Damon Challenger MOT reliability

Damon Challengers passed their MOT first time 90% of the time across 10 tests in 2025.

These figures come from only 10 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

90%

MOTs analysed

10

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

2002 diesel

2 MOTs

Passed first time 50%. Typical mileage 86,110 (most between 86,106 and 86,114).

2006: 100% → 2007: 50% → 2008: 50% → 2009: 100% → 2010: 100% → 2011: 100% → 2012: 100% → 2013: 50% → 2014: 100% → 2015: 50% → 2016: 100% → 2017: 50% → 2018: 50% → 2019: 100% → 2020: 100% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 50%

Most common failures

Emissions not tested: unable to be completed (50.0%)
Service brake performance: excessively binding (50.0%)
Service brake efficiency (Trikes, quads and pre-68 vehicles): imbalanced across an axle (50.0%)

2002 lpg

1 MOT

Passed first time 100%. Typical mileage 66,316 (most between 66,316 and 66,316).

2022: 100% → 2023: 0% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 100%

Most common failures

Where 2002 Challengers fail

Brakes

50.0%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

50.0%

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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.