How many Chevrolet Captivas are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, how new registrations have changed and which fuels they use. Built from DVLA licensing records and 4,741 DVSA MOT tests.
Licensed in Great Britain3,557−21.9% on a year earlier
Declared SORN1,181Off the road, not taxed
MOT first-time pass rate, 202553.3%Cars of the same ages 62.3%
Rank by number licensedNo. 477of 1,159 models we cover
Peak year201410,872 licensed
Average annual mileage6,562miles a year
How many Chevrolet Captivas are left in Great Britain?
There were 3,557 Chevrolet Captivas licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 1,181 declared off the road (SORN).
That is 67.3% fewer than the peak of 10,872 in 2014.
Chevrolet Captivas licensed in Great Britain
Numbers peaked in 2014 and have fallen every year since, as older cars are scrapped faster than new ones are registered.
In 2025, 53.3% of Chevrolet Captiva MOT tests were passed first time,
against 72.8% for all cars.
Cars of the same ages as the Chevrolet Captivas tested pass 62.3% of the time, so the Chevrolet Captiva does worse than average for its age, by 9.0 points. In 2024 its pass rate was 51.2%.
MOT first-time pass rate by age: Chevrolet Captiva vs all cars
Comparing like with like: each bar pair covers cars of the same age, so an older average age does not count against a model.
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MOT first-time pass rate by vehicle age, Chevrolet Captiva compared with all cars
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment is the most common reason a Chevrolet Captiva fails its MOT,
appearing on 53.0% of failed tests. A failed test can have defects in
more than one category, so shares add up to more than 100%.
14.4% of Chevrolet Captiva tests found at least one dangerous defect, against 7.3% for all cars.
Most common MOT failure categories
Share of failed Chevrolet Captiva MOT tests with at least one defect in each category
Most common Chevrolet Captiva MOT defects and advisories
The single most common reason a Chevrolet Captiva failed its MOT in 2025 was
“Stop lamp: not working”, on 14.2% of 2,215 failed tests.
76.7% of tests ended with at least one advisory, a problem to watch that did not fail the test; the most common was “Engine oil leak, but not excessive”.
The same fault on any wheel or side counts once.
Most common reasons for failure
Share of failed tests with each defect. A test can fail for more than one.
Most common specific MOT defects on failed Chevrolet Captiva tests, 2025
Defect
Share of failed tests
Stop lamp: not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
14.2%
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
12.2%
Position lamp: not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
12.1%
Coil spring: fractured or broken Suspension
10.9%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks
10.2%
Drive shafts: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body, chassis, structure
9.4%
Suspension arms: pin or bush excessively worn Suspension
9.4%
Exhaust system: major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure
9.3%
Tyres: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres
4 years of the Chevrolet Captiva, by year of first registration, have their own page with MOT results, common faults, mileage and how many are left. Against all cars of the same age, the 2012 cars did best at their 2025 MOT (57.1% passed first time) and the 2011 cars worst (51.3%).
Registered: cars on the DVLA record at the end of the year they were first registered (these counts start in 2014, so older years show a dash). Left:
licensed or declared SORN at the end of 2025.
Both cover the United Kingdom. Pass rate: first-time passes at normal MOT tests in Great
Britain in 2025; all cars: every car first registered the same year.
Chevrolet Captiva annual mileage
The average Chevrolet Captiva covers 6,562 miles a year,
worked out from odometer readings at consecutive MOT tests.
Average annual mileage by age
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6,644
11–14 years
6,458
15–19 years
Average annual mileage of a Chevrolet Captiva by vehicle age
Registrations of Chevrolet Captivas for the first time in Great Britain peaked at 2,595 in 2010. In 2025, 0 were registered. With almost none registered new, the number on the road is likely to keep falling.
Registered for the first time, by year
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Chevrolet Captivas registered for the first time in Great Britain, by year
Of the 3,909 Chevrolet Captivas licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 53.5% have an engine of 1,901cc to 2,000cc, and 44.4% have an engine of 2,201cc to 2,300cc. The share with an engine of 2,201cc to 2,300cc has grown from 30.0% in 2014 to 44.4%.
Engine sizes, end of 2025
DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.
Chevrolet Captivas licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, by engine size
Engine size
Share of those licensed
1,901cc to 2,000cc 2,093 licensed
53.5%
2,201cc to 2,300cc 1,735 licensed
44.4%
Other sizes 81 licensed
2.1%
Source:DfT / DVLAEnd of 2014 to end of 2025Updated
Engine size and fuel together, end of 2025
Engine size and fuel together, end of 2025
Engine size
Fuel
Licensed
Share
1,901–2,000cc
Diesel
2,093
53.5%
2,201–2,300cc
Diesel
1,735
44.4%
2,401–2,500cc
Petrol
44
1.1%
Engine sizes, 2014 to 2025
Share of those licensed at the end of each year, for the most common sizes.
Chevrolet Captivas licensed in the UK by fuel type, share of each year’s total
Year
Diesel
Petrol
2014
98.1%
1.9%
2015
98.1%
1.8%
2016
98.2%
1.8%
2017
98.2%
1.7%
2018
98.3%
1.6%
2019
98.4%
1.5%
2020
98.6%
1.4%
2021
98.7%
1.3%
2022
98.7%
1.3%
2023
98.7%
1.3%
2024
98.8%
1.2%
2025
98.8%
1.2%
Source:DfT / DVLAEnd of 2014 to end of 2025Updated
United Kingdom figures from DfT table VEH0220 (licensed cars at the end of each year, SORN
excluded), so they differ slightly from the Great Britain counts elsewhere on this page.
How we use engine sizes.
Chevrolet Captiva fuel economy and CO2
The Vehicle Certification Agency’s new car data lists the Chevrolet Captiva from 2007 to 2014. On the NEDC test (listings 2007 to 2014), official combined fuel economy for its petrol and diesel versions ranges from 31.7 to 45.5 mpg, with CO2 of 164 to 233 g/km.
Official NEDC figures by engine and fuel, listed 2007 to 2014
Official NEDC figures by engine and fuel, listed 2007 to 2014
Official figures from laboratory type-approval tests. VCA says they may not be achieved in
real-world driving, and should not be used to rank cars with similar figures.
Engine sizes are rounded to the nearest 0.1 litre. A version is one line in
VCA’s data (description, gearbox, engine and fuel), counted once however many years it was
listed.
Matched from VCA’s model names “Captiva”, “Captiva, MY2013”, “Captiva MY2011”, “Captiva MY2012”. How we use VCA’s figures.
Chevrolet Captiva safety recalls
DVSA lists 6 safety recalls for the Chevrolet Captiva since 1992, the first in 2010. The most recent was launched on 21 May 2018.
Fuel may leak
Launched 21 May 2018DVSA recall R/2018/129Manufacturer ref. A172117810
Defect
on a certain number of Chevrolet Captiva (RHD) with 2.0L Diesel Engine Model Year 2007 - 2010 there is a potential for a fuel leak caused by a partial or complete disconnection of a fuel feed hose connector. This fuel leak leads to engine stalling and in a worst case it might potentially result in an engine bay fire. This fuel leak leads to engine stalling and in a worst case it might potentially result in an engine bay fire. No reported cases of fires.
Remedy
Check and correct the fuel feed hose routing replace the fuel feed hose quick connector retainer and apply a warning sticker to advice that the retainer is a single-use part
A recall applies to cars built on particular dates or with particular VINs, not to every Chevrolet Captiva. The details come from manufacturers through DVSA, which says they may be delayed or
incomplete. To check a specific car, use GOV.UK’s vehicle recall check or ask the manufacturer or a
dealer. How we match recalls to models.
Figures cover Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales). Northern Ireland is not included.
Licensed counts are vehicles with a current tax or exemption at the end of each year (or the latest quarter). SORN counts are shown separately.
First registrations count vehicles registered in Great Britain for the first time, including used imports.
Models are grouped by DVLA’s generic model name, so every generation and trim counts together.
MOT figures cover normal tests of cars aged three and over in 2025; retests are excluded. Age is rounded to the nearest year.
DVSA records the model name typed in at the test. We match those names to DVLA’s generic models, so a handful of tests may be counted under a close relative.
