Pass rate
71.4%
Below average — 2.6 pts behind the 74.0% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 56 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £32–£95
2009 Dodge Usa Caliber Sxt A MOT pass rate
- 2009
- typical 88,987 mi
Only 56 tests of this exact model and year are in the DVSA data, below the 100 we ask for before a page goes in the index. The figures are still shown, because they are the only ones there are.
Most common fault
Suspension
28.9% 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
Across the 4 years on record, a spread of 11.4 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 64.4%
- Typical mileage
- 89k mi
The 2009 Dodge Usa Caliber Sxt A MOT pass rate is 71.4% of its MOT tests — 2.6 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 28.9% 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: 1.4× the national share
Suspension accounts for 28.9% of everything recorded on the 2009 Dodge Usa Caliber Sxt A, against 21.0% nationally — 7.9 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.
- Based on a small sample. 56 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 2009 Dodge Usa Caliber Sxt A compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 74.0%, so this figure is 2.6 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 64.4%. The median 2009 Dodge Usa Caliber Sxt A in this dataset had covered 88,987 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Wipers blade defective", noted on 8.93% of tests.
- 56 recorded tests behind this page.
- 71.4% overall pass rate, 64.4% 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
- 56
- Typical mileage (median)
- 88,987 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
Wiper Blade
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 53% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Caliber Sxt A
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| London | 19 | 68.4% |
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 2009 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 2009 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 wipers and washers 8.9% of tests
“wipers blade defective”
Run the wipers with the screen wet: they should clear it in one sweep without smearing or juddering. Top the washer bottle up and check both jets hit the screen.
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Check the suspension joints 7.1% of tests
“ball joint 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 windscreen 7.1% of tests
“windscreen damaged”
Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.
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 2009 Caliber Sxt A through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £32–£95 — and 44% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £32–£95
- Cheapest common item: stop lamp not working
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: joints constant velocity boot split or…
- £80–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 60%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 44%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 56 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 2009 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 2009 cars with a similar record
- Volkswagen Polo 71.4%
- Vauxhall Agila 71.4%
- Peugeot 206 71.4%
- Volvo V50 71.5%
- Peugeot 407 71.5%
- Kia Soul 71.3%
Closest pass rates among 2009 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 2009 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 211 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 | 61 | 28.90% | 20.98% | +7.92 |
| Brakes | 40 | 19.00% | 20.89% | −1.89 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 27 | 12.80% | 5.57% | +7.23 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 23 | 10.90% | 12.21% | −1.31 |
| Tyres | 18 | 8.50% | 19.76% | −11.26 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 13 | 6.20% | 5.52% | +0.68 |
| Visibility | 13 | 6.20% | 4.97% | +1.23 |
| Non-component advisories | 11 | 5.20% | 4.18% | +1.02 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 3 | 1.40% | 0.82% | +0.58 |
| Steering | 2 | 0.90% | 2.57% | −1.67 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wipers blade defective Visibility | Minor | 8.9% | £8–22 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 7.1% | £18–45 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 7.1% | £80–200 |
| Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body, chassis, structure | Major | 5.4% | £80–250 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Major | 5.4% | £40–150 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 5.4% | £5–25 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 5.4% | £5–20 |
| Stop lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 5.4% | £3–12 |
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 3.6% | £18–45 |
| Door condition cannot be opened from outside the vehicle Body, chassis, structure | Major | 3.6% | £80–250 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 21.4% | £200–700 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 19.6% | £45–110 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 19.6% | £40–150 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 17.9% | £18–45 |
| Flexible brake hoses ferrule excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 14.3% | £25–70 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 12.5% | £45–95 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 2 | 100.0% | 29,031 mi |
| 30-60k | 14 | 71.4% | 49,195 mi |
| 60-90k | 12 | 75.0% | 72,338 mi |
| 90-120k | 21 | 61.9% | 105,589 mi |
| 120k+ | 7 | 85.7% | 127,906 mi |
Source: 56 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.
2009 Caliber Sxt A MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2009 Dodge Usa Caliber Sxt A?
71.4% of the 56 2009 Dodge Usa Caliber Sxt A tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 74.0% for cars first used in 2009. First-attempt pass rate: 64.4%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2009 Dodge Usa Caliber Sxt A?
The three most recorded items are wipers blade defective (8.93%), ball joint excessively worn (7.14%), windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (7.14%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2009 Dodge Usa Caliber Sxt A MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 100.0% of the time, falling to 85.7% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2009 Dodge Usa Caliber Sxt A in this dataset had covered 88,987 mi.