Chrysler PT Cruiser MOT reliability

Chrysler PT Cruisers passed their MOT first time 55% of the time across 1,544 tests in 2025. 1,412 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

55%

MOTs analysed

1,544

Still licensed (GB)

1,412

Body type

Wagon

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

2008 diesel

42 MOTs

These figures come from 42 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 48%. Typical mileage 101,643 (most between 74,950 and 121,253).

2010: 100% → 2011: 63% → 2012: 69% → 2013: 66% → 2014: 66% → 2015: 68% → 2016: 56% → 2017: 67% → 2018: 65% → 2019: 59% → 2020: 63% → 2021: 56% → 2022: 59% → 2023: 49% → 2024: 68% → 2025: 48%

Most common failures

Anti-lock braking system: warning lamp indicates an ABS fault (16.7%)
Service brake performance: excessively binding (9.5%)
Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (7.1%)
Electronic stability control: warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1%)
Position lamp: not working (7.1%)

2008 petrol

28 MOTs

These figures come from 28 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 68%. Typical mileage 77,050 (most between 59,715 and 89,963).

2008: 100% → 2009: 100% → 2010: 50% → 2011: 68% → 2012: 63% → 2013: 68% → 2014: 58% → 2015: 51% → 2016: 50% → 2017: 63% → 2018: 51% → 2019: 48% → 2020: 52% → 2021: 54% → 2022: 50% → 2023: 63% → 2024: 70% → 2025: 68%

Most common failures

Service brake performance: excessively binding (7.1%)
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (7.1%)
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect (7.1%)
Anti-lock braking system: warning lamp indicates an ABS fault (7.1%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (7.1%)

Where 2008 PT Cruisers fail

Brakes

35.7%

Lights & electrics

21.4%

Suspension & axles

21.4%

Seat belts & other equipment

9.5%

Visibility & wipers

9.5%

Wheels & tyres

7.1%

Steering

4.8%

Body, structure & corrosion

2.4%

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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.