Does the Chevrolet Spark fail the MOT on tyres more than it should?

The Chevrolet Spark records 10.33 tyres failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 9.63 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+0.70, 95% interval +0.50 to +0.90). It ranks 241 of 751 models on tyres (1 = most failures above expected).

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What exactly fails on tyres?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Chevrolet Spark is “Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements”, recorded 5,197 times in 2019–2024.

Chevrolet Spark: most frequent tyres defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements	5,197	5.25
A tyre seriously damaged	2,620	2.65
A tyre cords visible or damaged	1,237	1.25
Tyre obviously under inflated	454	0.46
Tyres on the same axle or on twin wheels are different sizes	281	0.28

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 98,905 (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 Spark gets a tyres advisory, how often does it fail next time?

10.5% of Chevrolet Spark MOTs with a tyres advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 4,253 miles later (21,509 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 21,509 (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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