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Chevrolet Captiva 2007: MOT failure rate for its age

50.4% of 2,091 MOT tests of the Chevrolet Captiva first registered in 2007 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 97.1 (95% CI 91.2–102.9; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2007 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age. This is a rough estimate from a smaller sample.

Chevrolet Captiva built in 2007 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time50.4%all ages tested2019–20242091
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 91.2–102.9)97.1index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–20242091
Rank among this model's 8 build years4of 81 = fails least for its age2019–20242091
Tested in 2024163testsmedian 112,823 miles2024163
line · Chevrolet Captiva built 2007 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2007 51.4% vs model normal 53.8% at age 12 · 2019–2024
Built 2007 against Chevrolet Captiva normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 12: 51.4% vs 53.8%; age 13: 51.1% vs 51.8%; age 14: 50.5% vs 51.7%; age 15: 49.1% vs 48.7%; age 16: 48% vs 51.9%; age 17: 41.7% vs n/a%. Axis from 0% to 60%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2007 Chevrolet Captiva fail at each age?

Cars built in 2007 were tested at ages 12 to 17 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Chevrolet Captiva built 2007: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
AgeTestsFailed, %95% intervalNormal for this model at that age, %Index (100 = normal)
1261951.447.4–55.353.895.5
13468 (rough estimate)51.146.5–55.651.898.5
14420 (rough estimate)50.545.7–55.251.797.6
15334 (rough estimate)49.143.8–54.448.7100.9
16250 (rough estimate)4841.9–54.251.992.5
17163 (rough estimate)41.734.4–49.4not availablenot available

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,254 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2007 Chevrolet Captiva?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2007 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 46.6 items per 100 first tests, against 44 across all build years of the Chevrolet Captiva. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2007 were tested at ages 12 to 17.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Chevrolet Captiva built 2007 against the Chevrolet Captiva in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2007, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment46.6441,050
Body, chassis, structure33.922.6764
Brakes33.727.9759
Suspension31.828.6717
Tyres13.813.1310

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,254 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2007 compare with the years around it?

Among the 8 published build years of the Chevrolet Captiva, 2007 ranks 4 (1 = fails least for its age). 2008: index 99.5.

Chevrolet Captiva build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build yearIndex (100 = normal)95% intervalVerdictTests
200797.191.2–102.9no different (rough estimate)2,091
200899.596.1–102.9no different6,589
2009102.198.4–105.8no different5,739
2010105.1102.5–107.7worse12,268
2011101.498.2–104.6no different8,076
201293.289.8–96.6better6,918
201390.486.8–93.9better6,685
201485.575.9–95.0better (rough estimate)908

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 49,274 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Chevrolet Captiva 2007 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/chevrolet-captiva/2007/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

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