General Motors Dodge MOT reliability

General Motors Dodges passed their MOT first time 50% of the time across 4 tests in 2025.

These figures come from only 4 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

50%

MOTs analysed

4

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

2008 diesel

3 MOTs

Passed first time 33%. Typical mileage 107,653 (most between 92,286 and 114,368).

2011: 25% → 2012: 50% → 2013: 50% → 2014: 25% → 2015: 100% → 2016: 75% → 2017: 50% → 2018: 75% → 2019: 25% → 2020: 25% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 50% → 2023: 75% → 2024: 67% → 2025: 33%

Most common failures

Rbt (sp): efficiency less than 50% of the required value (33.3%)
Joints: constant velocity boot no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (33.3%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (33.3%)
Lever: has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (33.3%)
Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements (33.3%)

Where 2008 Dodges fail

Brakes

66.7%

Body, structure & corrosion

33.3%

Lights & electrics

33.3%

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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.