80.5%
Dodge Ram 1500 pass rate
Used Dodge Ram 1500 buying guide
In 2025, Dodge Ram 1500 cars passed 80.5% of 1,505 initial MOT tests, 8.2 points above the 72.3% UK average. Here is where it fails and what to check before you buy.
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Dodge Ram 1500 MOT record in brief
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded.
72.3%
UK average, all cars
+8.2
percentage points above average
Ranked on pass rate the Ram 1500 sits 191st of 575 models in the data. Dodge as a brand averaged 69.4%, so this model runs 11.1 points ahead of its own brand. Dodge Ram 1500 cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 87.9% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 78.7%.
A pass rate is not a reliability score. The full Dodge Ram 1500 MOT record has the pass rate by age, every common failure and how the Ram 1500 compares with similar cars.
Ram 1500 fuel types
Petrol was the most common fuel among Dodge Ram 1500 cars tested in 2025. Diesel still made up 11.2% of tests.
Where the Ram 1500 fails its MOT
Where Dodge Ram 1500 cars that failed their 2025 MOT were marked down, as a share of all recorded failure items.
The specific items testers recorded most often were rear fog lamp not working (4%), ball joint excessively worn (3.4%) and position lamp not working (3.4%). See every common Ram 1500 MOT failure.
These are DVSA failure records across every Dodge Ram 1500 that failed, not a claim that every Ram 1500 has these problems.
What should you check when buying a used Ram 1500?
The areas above, most common first, and what an MOT tester looks at in each.
1
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Walk round with every light on: headlights, brake lights, indicators, fog lights and the number plate lamp. Check no warning lights stay on after starting. 32.8% of Ram 1500 failure items.
2
Brakes
Make sure the pedal feels firm, the car stops in a straight line, the handbrake holds on a slope and no brake warning light is showing. 24.7% of Ram 1500 failure items.
3
Suspension
Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters. 12.9% of Ram 1500 failure items.
4
Noise, emissions and leaks
Listen for a blowing exhaust, watch for smoke on start-up and look under the car for oil or fluid leaks. 9.3% of Ram 1500 failure items.
5
Visibility
Check the windscreen for chips or cracks in the driver's view, and that the wipers and washers clear it properly. 5.9% of Ram 1500 failure items.
None of this replaces the car's own record. Run a free MOT history check on the registration to see every test, advisory and recorded mileage for that car.
What the MOT record doesn't tell you
Knowing Dodge Ram 1500 failures cluster around lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and brakes tells you what to inspect. It tells you nothing about whether the car is safe to buy. An MOT does not show money still owed on the car, a write-off, a theft record or a clocked odometer.
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- Outstanding finance
- Write-off records
- Stolen markers
- Mileage history
- Previous keepers
Used Dodge Ram 1500 FAQs
Is the Dodge Ram 1500 reliable?
MOT data does not measure reliability. It records whether a car met the roadworthiness standard on the day of its test. What it does show is an 80.5% first-time pass rate for the Dodge Ram 1500 across 1,505 tests in 2025, above the 72.3% average for all cars.
Do older Dodge Ram 1500 cars fail their MOT more often?
Dodge Ram 1500 cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 87.9% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 78.7%. On an older example, the car's own MOT history tells you more than the model average.
What should I check before buying a used Dodge Ram 1500?
On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment, brakes and suspension. Then check the individual car's history: outstanding finance, insurance write-off records, stolen markers, mileage and previous keepers. None of these appear in the MOT record or on the V5C.
How do I check a Dodge Ram 1500's history?
Enter the registration of the specific car. A Carpeep car history check reports outstanding finance, write-off category, stolen markers, mileage history, previous keepers, MOT and tax status, import and export markers and scrapped status in one £15 report.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.