Does the Dodge Caliber fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Dodge Caliber records 18.43 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 18.72 expected for a car of the same age mix: about as expected for its class and age (the difference is within its interval or under 0.5 items per 100 tests) (−0.29, 95% interval −1.10 to +0.51). It ranks 342 of 712 models on brakes (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Dodge Caliber is “a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm”, recorded 429 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 429 | 3.86 |
| Warning device shows system malfunction | 172 | 1.55 |
| A brake hose ferrule excessively corroded | 159 | 1.43 |
| Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 143 | 1.29 |
| Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake | 121 | 1.09 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 11,124 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
If a Dodge Caliber gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
14.4% of Dodge Caliber MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 4,969 miles later (2,181 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,181 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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