Chevrolet Kalos 2007: MOT failure rate for its age

51.5% of 9,833 MOT tests of the Chevrolet Kalos 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 96.3 (95% CI 93.7–99.0; 100 = normal for this model at that age): close to other build years of the same model at the same age (within 5 points of normal).

Chevrolet Kalos built in 2007 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	51.5	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	9833
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 93.7–99.0)	96.3	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	9833
Rank among this model's 4 build years	1	of 4	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	9833
Tested in 2024	852	tests	median 65,221 miles	2024	852

Built 2007 against Chevrolet Kalos normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 12: 49.1% vs 55%; age 13: 52.7% vs 53.7%; age 14: 52.3% vs 53.7%; age 15: 53.6% vs 53.1%; age 16: 51.4% vs 51.5%; age 17: 51.3% vs 51.3%. Axis from 0% to 60%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2007 Chevrolet Kalos by registration · All Chevrolet Kalos 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 2007 Chevrolet Kalos 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 Kalos built 2007: 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)
12	2,688	49.1	47.3–51	55	89.3
13	2,092	52.7	50.6–54.9	53.7	98.2
14	1,725	52.3	50–54.7	53.7	97.5
15	1,370	53.6	50.9–56.2	53.1	101
16	1,106	51.4	48.5–54.4	51.5	99.9
17	852	51.3	47.9–54.6	51.3	100.1

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 9,833 (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 Kalos?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2007 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 44.6 items per 100 first tests, against 43.9 across all build years of the Chevrolet Kalos. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2007 were tested at ages 12 to 17.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Chevrolet Kalos built 2007 against the Chevrolet Kalos in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2007, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	44.6	43.9	4,381
Suspension	34.8	40.1	3,417
Brakes	34.4	34.4	3,384
Visibility	15.7	16	1,548
Steering	13.6	13.4	1,341

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 9,833 (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 4 published build years of the Chevrolet Kalos, 2007 ranks 1 (1 = fails least for its age). 2006: index 98.1. 2008: index 98.7.

Chevrolet Kalos build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2005	102.6	99.0–106.1	no different	5,576
2006	98.1	94.8–101.4	no different	6,398
2007	96.3	93.7–99.0	better	9,833
2008	98.7	95.5–101.9	no different	7,023

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 28,830 (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 Kalos 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-kalos/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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