60.8%
Chrysler Ypsilon
Chrysler Ypsilon MOT pass rate and common problems
The Chrysler Ypsilon passed 60.8% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 11.5 percentage points below the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was coil spring fractured or broken.
Checking a specific car? Its own results, advisories and recorded mileages are in a free MOT history check.
How the Ypsilon compares
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded. A car that failed and was repaired at the test station counts as a fail.
61.7%
Chrysler average
72.3%
UK average, all cars
The Ypsilon runs 0.9 points behind the Chrysler average. It is 3rd of the 5 Chrysler models in the data. The average Ypsilon arrived at its test 12.1 years old with 66,291 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.
Ypsilon MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
Chrysler Ypsilon cars aged 6 to 10 years passed 65.1% of MOT tests. For cars aged 11 years and over that fell to 59.9%, a drop of 5.2 percentage points.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 to 10 years | 760 | 65.1% | 7.2 pts below |
| 11 years and over | 3,715 | 59.9% | 12.4 pts below |
That is a smaller decline than most cars show. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where Ypsilon failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Chrysler Ypsilon cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Suspension and lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment together account for 51.3% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common Ypsilon MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Chrysler Ypsilon cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 43.6% of everything testers recorded against failed Chrysler Ypsilon cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a Ypsilon
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Suspension
Recorded most often: coil spring fractured or broken, shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush, ball joint excessively worn and shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak. 27.5% of failure items.
2
Visibility
Recorded most often: wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively and washers provides insufficient washer liquid. 5.1% of failure items.
3
Tyres
Recorded most often: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm. 3.7% of failure items.
4
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: stop lamp not working. 2.6% of failure items.
The car's own MOT history matters more than any model average. A free MOT history check shows whether a specific Ypsilon has failed on these items before, or had them noted as advisories. Buying one? See the used Chrysler Ypsilon buying guide.
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Chrysler Ypsilon MOT FAQs
What is the Chrysler Ypsilon MOT pass rate?
60.8% of Chrysler Ypsilon cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 4,475 tests. That is 11.5 percentage points below the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 483rd of 575 models.
What does a Chrysler Ypsilon most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Chrysler Ypsilon cars failing their 2025 MOT was coil spring fractured or broken, on 11.4% of failure items. Next were shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (7.4%) and ball joint excessively worn (4.8%).
Which area causes the most Chrysler Ypsilon MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was suspension at 35.6%, followed by lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment at 15.7%.
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, against 59.9% for cars aged 11 years and over.
Does this mean every Chrysler Ypsilon has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Chrysler Ypsilon 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 Ypsilon'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.