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Chevrolet Captiva
MOT 2023
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Captiva

9,674 MOT tests analysed. runs below the UK fleet average — here's where Captivas pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.

That's 11.7 points below the UK fleet average across our 1,988 tracked models — buyers should expect more first-time fails than the typical UK car.

Pass

64.0%

Pass-after-fix

5.7%

Fail

29.3%

Avg miles

100,044

Pass + Pass-after-fix + Fail = 100%

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Captiva: a below-average pass rate worth digging into

Across 9,674 MOT tests, the Captiva returns 64.0% first-time pass — well below the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is a split CV-joint boot. A number-plate lamp out and worn suspension bushes round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 100,044, which is the lens to read those failure rankings through. If you own one and the next test is close, the ranked list below is a sensible pre-test checklist.

Top ten reasons for rejection.

  1. 01

    A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated

    1,219 occurrences · 12.6% of tests

  2. 02

    A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources

    973 occurrences · 10.1% of tests

  3. 03

    A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn

    538 occurrences · 5.6% of tests

  4. 04

    Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements

    425 occurrences · 4.4% of tests

  5. 05

    A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened

    414 occurrences · 4.3% of tests

  6. 06

    Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning

    395 occurrences · 4.1% of tests

  7. 07

    A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning

    372 occurrences · 3.8% of tests

  8. 08

    a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm

    356 occurrences · 3.7% of tests

  9. 09

    A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED

    319 occurrences · 3.3% of tests

  10. 10

    A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc

    315 occurrences · 3.3% of tests

Counts cover Major and Dangerous defects logged at test. Advisory items excluded so this shows why a car was rejected, not just what the tester flagged in passing.

Worst-case fix budget · top 4 failures

£228–£610

If every one of this Captiva's most-logged Major fails hit at the same MOT, that's the real-world UK garage range. Reality is usually one or two items, not all of them. Open the estimator →

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Tools that pre-empt a retest.

Picked against this car's top failure patterns. Affiliate links to Amazon UK — we earn a small cut at no cost to you. Disclosed up-front, doesn't shape the data.

Item 01 · Amazon UK

H7 / W21W bulb pack

A spare-bulb kit lives in the boot. Test morning is not the time to find your stop-lamp's gone.

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Item 02 · Amazon UK

Digital tyre-tread depth gauge

Five quid for a gauge beats £150 for a retest. UK MOT minimum is 1.6mm — most testers fail anything below 2mm to be safe.

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Buying or keeping a Captiva?

Use the failure ranking as a pre-test checklist or a haggling lever. Treat the headline pass rate as a fleet-wide trend, not a guarantee on any individual car.

If you own a Captiva and your last MOT looked nothing like the ranked failures above, that's normal — individual cars vary widely. The ranking shows the patterns testers flag most often across the country.