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Dodge Ram reliability and MOT pass rate

83.7% passed first time. The 16.3% fail rate is 6.3 points better than the all-car average, on a median example 20 years old with 93,146 miles.

MOT pass rates / Dodge

Pass rate

83.7%

22.6% of all cars failed; 16.3% of these did.

Fixed on the day

3.5%

Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.

Median at test

93,146 mi

20 years old.

Fail rate by age

Age at testTestsFail rate
3-5 years54—
6-9 years142—
10-13 years121—
14+ years78417.7%

What the Ram fails on

Share of failed tests with at least one fail item in each DVSA inspection section. A test can fail in several sections at once.

  1. Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment2 dangerous58.3%
  2. Brakes42 dangerous47.2%
  3. Noise, emissions and leaks1 dangerous28.3%
  4. Suspension3 dangerous23.3%
  5. Body, chassis, structure3 dangerous16.1%
  6. Visibility14.4%
  7. Steering2 dangerous11.1%
  8. Tyres15 dangerous8.9%

Is the Ram getting worse?

The fail rate fell 1.3 points to 16.4% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 2 years, which is about what ageing alone predicts (0.1 points). Read it as the fleet getting older rather than the model changing.

YearTestsMedian ageFail rate All cars
20221,1631817.7%22.5%
20231,1711817.6%22.8%
20241,0131914.5%23.2%
20251,0992016.4%22.6%

Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Ram at its test that year, and it is the number to watch: across the whole fleet each extra year of age adds roughly 1.9 points to the fail rate, so a model whose age and fail rate rise together is simply getting older.

The exact defects that fail it

Every failure item DVSA recorded against a Ram in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.

  1. 1Rear fog lamp: not working29 tests
  2. 2Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements24 tests
  3. 3Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction20 tests
  4. 4Individual direction indicators: incorrect colour17 tests
  5. 5Catalyst emissions: Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits17 tests
  6. 6Rbt (sp): efficiency less than 50% of the required value16 tests
  7. 7Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect15 tests
  8. 8Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn15 tests

What wears out first

Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Ram collects 2.87 of them per test, and these are the ones that come up most. Treat it as the running-repairs list for the next year or two.

  1. 1Engine oil leaks: leaking excessively from engine85 tests
  2. 2Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened74 tests
  3. 3Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn71 tests
  4. 4Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded55 tests
  5. 5Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick53 tests
  6. 6Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm36 tests
  7. 7Wheel bearings: has excessive play36 tests
  8. 8Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases32 tests

Questions

What is the Dodge Ram MOT pass rate?

83.7% of the 1,103 Dodge Ram first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 16.3% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 3.5% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.

What does a Dodge Ram usually fail on?

The single most common failure is "Rear fog lamp: not working", recorded on 29 failed tests, followed by "Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements" and "Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction". By section, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 58.3% of failures, brakes appears in 47.2% of failures, noise, emissions and leaks appears in 28.3% of failures.

Does age change the odds?

Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 9.3%; at 14+ years it was 17.7%. The median Dodge Ram tested in 2025 was 20 years old with 93,146 miles.

Is the Dodge Ram getting less reliable?

The fail rate fell 1.3 points to 16.4% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 2 years, which is about what ageing alone predicts (0.1 points). Read it as the fleet getting older rather than the model changing.

First-attempt class 4 tests, 2025, from DVSA’s anonymised MOT data (OGL v3, retrieved 2026-09-12). DVSA records newer cars trim by trim; this page adds every Ram trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.

DVSA has published 5 safety recalls naming the Dodge Ram: Dodge Ram recalls.

Checking a particular Ram?

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