet rather than a target for one car.
Which Chevrolet Aveo years are the most reliable?: Going by MOT pass rate, Chevrolet Aveo cars first registered 2014–2016 do best at 62.5%, and those registered 2010 and earlier do worst at 46.7%. But that ordering is mostly age, not build year: almost every model passes less often as it wears, so the newest cars top this list whatever they are. A specific year looking strong here means little on its own; the failure items above, and the individual car's own MOT history, tell you far more.
Does a Chevrolet Aveo get harder to pass as it ages?: Yes. At 9 to 11 years old, 62.5% of Chevrolet Aveo tests pass. By fifteen years or more, that falls to 46.7%. Nearly every model follows this pattern, which is why comparing raw pass rates between models is misleading unless age is accounted for.
Are most Chevrolet Aveo models petrol or diesel?: Of the Chevrolet Aveo cars tested, 92% are petrol, 8% are diesel. Fuel type affects which items tend to fail, particularly emissions and exhaust components.

How this was worked out

Method and limits

Figures come from the DVSA anonymised MOT testing dataset, published under the Open Government Licence. Only class 4 initial tests are counted: retests are excluded so a car appears once, and abandoned tests are excluded entirely. No adjusted rate is shown because this model's tested examples do not cover enough of the national age and mileage range for standardisation to mean anything.

An MOT measures whether a car met a legal standard on the day. It is not a breakdown record, a service history or a running-cost estimate, and a pass rate is a property of a fleet rather than a prediction about one car.