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Caterham Super 7

Reliability, running costs, and MOT data across 13 years from 569 real MOT tests.

Avg Pass Rate

92%

Total Tests

569

Best Year

1996 (100%)

Years Covered

13

How reliable is the Caterham Super 7?

vs national average+10% (82% avg)
vs Caterham brand average+1% (91% avg)
Best to worst year spread29 percentage points

Caterham Super 7 by Year

YearPass RateTestsAvg Mileage
201297%3215,598 mi
201193%4212,563 mi
201094%4721,842 mi
200995%4319,643 mi
200897%3718,958 mi
2007100%3121,415 mi
200694%3221,554 mi
200488%3318,760 mi
200386%4419,755 mi
199982%6627,510 mi
199871%3421,726 mi
199793%8527,160 mi
1996100%4315,733 mi

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About the Caterham Super 7

The Caterham Super 7 has been tested 569 times in 2024 MOT data across 13 model years (1996 to 2012), with an average pass rate of 92%. That's comfortably above the national average of 82%, making it a reliable choice. Available as petrol.

Best and Worst Years

The 1996 model is the most reliable with a 100% pass rate from 43 tests. The 1998 model has the lowest at 71%. With a 29 point spread, choosing the right year makes a big difference to reliability.

Mileage Across Years

The oldest model in our data (1996) averages 15,733 miles, while the newest (2012) averages 15,598 miles.

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