Caterham MOT pass rates and reliability
We have 1,491 MOT tests on Caterham cars from 2023, covering 1 model with enough tests to compare. Choose a model to see what it fails on most often, how its pass rate changes with age and how far it is typically driven.
Across 1,491 MOT tests on Caterham cars in 2023, 85% passed first time, above the national average of 71% for all cars.
Caterham models
| Model | Tests | First-time pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| Seven | 1,491 | 85% |
What Caterham cars fail on
Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, across all models, against the figure for all cars.
- Lights and electrics7.9% (all cars 11.3%)
- Exhaust and emissions3.5% (all cars 3.1%)
- Brakes2.8% (all cars 6.8%)
- Visibility2.0% (all cars 4.8%)
- Suspension1.5% (all cars 9.0%)
- Steering1.5% (all cars 1.8%)
- Number plates and VIN1.3% (all cars 0.4%)
- Tyres0.5% (all cars 6.4%)
Most common Caterham failure items
Share of tests on which each item was recorded.
- Catalyst emissions: Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits 1.5%
- Rear fog lamp: not working 1.4%
- Stop lamp: all not working 1.2%
- Steering rack: gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt 1.1%
- Catalyst emissions: carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits 0.9%
- Position lamp: not working 0.9%
- Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements 0.9%
- Service brake performance: excessively binding 0.9%
Check a particular Caterham
Model figures tell you what to look out for. To see one car's own MOT history, mileage and tax, enter its registration.
Source: Department for Transport, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023, cars and light vans, normal tests only. Pass rates are first-time passes; a pass after repair at the test station counts as a fail. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.