Dodge Caliber MOT reliability

Dodge Calibers passed their MOT first time 48% of the time across 585 tests in 2025. 532 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

48%

MOTs analysed

585

Still licensed (GB)

532

Body type

Hatchback

Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age.

In detail:

First registered

2006 petrol

105 MOTs

Passed first time 51%. Typical mileage 90,532 (most between 69,128 and 114,897).

2006: 100% → 2007: 90% → 2008: 57% → 2009: 72% → 2010: 62% → 2011: 54% → 2012: 54% → 2013: 54% → 2014: 49% → 2015: 53% → 2016: 50% → 2017: 52% → 2018: 50% → 2019: 50% → 2020: 53% → 2021: 53% → 2022: 50% → 2023: 48% → 2024: 48% → 2025: 51%

Most common failures

Position lamp: not working (12.4%)
Ball joint excessively worn (10.5%)
Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn (8.6%)
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam (6.7%)
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid (6.7%)

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 42%. Typical mileage 110,140 (most between 85,118 and 118,175).

2008: 0% → 2009: 68% → 2010: 55% → 2011: 48% → 2012: 52% → 2013: 50% → 2014: 46% → 2015: 47% → 2016: 44% → 2017: 45% → 2018: 46% → 2019: 37% → 2020: 48% → 2021: 45% → 2022: 47% → 2023: 55% → 2024: 51% → 2025: 42%

Most common failures

Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (16.7%)
Position lamp: not working (12.5%)
SRS malfunction indicator lamp: warning lamp indicates a fault (8.3%)
Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (8.3%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.3%)

2006 lpg

1 MOT

These figures come from only 1 MOT test. 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.

Passed first time 0%. Typical mileage 107,293 (most between 107,293 and 107,293).

2009: 50% → 2010: 100% → 2011: 100% → 2012: 100% → 2013: 50% → 2014: 50% → 2015: 0% → 2016: 100% → 2017: 33% → 2018: 0% → 2019: 0% → 2020: 100% → 2021: 50% → 2022: 0% → 2024: 0% → 2025: 0%

Most common failures

Service brake performance: excessively fluctuating (100.0%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (100.0%)
Position lamp: not working (100.0%)
Washers: not working (100.0%)
Stop lamp: not working (100.0%)

Where 2006 Calibers fail

Suspension & axles

27.6%

Lights & electrics

25.7%

Visibility & wipers

10.5%

Steering

9.5%

Brakes

7.6%

Wheels & tyres

5.7%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

5.7%

Body, structure & corrosion

3.8%

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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.