Dodge (usa) Caliber MOT reliability

Dodge (usa) Calibers passed their MOT first time 44% of the time across 222 tests in 2025.

First-time pass rate

44%

MOTs analysed

222

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

2006 petrol

40 MOTs

These figures come from 40 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 43%. Typical mileage 95,679 (most between 74,496 and 113,896).

2006: 100% → 2007: 100% → 2009: 72% → 2010: 65% → 2011: 59% → 2012: 54% → 2013: 54% → 2014: 54% → 2015: 54% → 2016: 45% → 2017: 50% → 2018: 48% → 2019: 49% → 2020: 46% → 2021: 50% → 2022: 47% → 2023: 60% → 2024: 49% → 2025: 43%

Most common failures

Position lamp: not working (25.0%)
Stop lamp: not working (12.5%)
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (10.0%)
Horn: not working (7.5%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (5.0%)

2006 diesel

24 MOTs

These figures come from 24 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 46%. Typical mileage 111,221 (most between 86,697 and 124,643).

2007: 100% → 2008: 100% → 2009: 73% → 2010: 58% → 2011: 45% → 2012: 56% → 2013: 54% → 2014: 49% → 2015: 49% → 2016: 48% → 2017: 47% → 2018: 44% → 2019: 47% → 2020: 52% → 2021: 45% → 2022: 41% → 2023: 44% → 2024: 38% → 2025: 46%

Most common failures

Coil spring: fractured or broken (12.5%)
Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play (8.3%)
Rear fog lamp: not working (8.3%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (8.3%)
Headlamp aim: too low (8.3%)

Where 2006 Calibers fail

Lights & electrics

35.0%

Suspension & axles

15.0%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

12.5%

Body, structure & corrosion

7.5%

Brakes

7.5%

Steering

7.5%

Wheels & tyres

5.0%

Visibility & wipers

5.0%

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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.