Chrysler Delta MOT reliability

Chrysler Deltas passed their MOT first time 59% of the time across 519 tests in 2025. 394 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

59%

MOTs analysed

519

Still licensed (GB)

394

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

2011 diesel

74 MOTs

These figures come from 74 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 57%. Typical mileage 103,517 (most between 84,050 and 120,628).

2014: 83% → 2015: 77% → 2016: 75% → 2017: 66% → 2018: 69% → 2019: 66% → 2020: 69% → 2021: 64% → 2022: 62% → 2023: 60% → 2024: 56% → 2025: 57%

Most common failures

Coil spring: fractured or broken (12.2%)
Ball joint excessively worn (8.1%)
Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements (6.8%)
Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn (6.8%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (5.4%)

2011 petrol

33 MOTs

These figures come from 33 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 61%. Typical mileage 99,102 (most between 77,218 and 113,200).

2014: 86% → 2015: 85% → 2016: 69% → 2017: 73% → 2018: 59% → 2019: 70% → 2020: 74% → 2021: 67% → 2022: 49% → 2023: 60% → 2024: 67% → 2025: 61%

Most common failures

Coil spring: fractured or broken (12.1%)
Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn (9.1%)
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam (9.1%)
Headlamp aim: too low (9.1%)
Catalyst emissions: Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (6.1%)

Where 2011 Deltas fail

Suspension & axles

23.0%

Brakes

13.5%

Lights & electrics

13.5%

Wheels & tyres

10.8%

Steering

4.1%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

4.1%

Body, structure & corrosion

2.7%

Seat belts & other equipment

2.7%

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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.