Chevrolet CAPTIVA - 2012
356.6 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2012 is 249.2 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Chevrolet CAPTIVA, model year 2012.
Sample size: 916 cars, 2,127 tests and 7,584 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 916 cars
The 2012 Chevrolet Captiva shows a significantly higher overall defect rate than the average car of the same year, with 357 defects per 100 vehicles compared to the average of 246. This model exhibits particularly high issues related to brakes, visibility, and lights and electrics, with defect rates exceeding the average by over 30%. Additionally, while the Captiva has some mileage-related trends, it performs notably worse in equipment and other categories, with defect rates vastly higher than the norms. Overall, owners of this model should be attentive to these specific issues, especially as the mileage increases.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 916 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 38.3% worse
143.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 103.8 / 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
▲ 10.6% better
11.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.2 / 100 tests
Visibility
▼ 21.9% worse
23.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 19.2 / 100 tests
Lights & Electrics
▼ 58.5% worse
98.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 61.9 / 100 tests
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 21.1% worse
295.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 244.4 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▼ 24.8% worse
32.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 26.2 / 100 tests
Equipment
▼ 269.4% worse
22.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 6.2 / 100 tests
Other
▼ 258.1% worse
84.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 23.6 / 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)
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 744
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 670
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 525
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 412
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 384
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 380
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 342
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 321
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 265
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
MINOR
Occurrences: 187
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 147
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 137
A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 84
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 82
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 74
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 70
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 59
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 54
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 54
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 51