Chevrolet SPARK - 2010
340.4 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2010 is 296.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Chevrolet SPARK, model year 2010.
Sample size: 3,062 cars, 7,188 tests and 24,470 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 3,062 cars
The 2010 Chevrolet Spark exhibits a higher overall defect rate compared to the average car of the same year, with 340 defects per 100 vehicles, which is 16% more than the average of 294 defects. Notably, as mileage increases, the defect rate for the Spark rises significantly, particularly in the higher mileage categories, indicating potential age-related wear. The model performs particularly poorly in the brakes category, with a defect rate of 216 per 100 vehicles, significantly higher than the average of 118. Additionally, while equipment issues are relatively low overall, they still exceed the average, suggesting a specific area of concern for this model.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 3,062 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 87.7% worse
215.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 114.9 / 100 tests
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
Steering
▼ 9.5% worse
18.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.9 / 100 tests
Visibility
▼ 17.0% worse
26.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 22.4 / 100 tests
Lights & Electrics
▲ 7.9% better
71.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 77.6 / 100 tests
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 6.9% better
265.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 285.3 / 100 tests
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
Body/Structure
▼ 2.5% worse
37.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 36.3 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▼ 39.5% worse
11.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.1 / 100 tests
Other
▼ 7.7% worse
34.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 32.3 / 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)
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,467
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,039
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,007
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,336
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,019
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,018
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 807
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 750
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 679
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 560
Serious faults (Top 10)
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 560
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 451
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 382
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 349
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 279
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 246
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 225
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 184
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 172
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 166