Caterham Classic MOT reliability

Caterham Classics passed their MOT first time 60% of the time across 5 tests in 2025.

These figures come from only 5 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

First-time pass rate

60%

MOTs analysed

5

Still licensed (GB)

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Body type

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Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2001 petrol

1 MOT

Passed first time 0%. Typical mileage 26,327 (most between 26,327 and 26,327).

2005: 0% → 2006: 100% → 2007: 100% → 2008: 100% → 2009: 0% → 2010: 100% → 2011: 100% → 2013: 100% → 2014: 0% → 2015: 100% → 2016: 100% → 2017: 100% → 2018: 100% → 2019: 100% → 2020: 0% → 2021: 0% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 100% → 2025: 0%

Most common failures

Service brake performance: excessively binding (100.0%)
Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements (100.0%)
Rear fog lamp tell-tale: not working (100.0%)
Lever: has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (100.0%)

Where 2001 Classics fail

Brakes

100.0%

Lights & electrics

100.0%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.