Reliability Report · European Market

Caterham Unclassified Reliability

The Caterham Unclassified (current generation) scores 89/100 on our composite reliability index — excellent territory — drawn from DVSA data.

Composite Score
89
/ 100
Excellent
Sources: DVSA · latest 2023
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Reliability by Source

Each independent organization measures reliability differently. TÜV reports inspection defect rates by age band. ADAC reports pan-European breakdowns per 1,000 vehicles. NHTSA aggregates US consumer complaints. DVSA MOT data is the UK fleet's annual safety inspection — every car 3+ years old. Lower variance across sources = higher confidence in the composite.

DVSA MOT (UK Inspections)
Model years 2009–2020 · 2023 report · n=907
907 UK MOT tests · overall 8.6% fail rate vs UK fleet baseline
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89
/ 100

UK MOT Reliability Detail

Based on 907 MOT tests in the UK during the 2023reporting period. Score for each age band reflects this model's fail rate vs the UK-fleet baseline fail rate at the same age — a generation-aware metric.

Age 35 yrs
78
8.7% fail vs 10.9% fleet
368 tests
Age 69 yrs
96
6.9% fail vs 19.2% fleet
335 tests
Age 1014 yrs
96
11.3% fail vs 32.1% fleet
204 tests

Most Common MOT Failure Categories

#1
Catalyst emissions
44
37.3%
#2
Ball joint dust cover
31
26.3%
#3
Headlamp aim
20
16.9%
#4
Steering rack
13
11.0%
#5
Headlamp
10
8.5%

Categories ranked across all MOT tests of this model in the UK during the 2023period. "Condition" covers cosmetic / wear issues; suspension and braking dominate the rest.

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