Does the Dodge Caliber fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?

The Dodge Caliber records 47.54 lamps, reflectors and electrics failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 31.00 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+16.54, 95% interval +15.26 to +17.82). It ranks 34 of 729 models on lamps, reflectors and electrics (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on lamps, reflectors and electrics · check a Dodge Caliber by registration

What exactly fails on lamps, reflectors and electrics?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Dodge Caliber is “A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning”, recorded 1,065 times in 2019–2024.

Dodge Caliber: most frequent lamps, reflectors and electrics defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning	1,065	9.57
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources	696	6.26
Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning	607	5.46
A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED	586	5.27
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements	539	4.85

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

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