Chevrolet Matiz 2008: MOT failure rate for its age

47.4% of 19,353 MOT tests of the Chevrolet Matiz first registered in 2008 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 97.7 (95% CI 95.7–99.7; 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 Matiz built in 2008 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	47.4	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	19353
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 95.7–99.7)	97.7	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	19353
Rank among this model's 6 build years	2	of 6	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	19353
Tested in 2024	2136	tests	median 55,324 miles	2024	2136

Built 2008 against Chevrolet Matiz normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 11: 46.6% vs 49.4%; age 12: 46.5% vs 47.7%; age 13: 46.5% vs 47.8%; age 14: 48.7% vs 47.9%; age 15: 47.8% vs 48.3%; age 16: 49.8% vs 50%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2008 Chevrolet Matiz by registration · All Chevrolet Matiz 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 2008 Chevrolet Matiz fail at each age?

Cars built in 2008 were tested at ages 11 to 16 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 Matiz built 2008: 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)
11	4,558	46.6	45.2–48.1	49.4	94.4
12	3,790	46.5	45–48.1	47.7	97.5
13	3,402	46.5	44.8–48.2	47.8	97.3
14	2,933	48.7	46.8–50.5	47.9	101.5
15	2,534	47.8	45.8–49.7	48.3	99
16	2,136	49.8	47.6–51.9	50	99.4

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 19,353 (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 2008 Chevrolet Matiz?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2008 is brakes: 35.4 items per 100 first tests, against 33.3 across all build years of the Chevrolet Matiz. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2008 were tested at ages 11 to 16.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Chevrolet Matiz built 2008 against the Chevrolet Matiz in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2008, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Brakes	35.4	33.3	6,853
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	33.8	32.9	6,545
Suspension	30.4	32	5,881
Visibility	13	13	2,511
Tyres	12.8	13.4	2,476

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 19,353 (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 2008 compare with the years around it?

Among the 6 published build years of the Chevrolet Matiz, 2008 ranks 2 (1 = fails least for its age). 2007: index 99.6. 2009: index 95.7.

Chevrolet Matiz build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2005	105.5	102.2–108.9	worse	7,132
2006	104.2	101.7–106.7	worse	12,406
2007	99.6	97.7–101.6	no different	19,450
2008	97.7	95.7–99.7	better	19,353
2009	95.7	94.0–97.4	better	27,478
2010	98.5	95.0–102.0	no different	6,708

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 92,527 (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 Matiz 2008 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-matiz/2008/

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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