Chevrolet Captiva 2013: MOT failure rate for its age

37.2% of 6,685 MOT tests of the Chevrolet Captiva first registered in 2013 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 90.4 (95% CI 86.8–93.9; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2013 Chevrolet Captiva fails less often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

Chevrolet Captiva built in 2013 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	37.2	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	6685
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 86.8–93.9)	90.4	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	6685
Rank among this model's 8 build years	2	of 8	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	6685
Tested in 2024	969	tests	median 89,575 miles	2024	969

Built 2013 against Chevrolet Captiva normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 6: 32.2% vs 35%; age 7: 35% vs 36.8%; age 8: 34.8% vs 40.3%; age 9: 39.6% vs 43.5%; age 10: 41.1% vs 46%; age 11: 42.1% vs 47.3%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2013 Chevrolet Captiva by registration · All Chevrolet Captiva MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

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

How does the 2013 Chevrolet Captiva fail at each age?

Cars built in 2013 were tested at ages 6 to 11 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 2013: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
6	1,243	32.2	29.6–34.8	35	92
7	1,150	35	32.3–37.8	36.8	94.9
8	1,150	34.8	32.1–37.6	40.3	86.4
9	1,118	39.6	36.8–42.5	43.5	91
10	1,055	41.1	38.2–44.1	46	89.5
11	969	42.1	39–45.2	47.3	89

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 6,685 (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 2013 Chevrolet Captiva?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2013 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 33.2 items per 100 first tests, against 44 across all build years of the Chevrolet Captiva. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2013 were tested at ages 6 to 11.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Chevrolet Captiva built 2013 against the Chevrolet Captiva in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2013, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	33.2	44	2,220
Brakes	16.4	27.9	1,098
Suspension	13.2	28.6	885
Tyres	11.6	13.1	778
Visibility	9.1	12.2	605

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 6,685 (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 2013 compare with the years around it?

Among the 8 published build years of the Chevrolet Captiva, 2013 ranks 2 (1 = fails least for its age). 2012: index 93.2. 2014: index 85.5.

Chevrolet Captiva build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2007	97.1	91.2–102.9	no different (rough estimate)	2,091
2008	99.5	96.1–102.9	no different	6,589
2009	102.1	98.4–105.8	no different	5,739
2010	105.1	102.5–107.7	worse	12,268
2011	101.4	98.2–104.6	no different	8,076
2012	93.2	89.8–96.6	better	6,918
2013	90.4	86.8–93.9	better	6,685
2014	85.5	75.9–95.0	better (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 2013 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/2013/

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.

Chevrolet Captiva 2013: MOT failure rate for its age

How does the 2013 Chevrolet Captiva fail at each age?

What fails most on the 2013 Chevrolet Captiva?

How does 2013 compare with the years around it?

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