Pass rate
63.3%
Below average — 9.8 pts behind the 73.1% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 166 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £17–£54
2008 Dodge Usa Caliber Sxt A MOT pass rate
- 2008
- typical 89,515 mi
Most common fault
Suspension
28.2% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Part only £35–£75 for Suspension pin or bush excessively worn. What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2006 74.7% pass
- Avoid 2008 63.3% pass · this year
Across the 4 years on record, a spread of 11.4 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 51.6%
- Typical mileage
- 90k mi
The 2008 Dodge Usa Caliber Sxt A MOT pass rate is 63.3% of its MOT tests — 9.8 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 28.2% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Dodge Usa Caliber Sxt A does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Suspension: 1.3× the national share
Suspension accounts for 28.2% of everything recorded on the 2008 Dodge Usa Caliber Sxt A, against 21.0% nationally — 7.2 points above. Ask for the front and rear suspension to be checked on a ramp before you buy — worn bushes and broken springs are cheap to look at and expensive to discover at test time.
- Falls short of its own age and mileage. Like-for-like, cars this age and mileage expect about 73.1%; this one manages 63.3% — 9.8 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
- Based on a small sample. 166 tests back this page. That is enough to publish and to index, not enough to treat the decimal places as precise — read the pattern, not the second digit.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2008 Dodge Usa Caliber Sxt A compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 73.1%, so this figure is 9.8 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 51.6%. The median 2008 Dodge Usa Caliber Sxt A in this dataset had covered 89,515 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 60.7% of the time, April–September 65.9%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources", noted on 16.87% of tests.
- 166 recorded tests behind this page.
- 63.3% overall pass rate, 51.6% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Dodge Usa Caliber Sxt A, the average is 67.7% — best year 2006 (74.7%), worst 2008 (63.3%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 166
- Typical mileage (median)
- 89,515 mi
- Make and model
- Dodge Usa Caliber Sxt A
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Number Plate Lamp
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Caliber Sxt A MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 48% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Caliber Sxt A
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 47 | 68.1% |
| London | 31 | 64.5% |
| West Midlands | 21 | 71.4% |
| South West | 18 | 44.4% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2008 Caliber Sxt A
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2008 Caliber Sxt A
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the lights 16.9% of tests
“registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
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Check the suspension joints 10.2% of tests
“pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn”
With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.
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Check the shock absorbers 5.4% of tests
“shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak”
Press down hard on each corner of the car and let go. It should settle in one bounce; if it keeps rocking, or you can see oil weeping down a shock absorber, that is the fault a tester will find.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2008 Caliber Sxt A through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £17–£54 — and 43% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £17–£54
- Cheapest common item: stop lamp not working
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: pins
- £40–£150
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 80%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 43%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 166 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the Caliber Sxt A, side by side
4 model years on record, from 2006 to 2009. Across them the pass rate runs from 63.3% to 74.7% — a spread of 11.4 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2006 74.7% position lamp not working
- 2007 67.1% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2008 63.3%registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2009 71.4% wipers blade defective
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2008 Dodge Usa Caliber Sxt A with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2008 cars with a similar record
- Mazda Bongo 64.9%
- Nissan Qashqai 66.0%
- Chevrolet Kalos 66.1%
- Ford Ka 66.2%
- Chevrolet Aveo 66.5%
- Renault Grand Scenic 66.6%
Closest pass rates among 2008 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2008 Dodge Usa Caliber Sxt A 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 649 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 186 | 28.20% | 20.98% | +7.22 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 128 | 19.40% | 12.21% | +7.19 |
| Tyres | 75 | 11.40% | 19.76% | −8.36 |
| Brakes | 74 | 11.20% | 20.89% | −9.69 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 46 | 7.00% | 5.57% | +1.43 |
| Steering | 45 | 6.80% | 2.57% | +4.23 |
| Non-component advisories | 40 | 6.10% | 4.18% | +1.92 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 25 | 3.80% | 5.52% | −1.72 |
| Visibility | 17 | 2.60% | 4.97% | −2.37 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 13 | 2.00% | 0.82% | +1.18 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 16.9% | £5–20 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 13.9% | £5–25 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Major | 10.2% | £40–150 |
| Track rod end ball joint has excessive play Steering | Major | 9.6% | £18–45 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 7.2% | £18–45 |
| Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Suspension | Major | 5.4% | £30–75 |
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 4.8% | £18–45 |
| Prescribed areas prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | Major | 4.8% | £40–120 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 4.2% | £18–45 |
| Stop lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 4.2% | £3–12 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 22.3% | £45–95 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 19.3% | £40–150 |
| Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Suspension | Advisory | 16.3% | £30–75 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 15.1% | £45–110 |
| Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 14.5% | £180–450 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 12.1% | £200–700 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 3 | 66.7% | 26,299 mi |
| 30-60k | 21 | 81.0% | 52,548 mi |
| 60-90k | 58 | 63.8% | 78,797 mi |
| 90-120k | 67 | 56.7% | 103,246 mi |
| 120k+ | 14 | 64.3% | 133,814 mi |
Source: 166 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2008 Caliber Sxt A MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2008 Dodge Usa Caliber Sxt A?
63.3% of the 166 2008 Dodge Usa Caliber Sxt A tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 73.1% for cars first used in 2008. First-attempt pass rate: 51.6%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2008 Dodge Usa Caliber Sxt A?
The three most recorded items are registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (16.87%), position lamp not working (13.86%), pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn (10.24%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2008 Dodge Usa Caliber Sxt A MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 66.7% of the time, falling to 64.3% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2008 Dodge Usa Caliber Sxt A in this dataset had covered 89,515 mi.
Does the season affect the 2008 Dodge Usa Caliber Sxt A MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 60.7% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 65.9%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.