Dodge Nitro: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Dodge Nitro fails its first MOT more often than the average UK car, by 13 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 1,090 individual Dodge Nitro tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

First-time pass rate63.7%
UK national average76.7%
Difference-13 points
Tests analysed1,090
Average mileage at test106,609 miles
Average year of manufacture2008
Reliability rank1,886 of 2,005 models

What this means if you are buying one

A 63.7% first-time pass rate means roughly 36 in every 100 Dodge Nitros 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 Nitro tested had covered 106,609 miles and was built around 2008.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Dodge Nitro 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 Nitro 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 Nitros actually sold for at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Dodge Nitro

  1. Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value, 4.4% of tests (15.83x the national rate for this defect)
  2. Warning device shows system malfunction, 2.6% of tests (8.61x the national rate for this defect)
  3. Parking brake inoperative on one side, 3.7% of tests (8.28x the national rate for this defect)
  4. Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 7% of tests (7.16x the national rate for this defect)
  5. An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction, 2.2% of tests (7.01x the national rate for this defect)
  6. A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED, 3.7% of tests (4.14x the national rate for this defect)
  7. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 3.1% of tests (4.08x the national rate for this defect)
  8. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 6% of tests (3.67x the national rate for this defect)
  9. Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 2.9% of tests (2.97x the national rate for this defect)
  10. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 4% of tests (2.44x the national rate for this defect)

From 1,888 DVSA-tracked Dodge Nitro tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 5.32% of these flagged Dodge Nitro defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Dodge Nitro 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 Nitro year:

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