Daewoo MOT pass rates and reliability
We have 1,254 MOT tests on Daewoo cars from 2023, covering 1 model with enough tests to compare. Choose a model to see what it fails on most often, how its pass rate changes with age and how far it is typically driven.
Across 1,254 MOT tests on Daewoo cars in 2023, 47% passed first time, below the national average of 71% for all cars.
Daewoo models
| Model | Tests | First-time pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| Matiz | 1,254 | 47% |
What Daewoo cars fail on
Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, across all models, against the figure for all cars.
- Lights and electrics21.1% (all cars 11.3%)
- Suspension20.6% (all cars 9.0%)
- Brakes17.7% (all cars 6.8%)
- Exhaust and emissions14.9% (all cars 3.1%)
- Body and structure13.5% (all cars 3.5%)
- Visibility11.2% (all cars 4.8%)
- Tyres7.9% (all cars 6.4%)
- Seat belts and airbags5.6% (all cars 1.0%)
Most common Daewoo failure items
Share of tests on which each item was recorded.
- Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength 10.6%
- Service brake imbalance: across an axle 8.5%
- Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction 8.1%
- Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect 6.1%
- Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases 6.0%
- Stop lamp: not working 6.0%
- Suspension arms, ball joint: ball joint excessively worn 5.5%
- Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively 5.3%
Check a particular Daewoo
Model figures tell you what to look out for. To see one car's own MOT history, mileage and tax, enter its registration.
Source: Department for Transport, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023, cars and light vans, normal tests only. Pass rates are first-time passes; a pass after repair at the test station counts as a fail. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.