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Dodge MOT failure rates by model

Dodge cars fail 28.0% of MOT tests. Here is every Dodge model ranked by failure rate, and the item each loses most tests to.

What is the MOT failure rate for Dodge cars?

Across 191,036 MOT tests in the DVSA record, 28.0% of Dodge cars fail. That is 2.3 points above the 25.7% national average across all cars. The Dodge models below are ranked worst to best by failure rate, each with the failure area it loses most tests to.

ModelFailure rateTestsTop failure area
Dodge Caliber33.5%69,348Suspension
Dodge Nitro30.0%31,662Brakes
Dodge Journey28.9%21,512Brakes
Dodge Caravan28.5%1,391Lamps & electrical
Dodge Avenger27.9%11,133Lamps & electrical
Dodge Grand Caravan27.8%1,985Lamps & electrical
Dodge Dakota25.3%1,768Lamps & electrical
Dodge Durango20.6%1,320Lamps & electrical
Dodge Ram19.8%28,901Lamps & electrical
Dodge Charger18.5%3,820Lamps & electrical
Dodge Challenger14.4%4,289Lamps & electrical
Dodge Unknown8.7%2,112Lamps & electrical

Which Dodge fails its MOT most, and which least?

The Dodge Caliber has the highest failure rate at 33.5%, and the Dodge Unknown the lowest at 8.7%. 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