Does the Chevrolet Corvette fail the MOT on noise, emissions and leaks more than it should?

The Chevrolet Corvette records 2.79 noise, emissions and leaks failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 5.43 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−2.64, 95% interval −3.54 to −1.73). It ranks 582 of 678 models on noise, emissions and leaks (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on noise, emissions and leaks · check a Chevrolet Corvette by registration

No single noise, emissions and leaks defect wording reaches 30 items on the Chevrolet Corvette; the failures are spread across several.