Does the Chevrolet Lacetti fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Chevrolet Lacetti records 47.60 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 17.95 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+29.65, 95% interval +28.79 to +30.51). It ranks 6 of 712 models on brakes (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on brakes · check a Chevrolet Lacetti by registration
What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Chevrolet Lacetti is “Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded”, recorded 1,902 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded | 1,902 | 7.69 |
| Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake | 1,866 | 7.55 |
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 1,154 | 4.67 |
| Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 1,139 | 4.61 |
| Parking brake inoperative on one side | 876 | 3.54 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 24,731 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
If a Chevrolet Lacetti gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
29.5% of Chevrolet Lacetti MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 3,901 miles later (6,272 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 6,272 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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