55.7%
Chrysler Pt Cruiser pass rate
Used Chrysler Pt Cruiser buying guide
In 2025, Chrysler Pt Cruiser cars passed 55.7% of 1,920 initial MOT tests, 16.6 points below the 72.3% UK average. Here is where it fails and what to check before you buy.
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Chrysler Pt Cruiser MOT record in brief
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded.
72.3%
UK average, all cars
−16.6
percentage points below average
Ranked on pass rate the Pt Cruiser sits 531st of 575 models in the data. Chrysler as a brand averaged 61.7%, so this model runs 6 points behind its own brand.
A pass rate is not a reliability score. The full Chrysler Pt Cruiser MOT record has the pass rate by age, every common failure and how the Pt Cruiser compares with similar cars.
Pt Cruiser fuel types
Petrol was the most common fuel among Chrysler Pt Cruiser cars tested in 2025. Diesel still made up 25.2% of tests.
Where the Pt Cruiser fails its MOT
Where Chrysler Pt Cruiser cars that failed their 2025 MOT were marked down, as a share of all recorded failure items.
The specific items testers recorded most often were headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (7.1%), pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn (5.8%) and position lamp not working (3.9%). See every common Pt Cruiser MOT failure.
These are DVSA failure records across every Chrysler Pt Cruiser that failed, not a claim that every Pt Cruiser has these problems.
What should you check when buying a used Pt Cruiser?
The areas above, most common first, and what an MOT tester looks at in each.
1
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Walk round with every light on: headlights, brake lights, indicators, fog lights and the number plate lamp. Check no warning lights stay on after starting. 26.6% of Pt Cruiser failure items.
2
Suspension
Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters. 22.9% of Pt Cruiser failure items.
3
Brakes
Make sure the pedal feels firm, the car stops in a straight line, the handbrake holds on a slope and no brake warning light is showing. 21.9% of Pt Cruiser failure items.
4
Body, chassis, structure
Look underneath and along the sills for corrosion, and check for damaged or poorly repaired panels. 5.4% of Pt Cruiser failure items.
5
Visibility
Check the windscreen for chips or cracks in the driver's view, and that the wipers and washers clear it properly. 5.4% of Pt Cruiser failure items.
None of this replaces the car's own record. Run a free MOT history check on the registration to see every test, advisory and recorded mileage for that car.
What the MOT record doesn't tell you
Knowing Chrysler Pt Cruiser failures cluster around lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and suspension tells you what to inspect. It tells you nothing about whether the car is safe to buy. An MOT does not show money still owed on the car, a write-off, a theft record or a clocked odometer.
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- Outstanding finance
- Write-off records
- Stolen markers
- Mileage history
- Previous keepers
Other used Chrysler models
The most-tested Chrysler models in 2025, with how their MOT pass rate compares with the Pt Cruiser.
Used Chrysler Pt Cruiser FAQs
Is the Chrysler Pt Cruiser reliable?
MOT data does not measure reliability. It records whether a car met the roadworthiness standard on the day of its test. What it does show is a 55.7% first-time pass rate for the Chrysler Pt Cruiser across 1,920 tests in 2025, below the 72.3% average for all cars.
What should I check before buying a used Chrysler Pt Cruiser?
On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment, suspension and brakes. Then check the individual car's history: outstanding finance, insurance write-off records, stolen markers, mileage and previous keepers. None of these appear in the MOT record or on the V5C.
How do I check a Chrysler Pt Cruiser's history?
Enter the registration of the specific car. A Carpeep car history check reports outstanding finance, write-off category, stolen markers, mileage history, previous keepers, MOT and tax status, import and export markers and scrapped status in one £15 report.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.