2004 Chrysler Pt Cruiser: MOT pass rate and reliability

58.6% of 2004 Chrysler Pt Cruisers pass the MOT first time, measured across 215 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 98,046 miles.

How the 2004 compares

  • Against all Chrysler Pt Cruisers (60.7%, 1,917 tests): -2.1 points
  • Against all 2004 cars (64%): -5.4 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Chrysler Pt Cruiser model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2004 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Chrysler Pt Cruiser:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2004 58.6% 215 98,046
2005 58.4% 320 94,013
2006 58.5% 431 80,900
2007 59.7% 447 79,187

What this means if you are buying a 2004 Pt Cruiser

The 2004 is a weaker year for this model, passing 2.1 points less often than the Chrysler Pt Cruiser average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2004 figure for all cars above rather than against newer examples. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.

What a 22-year-old car fails on

A 2004 car is 22 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:

  • Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
  • Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
  • Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
  • Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
  • Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
  • Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested

That is above average and into the range where cambelts and water pumps are due if they have not already been done, so ask for the service history rather than take the mileage on trust. On a 2004 Chrysler Pt Cruiser the average at test was 98,046 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.

The strongest year for this model is 2007 at 59.7%, and the weakest in our data is 2005 at 58.4%. That 1.3 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2004 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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