Dodge Ram: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Dodge Ram passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 7.3 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 1,167 individual Dodge Ram tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 84% first-time pass rate means roughly 16 in every 100 Dodge Rams presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average Dodge Ram tested had covered 95,583 miles and was built around 2006.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Dodge Ram bought as a repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

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 Ram 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 Rams actually sold for at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Dodge Ram

1. An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 2.1% of tests (6.36x the national rate for this defect)
2. A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 1.8% of tests (3.71x the national rate for this defect)
3. Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements, 1.2% of tests (2.84x the national rate for this defect)
4. Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value, 0.8% of tests (2.78x the national rate for this defect)
5. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 0.9% of tests (1.23x the national rate for this defect)
6. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 1.9% of tests
7. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 1.8% of tests
8. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 1.7% of tests
9. A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 1.1% of tests
10. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 0.9% of tests

From 2,981 DVSA-tracked Dodge Ram tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 2.49% of these flagged Dodge Ram defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Other Dodge models

• Dodge Nitro - 63.7%
• Dodge Caliber - 54.5%
• Dodge Journey - 61.1%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Land Rover Range Rover Evoque - 84%
• Hyundai Tucson - 84%
• Ford Transit Custom 280lmtd Eblue A - 84%
• MG Midget - 84%
• Land Rover Range Rover Evoque D 4x2 - 83.9%
• Ford Freedom - 83.9%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
• What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences

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