Pass rate
69.2%
Below average — 3.8 pts behind the 73.0% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 52 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £34–£92
2007 Dodge Usa Caliber Sxt D MOT pass rate
- 2007
- typical 115,147 mi
Only 52 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.
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Most common fault
Suspension
32.3% 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 2007 69.2% pass · this year
- Avoid 2007 69.2% pass · this year
Across the 1 years on record, a spread of 0 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 61.0%
- Typical mileage
- 115k mi
The 2007 Dodge Usa Caliber Sxt D MOT pass rate is 69.2% of its MOT tests — 3.8 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 32.3% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Suspension: 1.5× the national share
Suspension accounts for 32.3% of everything recorded on the 2007 Dodge Usa Caliber Sxt D, against 21.0% nationally — 11.3 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 73.0%; this one manages 69.2% — 3.8 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 23% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
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 2007 Dodge Usa Caliber Sxt D compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 73.0%, so this figure is 3.8 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 61.0%. The median 2007 Dodge Usa Caliber Sxt D in this dataset had covered 115,147 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Ball joint excessively worn", noted on 9.62% of tests.
- 52 recorded tests behind this page.
- 69.2% overall pass rate, 61.0% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Dodge Usa Caliber Sxt D, the average is 69.2% — best year 2007 (69.2%), worst 2007 (69.2%).
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
- 52
- Typical mileage (median)
- 115,147 mi
- Make and model
- Dodge Usa Caliber Sxt D
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Ball Joint
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Caliber Sxt D MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 57% so small gaps stay visible.
What fails a 2007 Caliber Sxt D
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 2007 Caliber Sxt D
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 suspension joints 9.6% 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 battery 9.6% of tests
“battery(ies) insecure”
Check the battery is secure and its terminals are clean and tight — a loose battery is a fail on its own, and a weak one shows up as slow cranking on a cold morning.
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Check the lights 7.7% of tests
“position lamp not working”
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.
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 2007 Caliber Sxt D through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £34–£92 — and 23% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £34–£92
- Cheapest common item: stop lamp not working
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: steering lock not functioning
- £60–£200
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 70%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 23%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 52 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 →
Compare the 2007 Dodge Usa Caliber Sxt D 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 2007 cars with a similar record
- Peugeot 307 69.0%
- Citroen Xsara 69.0%
- Vauxhall Zafira 69.5%
- SEAT Ibiza 69.5%
- Skoda Roomster 69.5%
- Kia Ceed 69.5%
Closest pass rates among 2007 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 2007 Dodge Usa Caliber Sxt D 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 194 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 | 63 | 32.30% | 20.98% | +11.32 |
| Brakes | 31 | 15.90% | 20.89% | −4.99 |
| Non-component advisories | 24 | 12.30% | 4.18% | +8.12 |
| Tyres | 23 | 11.80% | 19.76% | −7.96 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 22 | 11.30% | 12.21% | −0.91 |
| Steering | 14 | 7.20% | 2.57% | +4.63 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 6 | 3.10% | 1.76% | +1.34 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 5 | 2.60% | 5.52% | −2.92 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 4 | 2.10% | 5.57% | −3.47 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 2 | 1.00% | 0.82% | +0.18 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 9.6% | £18–45 |
| Battery(ies) insecure but not likely to fall from carrier Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 9.6% | £60–140 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 7.7% | £5–25 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Major | 5.8% | £40–150 |
| Stop lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 5.8% | £3–12 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Major | 5.8% | £45–95 |
| Rigid brake pipes inadequately clipped or supported Brakes | Minor | 3.9% | £80–180 |
| Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Suspension | Major | 3.9% | £30–75 |
| Steering lock not functioning Steering | Minor | 3.9% | £60–200 |
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 1.9% | £18–45 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 30.8% | £40–150 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 26.9% | £45–110 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 26.9% | £45–95 |
| Non-component advisories Play in steering rack inner joint(s) Non-component advisories | Advisory | 25.0% | £120–300 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 11.5% | £18–45 |
| Registration plates inscription illegible Identification of the vehicle | Advisory | 11.5% | £20–80 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30-60k | 7 | 85.7% | 48,094 mi |
| 60-90k | 3 | 66.7% | 83,897 mi |
| 90-120k | 22 | 68.2% | 110,758 mi |
| 120k+ | 20 | 65.0% | 134,162 mi |
Source: 52 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.
2007 Caliber Sxt D MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2007 Dodge Usa Caliber Sxt D?
69.2% of the 52 2007 Dodge Usa Caliber Sxt D tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 73.0% for cars first used in 2007. First-attempt pass rate: 61.0%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2007 Dodge Usa Caliber Sxt D?
The three most recorded items are ball joint excessively worn (9.62%), battery(ies) insecure but not likely to fall from carrier (9.62%), position lamp not working (7.69%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2007 Dodge Usa Caliber Sxt D MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 85.7% of the time, falling to 65.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2007 Dodge Usa Caliber Sxt D in this dataset had covered 115,147 mi.