1,364 tests in 2025
Chrysler 300 reliability and MOT pass rate
71.6% passed first time. The 28.4% fail rate is 5.8 points worse than the all-car average, on a median example 17 years old with 102,383 miles.
Pass rate
71.6%
22.6% of all cars failed; 28.4% of these did.
Fixed on the day
4.1%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
102,383 mi
17 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 3 | — |
| 6-9 years | 8 | — |
| 10-13 years | 274 | 25.2% |
| 14+ years | 1,079 | 29.3% |
What the 300 fails on
Share of failed tests with at least one fail item in each DVSA inspection section. A test can fail in several sections at once.
- Brakes101 dangerous60.5%
- Suspension10 dangerous34.9%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment30%
- Steering9 dangerous22.7%
- Tyres85 dangerous18.1%
- Noise, emissions and leaks10.1%
- Visibility10.1%
- Body, chassis, structure3 dangerous9%
The exact defects that fail it
Every failure item DVSA recorded against a 300 in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements85 tests
- 2Rbt (sp): efficiency less than 50% of the required value64 tests
- 3Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play60 tests
- 4Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn55 tests
- 5Parking brake performance: inoperative on one side45 tests
- 6Anti-lock braking system: warning lamp indicates an ABS fault43 tests
- 7Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn41 tests
- 8Position lamp: not working38 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical 300 collects 3.17 of them per test, and these are the ones that come up most. Treat it as the running-repairs list for the next year or two.
- 1Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened190 tests
- 2Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm178 tests
- 3Engine oil leaks: leaking excessively from engine174 tests
- 4Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn165 tests
- 5Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded157 tests
- 6Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play95 tests
- 7Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick90 tests
- 8Sub-frame: corroded and seriously weakened85 tests
Questions
What is the Chrysler 300 MOT pass rate?
71.6% of the 1,364 Chrysler 300 first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 28.4% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 4.1% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Chrysler 300 usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements", recorded on 85 failed tests, followed by "Rbt (sp): efficiency less than 50% of the required value" and "Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play". By section, brakes appears in 60.5% of failures, suspension appears in 34.9% of failures, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 30% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 0%; at 14+ years it was 29.3%. The median Chrysler 300 tested in 2025 was 17 years old with 102,383 miles.
First-attempt class 4 tests, 2025, from DVSA’s anonymised MOT data (OGL v3, retrieved 2026-09-12). DVSA records newer cars trim by trim; this page adds every 300 trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.
DVSA has published 8 safety recalls naming the Chrysler 300: Chrysler 300 recalls.
Other Chrysler models
- Ypsilon 34.2%
- Grand Voyager 33.1%
- Crossfire 24.7%
- Pt 39.3%
Checking a particular 300?
The odds above are the model. The car in front of you has its own record: every test, every advisory, the mileage at each one.
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