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Chevrolet Orlando
MOT 2023
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Orlando

5,615 MOT tests analysed. runs below the UK fleet average — here's where Orlandos pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.

That's 8.7 points below the UK fleet average across our 1,988 tracked models — buyers should expect more first-time fails than the typical UK car.

Pass

67.0%

Pass-after-fix

7.1%

Fail

24.9%

Avg miles

89,832

Pass + Pass-after-fix + Fail = 100%

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Orlando: a below-average pass rate worth digging into

Across 5,615 MOT tests, the Orlando returns 67.0% first-time pass — well below the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is a number-plate lamp out. A broken or weak spring and a split CV-joint boot round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 89,832, which is the lens to read those failure rankings through. If you own one and the next test is close, the ranked list below is a sensible pre-test checklist.

Top ten reasons for rejection.

  1. 01

    A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources

    493 occurrences · 8.8% of tests

  2. 02

    A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened

    491 occurrences · 8.7% of tests

  3. 03

    A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated

    238 occurrences · 4.2% of tests

  4. 04

    a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm

    236 occurrences · 4.2% of tests

  5. 05

    A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning

    209 occurrences · 3.7% of tests

  6. 06

    Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements

    199 occurrences · 3.5% of tests

  7. 07

    Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured but not adversely affecting driver's view

    157 occurrences · 2.8% of tests

  8. 08

    Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements

    135 occurrences · 2.4% of tests

  9. 09

    A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps

    127 occurrences · 2.3% of tests

  10. 10

    A tyre cords visible or damaged

    121 occurrences · 2.2% of tests

Counts cover Major and Dangerous defects logged at test. Advisory items excluded so this shows why a car was rejected, not just what the tester flagged in passing.

Worst-case fix budget · top 3 failures

£168–£435

If every one of this Orlando's most-logged Major fails hit at the same MOT, that's the real-world UK garage range. Reality is usually one or two items, not all of them. Open the estimator →

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Tools that pre-empt a retest.

Picked against this car's top failure patterns. Affiliate links to Amazon UK — we earn a small cut at no cost to you. Disclosed up-front, doesn't shape the data.

Item 01 · Amazon UK

H7 / W21W bulb pack

A spare-bulb kit lives in the boot. Test morning is not the time to find your stop-lamp's gone.

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Item 02 · Amazon UK

Brake pad measurement gauge

Testers fail pads under 1.5mm. A wear gauge tells you if you've got two months left or two weeks.

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Buying or keeping a Orlando?

Use the failure ranking as a pre-test checklist or a haggling lever. Treat the headline pass rate as a fleet-wide trend, not a guarantee on any individual car.

If you own a Orlando and your last MOT looked nothing like the ranked failures above, that's normal — individual cars vary widely. The ranking shows the patterns testers flag most often across the country.