Chevrolet CAPTIVA - 2009
491.8 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2009 is 311.0 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Chevrolet CAPTIVA, model year 2009.
Sample size: 643 cars, 1,434 tests and 7,052 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 643 cars
The 2009 Chevrolet Captiva has an overall defect rate of 492 per 100 vehicles, which is significantly higher than the yearly average of 310, representing an increase of about 59%. Notably, the Captiva's defect rate rises with mileage, particularly in the higher mileage categories, suggesting that older vehicles face more issues. Compared to average vehicles, the Captiva stands out negatively in key areas such as brakes and body structure, with defects in brakes being 51% more frequent and body structure issues considerably higher at 207%. Additionally, while tyre wear is a common concern across many vehicles, the Captiva also has notable challenges in categories like equipment and lights.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 643 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 55.7% worse
183.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 117.5 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
Steering
▼ 52.1% worse
24.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.3 / 100 tests
Visibility
▼ 14.5% worse
26.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 23.4 / 100 tests
Lights & Electrics
▼ 63.4% worse
132.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 80.9 / 100 tests
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 31.6% worse
394.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 299.8 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
Body/Structure
▼ 194.0% worse
122.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 41.5 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▼ 218.1% worse
26.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.3 / 100 tests
Other
▼ 114.0% worse
73.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 34.4 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 626
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 533
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 386
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 364
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 333
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 312
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 295
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 264
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 258
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 235
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 235
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 98
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 74
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 73
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 72
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 61
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 57
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 54
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 51
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 45