Dodge Journey: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Dodge Journey fails its first MOT more often than the average UK car, by 15.6 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 548 individual Dodge Journey tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

First-time pass rate61.1%
UK national average76.7%
Difference-15.6 points
Tests analysed548
Average mileage at test105,905 miles
Average year of manufacture2010
Reliability rank1,936 of 2,005 models

What this means if you are buying one

A 61.1% first-time pass rate means roughly 39 in every 100 Dodge Journeys presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is worse than average, so budget for remedial work and treat a fresh 12-month MOT as a genuine selling point rather than a given. The average Dodge Journey tested had covered 105,905 miles and was built around 2010.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Dodge Journey bought as a repairable salvage, assume the mechanical side needs more than the visible accident damage, and pad your repair estimate accordingly.

Before you bid: run the lot through the analyzer, check the car's own record, check the mileage, decode the VIN, and if it carries a marker use the write-off value calculator. Or compare it against another model.

Looking at a specific Dodge Journey rather than the model in general? The free check covers its MOT and mileage history, and the full HPI report confirms the insurance write-off category, outstanding finance and whether it is recorded stolen, from licensed data for 5 credits. Already own one that has been damaged? Work out whether fixing it beats selling it with the repair or scrap calculator, and see what damaged Dodge Journeys actually sold for at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Dodge Journey

  1. A wheel bearing excessively rough, 2.7% of tests (11.92x the national rate for this defect)
  2. An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction, 2.9% of tests (9.48x the national rate for this defect)
  3. Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 7.7% of tests (7.86x the national rate for this defect)
  4. A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play, 6.8% of tests (7.15x the national rate for this defect)
  5. Parking brake inoperative on one side, 2.8% of tests (6.3x the national rate for this defect)
  6. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 3.7% of tests (4.86x the national rate for this defect)
  7. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 7.2% of tests (4.43x the national rate for this defect)
  8. Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 4.3% of tests (4.38x the national rate for this defect)
  9. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 3.5% of tests (3.77x the national rate for this defect)
  10. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 13.7% of tests (3.7x the national rate for this defect)

From 886 DVSA-tracked Dodge Journey tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 4.85% of these flagged Dodge Journey defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Dodge Journey pass rate by model year

Pass rates fall steadily as cars age, so the model year matters as much as the model. First-time pass rate for each Dodge Journey year:

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