Caterham MOT failure rates by model
Caterham cars fail 13.3% of MOT tests. Here is every Caterham model ranked by failure rate, and the item each loses most tests to.
What is the MOT failure rate for Caterham cars?
Across 73,091 MOT tests in the DVSA record, 13.3% of Caterham cars fail. That is 12.4 points below the 25.7% national average across all cars. The Caterham models below are ranked worst to best by failure rate, each with the failure area it loses most tests to.
| Model | Failure rate | Tests | Top failure area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caterham Super | 14.2% | 12,684 | Lamps & electrical |
| Caterham Seven | 13.5% | 40,746 | Lamps & electrical |
| Caterham 21 | 13.5% | 1,001 | Lamps & electrical |
| Caterham 7 | 12.5% | 6,854 | Lamps & electrical |
| Caterham Unknown | 11.1% | 7,245 | Lamps & electrical |
Which Caterham fails its MOT most, and which least?
The Caterham Super has the highest failure rate at 14.2%, and the Caterham Unknown the lowest at 11.1%. A higher rate reflects how old and how hard a model tends to be used as much as how it was built, so the oldest models in the range usually sit near the top.
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Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain