Does the Dodge Caliber fail the MOT on tyres more than it should?

The Dodge Caliber records 14.12 tyres failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 10.80 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+3.32, 95% interval +2.62 to +4.02). It ranks 59 of 751 models on tyres (1 = most failures above expected).

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

What exactly fails on tyres?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Dodge Caliber is “Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements”, recorded 909 times in 2019–2024.

Dodge Caliber: most frequent tyres defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements	909	8.17
A tyre cords visible or damaged	315	2.83
A tyre seriously damaged	200	1.80
A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or tyre obviously under-inflated	35	0.31
Tyre obviously under inflated	31	0.28

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 tyres advisory, how often does it fail next time?

13.6% of Dodge Caliber MOTs with a tyres advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 5,166 miles later (2,114 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,114 (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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