Chrysler Crossfire MOT pass rate and common problems

The Chrysler Crossfire passed 69.4% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 2.9 percentage points below the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect.

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How the Crossfire 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%

Chrysler Crossfire

61.7%

Chrysler average

72.3%

UK average, all cars

The Crossfire runs 7.7 points ahead of the Chrysler average. It is 1st of the 5 Chrysler models in the data. The average Crossfire arrived at its test 19.9 years old with 76,577 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.

Crossfire MOT pass rate by age

The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.

Age at testTestsPass ratevs UK average
11 years and over 2,089 69.4% 2.9 pts below

Every Chrysler Crossfire tested in 2025 was aged 11 years and over, so there is no other age group to compare with. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.

Where Crossfire failures cluster

Every failure item recorded on Chrysler Crossfire cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.

  • Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment32.4%
  • Suspension17.3%
  • Brakes16.4%
  • Tyres8.5%
  • Body, chassis, structure7.2%
  • Visibility6.8%

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and suspension together account for 49.8% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.

The 10 most common Crossfire MOT failures

Specific items recorded on Chrysler Crossfire cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.

  1. 1Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrectLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 6.7%
  2. 2Coil spring fractured or brokenSuspension 6.1%
  3. 3Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strengthSuspension 6.1%
  4. 4Position lamp not workingLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 4.2%
  5. 5Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectivelyVisibility 3.4%
  6. 6Rigid brake pipes excessively corrodedBrakes 3.2%
  7. 7Individual direction indicators incorrect colourLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 2.5%
  8. 8Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunctionNoise, emissions and leaks 2.4%
  9. 9Condition has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structureTyres 2.4%
  10. 10Stop lamp not workingLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 2.3%

Together these 10 items make up 39.2% of everything testers recorded against failed Chrysler Crossfire cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.

What to look at on a Crossfire

The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.

1

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment

Recorded most often: headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect, position lamp not working, individual direction indicators incorrect colour and stop lamp not working. 15.7% of failure items.

2

Suspension

Recorded most often: coil spring fractured or broken and component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength. 12.2% of failure items.

3

Visibility

Recorded most often: wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively. 3.4% of failure items.

4

Brakes

Recorded most often: rigid brake pipes excessively corroded. 3.2% of failure items.

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Chrysler Crossfire MOT FAQs

What is the Chrysler Crossfire MOT pass rate?

69.4% of Chrysler Crossfire cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 2,089 tests. That is 2.9 percentage points below the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 358th of 575 models.

What does a Chrysler Crossfire most commonly fail its MOT on?

The item testers recorded most often on Chrysler Crossfire cars failing their 2025 MOT was headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect, on 6.7% of failure items. Next were coil spring fractured or broken (6.1%) and component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (6.1%).

Which area causes the most Chrysler Crossfire MOT failures?

Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment at 32.4%, followed by suspension at 17.3%.

Does this mean every Chrysler Crossfire has these problems?

No. These are the items testers recorded across every Chrysler Crossfire 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 Chrysler Crossfire'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.