60.8%
Chrysler Ypsilon pass rate
Used Chrysler Ypsilon buying guide
In 2025, Chrysler Ypsilon cars passed 60.8% of 4,475 initial MOT tests, 11.5 points below the 72.3% UK average. Here is where it fails and what to check before you buy.
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Chrysler Ypsilon MOT record in brief
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded.
72.3%
UK average, all cars
−11.5
percentage points below average
Ranked on pass rate the Ypsilon sits 483rd of 575 models in the data. Chrysler as a brand averaged 61.7%, so this model runs 0.9 points behind its own brand. Chrysler Ypsilon cars aged 6 to 10 years passed 65.1% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 59.9%.
A pass rate is not a reliability score. The full Chrysler Ypsilon MOT record has the pass rate by age, every common failure and how the Ypsilon compares with similar cars.
Ypsilon fuel types
Petrol was the most common fuel among Chrysler Ypsilon cars tested in 2025. Diesel made up just 2.6% of tests.
Where the Ypsilon fails its MOT
Where Chrysler Ypsilon 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 coil spring fractured or broken (11.4%), shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (7.4%) and ball joint excessively worn (4.8%). See every common Ypsilon MOT failure.
These are DVSA failure records across every Chrysler Ypsilon that failed, not a claim that every Ypsilon has these problems.
What should you check when buying a used Ypsilon?
The areas above, most common first, and what an MOT tester looks at in each.
1
Suspension
Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters. 35.6% of Ypsilon failure items.
2
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. 15.7% of Ypsilon 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. 14.1% of Ypsilon failure items.
4
Tyres
Check tread depth across the full width of every tyre (the legal minimum is 1.6mm), and look for cuts, bulges and uneven wear. 10.5% of Ypsilon 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. 6.7% of Ypsilon 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 Ypsilon failures cluster around suspension and lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 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 Ypsilon.
Used Chrysler Ypsilon FAQs
Is the Chrysler Ypsilon 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 60.8% first-time pass rate for the Chrysler Ypsilon across 4,475 tests in 2025, below the 72.3% average for all cars.
Do older Chrysler Ypsilon cars fail their MOT more often?
Chrysler Ypsilon cars aged 6 to 10 years passed 65.1% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 59.9%. On an older example, the car's own MOT history tells you more than the model average.
What should I check before buying a used Chrysler Ypsilon?
On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: suspension, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 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 Ypsilon'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.