Chevrolet Trax 2013: MOT failure rate for its age

29.6% of 6,127 MOT tests of the Chevrolet Trax first registered in 2013 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 101.3 (95% CI 96.6–106.0; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2013 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age.

Chevrolet Trax built in 2013 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	29.6	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	6127
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 96.6–106.0)	101.3	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	6127
Rank among this model's 2 build years	2	of 2	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	6127
Tested in 2024	973	tests	median 80,063 miles	2024	973

Built 2013 against Chevrolet Trax normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 6: 19.2% vs 21.6%; age 7: 26.2% vs 26.6%; age 8: 27.7% vs 28.2%; age 9: 31.6% vs 29.1%; age 10: 34.1% vs 32.1%; age 11: 40% vs 38.6%. Axis from 0% to 40%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2013 Chevrolet Trax by registration · All Chevrolet Trax 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 2013 Chevrolet Trax fail at each age?

Cars built in 2013 were tested at ages 6 to 11 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 Trax built 2013: 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)
6	1,058	19.2	16.9–21.7	21.6	88.7
7	1,024	26.2	23.6–28.9	26.6	98.2
8	1,035	27.7	25.1–30.5	28.2	98.3
9	1,031	31.6	28.9–34.5	29.1	108.7
10	1,006	34.1	31.2–37.1	32.1	106.1
11	973	40	36.9–43.1	38.6	103.5

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 6,127 (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 2013 Chevrolet Trax?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2013 is suspension: 24 items per 100 first tests, against 21.9 across all build years of the Chevrolet Trax. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2013 were tested at ages 6 to 11.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Chevrolet Trax built 2013 against the Chevrolet Trax in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2013, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Suspension	24	21.9	1,473
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	9.7	9.1	592
Brakes	9	8.2	552
Visibility	7.6	7.5	464
Tyres	7.1	6.7	434

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 6,127 (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 2013 compare with the years around it?

Among the 2 published build years of the Chevrolet Trax, 2013 ranks 2 (1 = fails least for its age). 2014: index 99.4.

Chevrolet Trax build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2013	101.3	96.6–106.0	no different	6,127
2014	99.4	92.5–106.3	no different (rough estimate)	3,145

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 9,272 (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 Trax 2013 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-trax/2013/

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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