Dodge Caliber 2006: MOT failure rate for its age

52.6% of 1,908 MOT tests of the Dodge Caliber first registered in 2006 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 95.7 (95% CI 89.8–101.7; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2006 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age. This is a rough estimate from a smaller sample.

Dodge Caliber built in 2006 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	52.6	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	1908
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 89.8–101.7)	95.7	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	1908
Rank among this model's 4 build years	2	of 4	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	1908
Tested in 2024	185	tests	median 93,830 miles	2024	185

Built 2006 against Dodge Caliber normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 13: 56.7% vs 59.4%; age 14: 48.8% vs 51.8%; age 15: 50.6% vs 51.5%; age 16: 51.2% vs n/a%; age 17: 49.8% vs n/a%; age 18: 51.9% vs n/a%. Axis from 0% to 60%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2006 Dodge Caliber by registration · All Dodge Caliber MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2006 Dodge Caliber fail at each age?

Cars built in 2006 were tested at ages 13 to 18 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Dodge Caliber built 2006: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
13	796	56.7	53.2–60.1	59.4	95.3
14	596	48.8	44.8–52.8	51.8	94.2
15	516	50.6	46.3–54.9	51.5	98.2
16	342 (rough estimate)	51.2	45.9–56.4	not available	not available
17	261 (rough estimate)	49.8	43.8–55.8	not available	not available
18	185 (rough estimate)	51.9	44.7–59	not available	not available

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,696 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2006 Dodge Caliber?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2006 is suspension: 61.1 items per 100 first tests, against 65.7 across all build years of the Dodge Caliber. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2006 were tested at ages 13 to 18.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Dodge Caliber built 2006 against the Dodge Caliber in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2006, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Suspension	61.1	65.7	1,648
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	52.8	47.5	1,423
Brakes	17.7	18.4	476
Tyres	14	14.1	378
Visibility	13.8	13.3	373

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,696 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2006 compare with the years around it?

Among the 4 published build years of the Dodge Caliber, 2006 ranks 2 (1 = fails least for its age). 2007: index 100.9.

Dodge Caliber build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2006	95.7	89.8–101.7	no different (rough estimate)	1,908
2007	100.9	96.1–105.7	no different (rough estimate)	3,150
2008	95.0	90.2–99.9	better (rough estimate)	3,012
2009	104.5	95.7–113.3	no different (rough estimate)	1,017

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 9,087 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Dodge Caliber 2006 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/dodge-caliber/2006/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

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