Pass rate
76.1%
Around average — 1.1 pts behind the 77.2% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 197 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £28–£79
2012 Chrysler Jeep 300 MOT pass rate
- 2012
- typical 96,461 mi
Most common fault
Brakes
24.4% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Which year to buy
- Best 2005 80.3% pass
- Avoid 2009 74.4% pass
Across the 7 years on record, a spread of 5.9 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 70.4%
- Typical mileage
- 96k mi
The 2012 Chrysler Jeep 300 MOT pass rate is 76.1% of its MOT tests — 1.1 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 24.4% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Chrysler Jeep 300 does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Steering: 5.4× the national share
Steering accounts for 13.8% of everything recorded on the 2012 Chrysler Jeep 300, against 2.6% nationally — 11.2 points above. Brakes are still the single largest share at 24.4%, but at 20.9% nationally that one is ordinary. Ask for the steering to be checked for play with the wheels on the ground, not on a jack.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 19% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
- Based on a small sample. 197 tests back this page. That is enough to publish and to index, not enough to treat the decimal places as precise — read the pattern, not the second digit.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2012 Chrysler Jeep 300 compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 77.2%, so this figure is 1.1 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 70.4%. The median 2012 Chrysler Jeep 300 in this dataset had covered 96,461 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 75.0% of the time, April–September 77.1%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Track rod end ball joint has excessive play", noted on 6.60% of tests.
- 197 recorded tests behind this page.
- 76.1% overall pass rate, 70.4% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Chrysler Jeep 300, the average is 75.0% — best year 2005 (80.3%), worst 2009 (74.4%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 197
- Typical mileage (median)
- 96,461 mi
- Make and model
- Chrysler Jeep 300
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Ball Joint
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the 300 MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 65% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the 300
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 35 | 88.6% |
| South West | 29 | 62.1% |
| Wales | 28 | 82.1% |
| Scotland | 20 | 75.0% |
| West Midlands | 18 | 66.7% |
| East of England | 17 | 82.4% |
| East Midlands | 16 | 81.3% |
| Yorkshire | 15 | 60.0% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2012 300
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2012 300
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the suspension joints 6.6% of tests
“track rod end ball joint has excessive play”
With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.
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Check the lights 4.6% of tests
“registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2012 300 through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £28–£79 — and 19% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £28–£79
- Cheapest common item: registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the…
- £5–£20
- Dearest common item: pins
- £40–£150
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 80%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 19%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 197 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the 300, side by side
7 model years on record, from 2005 to 2012. Across them the pass rate runs from 74.4% to 80.3% — a spread of 5.9 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2005 80.3% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2006 75.0% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2007 75.1% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2008 74.5% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2009 74.4% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2010 75.2% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2012 76.1%track rod end ball joint has…
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2012 Chrysler Jeep 300 with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2012 cars with a similar record
- Vauxhall Zafira 76.0%
- Peugeot Rcz 76.2%
- Chevrolet Cruze 76.2%
- Hyundai I20 75.9%
- Volkswagen Beetle 76.3%
- Nissan Note 75.8%
Closest pass rates among 2012 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2012 Chrysler Jeep 300 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 308 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 76 | 24.40% | 20.89% | +3.51 |
| Suspension | 64 | 20.50% | 20.98% | −0.48 |
| Tyres | 52 | 16.70% | 19.76% | −3.06 |
| Steering | 43 | 13.80% | 2.57% | +11.23 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 26 | 8.30% | 12.21% | −3.91 |
| Visibility | 13 | 4.20% | 4.97% | −0.77 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 11 | 3.50% | 5.52% | −2.02 |
| Non-component advisories | 10 | 3.20% | 4.18% | −0.98 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 8 | 2.60% | 5.57% | −2.97 |
| Road Wheels | 5 | 1.60% | 0.75% | +0.85 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Track rod end ball joint has excessive play Steering | Major | 6.6% | £18–45 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Major | 4.6% | £40–150 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 4.6% | £5–20 |
| Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 3.5% | £45–110 |
| Rbt (sp) efficiency less than 50% of the required value Brakes | Major | 3.0% | £45–110 |
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 2.0% | £18–45 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 2.0% | £18–45 |
| Parking brake performance inoperative on one side Brakes | Major | 2.0% | £60–150 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.5% | £5–25 |
| Service brake imbalance across an axle Brakes | Major | 1.5% | £45–110 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 16.8% | £45–95 |
| Track rod end ball joint has excessive play Steering | Advisory | 11.7% | £18–45 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 8.6% | £40–150 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 7.6% | £45–110 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 7.6% | £18–45 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 4.1% | £18–45 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 3 | 100.0% | 21,385 mi |
| 30-60k | 33 | 84.8% | 47,860 mi |
| 60-90k | 49 | 73.5% | 75,125 mi |
| 90-120k | 54 | 74.1% | 103,547 mi |
| 120k+ | 58 | 74.1% | 141,118 mi |
Source: 197 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2012 300 MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2012 Chrysler Jeep 300?
76.1% of the 197 2012 Chrysler Jeep 300 tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 77.2% for cars first used in 2012. First-attempt pass rate: 70.4%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2012 Chrysler Jeep 300?
The three most recorded items are track rod end ball joint has excessive play (6.60%), pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn (4.57%), registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.57%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2012 Chrysler Jeep 300 MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 100.0% of the time, falling to 74.1% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2012 Chrysler Jeep 300 in this dataset had covered 96,461 mi.
Does the season affect the 2012 Chrysler Jeep 300 MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 75.0% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 77.1%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.