80.5%
Dodge Ram 1500
Dodge Ram 1500 MOT pass rate and common problems
The Dodge Ram 1500 passed 80.5% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 8.2 percentage points above the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was rear fog lamp not working.
Checking a specific car? Its own results, advisories and recorded mileages are in a free MOT history check.
How the Ram 1500 compares
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded. A car that failed and was repaired at the test station counts as a fail.
69.4%
Dodge average
72.3%
UK average, all cars
The Ram 1500 runs 11.1 points ahead of the Dodge average. The average Ram 1500 arrived at its test 18.2 years old with 97,737 miles recorded.
A pass rate records whether cars met the roadworthiness standard on test day. It is not a reliability score, and part of any gap reflects how old the tested cars were.
Ram 1500 MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
Dodge Ram 1500 cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 87.9% of MOT tests. For cars aged 11 years and over that fell to 78.7%, a drop of 9.1 percentage points.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 to 5 years | 107 | 87.9% | 15.6 pts above |
| 6 to 10 years | 254 | 84.7% | 12.4 pts above |
| 11 years and over | 1,128 | 78.7% | 6.4 pts above |
That is a typical decline as cars age. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where Ram 1500 failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Dodge Ram 1500 cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and brakes together account for 57.5% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common Ram 1500 MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Dodge Ram 1500 cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 32% of everything testers recorded against failed Dodge Ram 1500 cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a Ram 1500
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: rear fog lamp not working, position lamp not working, individual direction indicators incorrect colour and headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect. 13.3% of failure items.
2
Suspension
Recorded most often: ball joint excessively worn and ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt. 6.3% of failure items.
3
Brakes
Recorded most often: rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements and service brake performance excessively binding. 6.1% of failure items.
4
Visibility
Recorded most often: wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively. 3.2% of failure items.
The car's own MOT history matters more than any model average. A free MOT history check shows whether a specific Ram 1500 has failed on these items before, or had them noted as advisories. Buying one? See the used Dodge Ram 1500 buying guide.
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Dodge Ram 1500 MOT FAQs
What is the Dodge Ram 1500 MOT pass rate?
80.5% of Dodge Ram 1500 cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 1,505 tests. That is 8.2 percentage points above the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 191st of 575 models.
What does a Dodge Ram 1500 most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Dodge Ram 1500 cars failing their 2025 MOT was rear fog lamp not working, on 4% of failure items. Next were ball joint excessively worn (3.4%) and position lamp not working (3.4%).
Which area causes the most Dodge Ram 1500 MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment at 32.8%, followed by brakes at 24.7%.
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, against 78.7% for cars aged 11 years and over.
Does this mean every Dodge Ram 1500 has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Dodge Ram 1500 that failed in 2025. They show where the model most often needs attention, not the condition of any individual car.
How do I see a specific Dodge Ram 1500's MOT history?
Enter its registration on the free Carpeep MOT history check to see that car's own test results, failures, advisories and recorded mileages.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025: class 4 initial tests, retests excluded, with failure items from failed tests (advisories and minor defects excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.