DU Dodge Usa Ram MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Dodge Usa Ram MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Dodge Usa Ram passed on its first attempt in 86.3%, and its overall record sits +6.4 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Dodge Usa Ram in the 2023–2025 data: 510 tests across 6 model years (2002–2017). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common Dodge Usa Ram MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Dodge Usa Ram, the Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the Dodge Usa Ram's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Dodge Usa Ram DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Dodge Usa Ram, each with how many of the model's 510 tests it was noted on.

• "Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated" (Minor) — noted on about 23 Dodge Usa Ram tests, 4.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Battery(ies) insecure but not likely to fall from carrier" (Minor) — noted on about 14 Dodge Usa Ram tests, 2.7% of the model's MOT record.
• "Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements" (Major) — noted on about 8 Dodge Usa Ram tests, 1.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Service brake performance excessively binding" (Major) — noted on about 8 Dodge Usa Ram tests, 1.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction" (Major) — noted on about 7 Dodge Usa Ram tests, 1.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt" (Major) — noted on about 7 Dodge Usa Ram tests, 1.4% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Dodge Usa Ram Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Dodge Usa Ram model year on record is 2005 (90.2% across 82 tests), and the weakest is 2002 (84.2%). The gap between them is 6.0 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Dodge Usa Ram reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 0.9 points a year across the most recent model years shown above.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Dodge Usa Ram Owners

These checks follow this Dodge Usa Ram's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Dodge Usa Ram.

• the suspension joints — “ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated”

  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.

• the battery — “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.

• the lights — “malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction”

  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.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Dodge Usa Ram. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions: Dodge Usa Ram MOT & Reliability