# Chrysler PT Cruiser MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The Chrysler PT Cruiser passes its MOT first time 55% of the time, from 1,544 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 55%
- MOT tests analysed: 1,544 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Lights & electrics
- Licensed in Great Britain: 1,412 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2017 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2015 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2009 | Diesel | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2009 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2008 | Diesel | 42 (few mots) | 48% |
| 2008 | Petrol | 28 (few mots) | 68% |
| 2007 | Petrol | 303 | 54% |
| 2007 | Diesel | 69 (few mots) | 62% |
| 2007 | LPG | 3 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 2006 | Petrol | 272 | 47% |
| 2006 | Diesel | 65 (few mots) | 60% |
| 2005 | Petrol | 174 | 53% |
| 2005 | Diesel | 87 (few mots) | 49% |
| 2004 | Petrol | 97 (few mots) | 66% |
| 2004 | Diesel | 62 (few mots) | 47% |
| 2003 | Petrol | 111 | 60% |
| 2003 | Diesel | 42 (few mots) | 62% |
| 2002 | Petrol | 58 (few mots) | 64% |
| 2002 | Diesel | 33 (few mots) | 64% |
| 2001 | Petrol | 61 (few mots) | 66% |
| 2000 | Petrol | 31 (few mots) | 45% |

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