Chrysler Voyager: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Chrysler Voyager fails its first MOT more often than the average UK car, by 18.5 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 893 individual Chrysler Voyager tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 58.2% first-time pass rate means roughly 42 in every 100 Chrysler Voyagers presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is worse than average, so budget for remedial work and treat a fresh 12-month MOT as a genuine selling point rather than a given. The average Chrysler Voyager tested had covered 114,985 miles and was built around 2006.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Chrysler Voyager sits 18.5 points below the national average, ranked 1,972 of 2,005 models. On one bought as repairable salvage, assume the mechanical side needs more than the visible accident damage, and pad your repair estimate accordingly.

Before you bid: run the lot through the analyzer, check the car's own record, check the mileage, decode the VIN, and if it carries a marker use the write-off value calculator. Or compare it against another model.

Looking at a specific Chrysler Voyager rather than the model in general? The free check covers its MOT and mileage history, and the full HPI report confirms the insurance write-off category, outstanding finance and whether it is recorded stolen, from licensed data for 5 credits. Already own one that has been damaged? Work out whether fixing it beats selling it with the repair or scrap calculator, and see recorded closing bids for damaged Chrysler Voyagers at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Chrysler Voyager

1. Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value, 4.8% of tests (13.12x the national rate for this defect)
2. Warning device shows system malfunction, 5.1% of tests (12.43x the national rate for this defect)
3. The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired, 8.9% of tests (9.48x the national rate for this defect)
4. Parking brake inoperative on one side, 5.1% of tests (8.63x the national rate for this defect)
5. Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 9.4% of tests (7.22x the national rate for this defect)
6. Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements, 3.6% of tests (6.01x the national rate for this defect)
7. Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 4.9% of tests (3.62x the national rate for this defect)
8. A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play, 4.7% of tests (3.6x the national rate for this defect)
9. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 7.8% of tests (3.51x the national rate for this defect)
10. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 7.5% of tests (3.19x the national rate for this defect)

From 894 DVSA-tracked Chrysler Voyager tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 3.82% of these flagged Chrysler Voyager defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Chrysler Voyager

An advisory doesn't fail the car - the tester flags it as worth watching, but it still passes. A different list from the failures above: what testers are noting on a Chrysler Voyager before it actually fails on it.

1. Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow, 9.2% of tests (8.29x the national rate for this advisory)
2. The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired, 10.4% of tests (6.85x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
3. Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is seriously reduced, 6.2% of tests (4.94x the national rate for this advisory)
4. A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play, 5.8% of tests (4.36x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
5. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 22.9% of tests (3.7x the national rate for this advisory)
6. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 48.3% of tests (3.62x the national rate for this advisory)
7. Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users, 17.3% of tests (3.12x the national rate for this advisory)
8. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 6.4% of tests (2.4x the national rate for this advisory)
9. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 9.2% of tests (2.34x the national rate for this advisory)
10. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 19.5% of tests (1.59x the national rate for this advisory)

From 894 DVSA-tracked Chrysler Voyager tests, 2024.

Other Chrysler models

• Chrysler Ypsilon - 67.1%
• Chrysler Grand Voyager - 65.4%
• Chrysler Crossfire - 71.7%
• Chrysler Pt Cruiser - 60.1%
• Chrysler 300 C - 72.8%
• Chrysler Delta - 60.9%
• Chrysler 300 - 70.9%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Fiat Scudo - 58.3%
• Chevrolet Captiva - 58.3%
• Talbot Express - 58.3%
• Mazda Bongo - 58.1%
• Vauxhall Tigra - 58.1%
• Hyundai Coupe - 58.1%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
• What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences
• Do you need an HPI check on a car you know is a write-off?

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