Chrysler -Jeep Neon MOT reliability

Chrysler -Jeep Neons passed their MOT first time 38% of the time across 16 tests in 2025.

These figures come from only 16 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

First-time pass rate

38%

MOTs analysed

16

Still licensed (GB)

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Body type

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Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2000 petrol

7 MOTs

Passed first time 29%. Typical mileage 98,225 (most between 76,542 and 111,926).

2005: 79% → 2006: 70% → 2007: 62% → 2008: 63% → 2009: 55% → 2010: 57% → 2011: 51% → 2012: 56% → 2013: 46% → 2014: 44% → 2015: 44% → 2016: 61% → 2017: 56% → 2018: 50% → 2019: 72% → 2020: 72% → 2021: 67% → 2022: 47% → 2023: 56% → 2024: 71% → 2025: 29%

Most common failures

Service brake imbalance: across an axle (28.6%)
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect (28.6%)
Rear fog lamp: not working (14.3%)
Stop lamp: not working (14.3%)
Headlamp: lens seriously defective (14.3%)

Where 2000 Neons fail

Lights & electrics

57.1%

Brakes

28.6%

Wheels & tyres

14.3%

Seat belts & other equipment

14.3%

Visibility & wipers

14.3%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.