Pass rate
73.5%
Below average — 1.3 pts ahead of the 72.2% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 204 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £27–£76
2004 Chrysler Jeep Pt Cruiser MOT pass rate
- 2004
- typical 85,084 mi
Most common fault
Suspension
32.5% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Part only £35–£75 for Suspension pin or bush excessively worn. What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2001 74.6% pass
- Avoid 2006 67.5% pass
Across the 8 years on record, a spread of 7.1 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 66.3%
- Typical mileage
- 85k mi
The 2004 Chrysler Jeep Pt Cruiser MOT pass rate is 73.5% of its MOT tests — 1.3 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 32.5% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Chrysler Jeep Pt Cruiser does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Suspension: 1.5× the national share
Suspension accounts for 32.5% of everything recorded on the 2004 Chrysler Jeep Pt Cruiser, against 21.0% nationally — 11.5 points above. Ask for the front and rear suspension to be checked on a ramp before you buy — worn bushes and broken springs are cheap to look at and expensive to discover at test time.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 35% 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. 204 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 2004 Chrysler Jeep Pt Cruiser compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 72.2%, so this figure is 1.3 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 66.3%. The median 2004 Chrysler Jeep Pt Cruiser in this dataset had covered 85,084 mi.
65% of the tests on this vehicle ran on Petrol, which passed 70.5% of the time. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 69.1% of the time, April–September 80.2%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Track rod end ball joint has excessive play", noted on 5.88% of tests.
- 204 recorded tests behind this page.
- 73.5% overall pass rate, 66.3% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Chrysler Jeep Pt Cruiser, the average is 71.4% — best year 2001 (74.6%), worst 2006 (67.5%).
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
- 204
- Typical mileage (median)
- 85,084 mi
- Make and model
- Chrysler Jeep Pt Cruiser
- 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 Pt Cruiser MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 42% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Petrol is the most common here (65% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the Pt Cruiser
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South West | 36 | 77.8% |
| North West | 32 | 65.6% |
| South East | 27 | 77.8% |
| Wales | 23 | 73.9% |
| East of England | 23 | 73.9% |
| Yorkshire | 17 | 82.4% |
| East Midlands | 15 | 80.0% |
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 2004 Pt Cruiser
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 2004 Pt Cruiser
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 5.9% 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 5.4% of tests
“headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect”
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.
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Check the windscreen 4.9% of tests
“windscreen damaged”
Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.
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 2004 Pt Cruiser through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £27–£76 — and 35% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £27–£76
- Cheapest common item: rear fog lamp not working
- £3–£15
- Dearest common item: windscreen damaged
- £80–£200
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 60%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 35%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 204 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 Pt Cruiser, side by side
8 model years on record, from 2001 to 2008. Across them the pass rate runs from 67.5% to 74.6% — a spread of 7.1 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2001 74.6% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2002 74.1% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2003 71.8% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2004 73.5%track rod end ball joint has…
- 2005 70.2% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2006 67.5% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2007 72.0% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2008 72.4% registration plate lamp(s)…
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 2004 Chrysler Jeep Pt Cruiser 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 2004 cars with a similar record
- Nissan Almera 73.5%
- Saab 9-3 73.5%
- Suzuki Wagon-R+ 73.2%
- Volvo S60 73.8%
- Volkswagen Lupo 73.8%
- Audi Tt 73.1%
Closest pass rates among 2004 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 2004 Chrysler Jeep Pt Cruiser 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 656 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 218 | 32.50% | 20.98% | +11.52 |
| Brakes | 127 | 19.00% | 20.89% | −1.89 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 87 | 13.00% | 12.21% | +0.79 |
| Tyres | 60 | 9.00% | 19.76% | −10.76 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 47 | 7.00% | 5.57% | +1.43 |
| Steering | 35 | 5.20% | 2.57% | +2.63 |
| Visibility | 26 | 3.90% | 4.97% | −1.07 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 24 | 3.60% | 5.52% | −1.92 |
| Non-component advisories | 16 | 2.40% | 4.18% | −1.78 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 16 | 2.40% | 1.76% | +0.64 |
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 | 5.9% | £18–45 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 5.4% | £30–80 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 4.9% | £80–200 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 3.9% | £18–45 |
| Rear fog lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.9% | £3–15 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault Brakes | Major | 3.4% | £3–15 |
| Headlamp lens slightly defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 3.4% | £5–25 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Major | 3.4% | £40–150 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 3.4% | £5–20 |
| Service brake performance excessively binding Brakes | Major | 3.4% | £60–150 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 24.5% | £40–150 |
| Coil spring corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 19.1% | £25–65 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 14.2% | £80–180 |
| Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 12.8% | £180–450 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 11.8% | £45–110 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 11.8% | £45–95 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 4 | 50.0% | 25,314 mi |
| 30-60k | 50 | 70.0% | 44,845 mi |
| 60-90k | 58 | 75.9% | 75,126 mi |
| 90-120k | 54 | 81.5% | 105,713 mi |
| 120k+ | 38 | 65.8% | 160,047 mi |
Source: 204 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.
2004 Pt Cruiser MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2004 Chrysler Jeep Pt Cruiser?
73.5% of the 204 2004 Chrysler Jeep Pt Cruiser tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 72.2% for cars first used in 2004. First-attempt pass rate: 66.3%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2004 Chrysler Jeep Pt Cruiser?
The three most recorded items are track rod end ball joint has excessive play (5.88%), headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (5.39%), windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (4.90%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2004 Chrysler Jeep Pt Cruiser MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 50.0% of the time, falling to 65.8% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2004 Chrysler Jeep Pt Cruiser in this dataset had covered 85,084 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2004 Chrysler Jeep Pt Cruiser?
Petrol: 70.5% pass rate across 132 tests. Diesel: 79.2% pass rate across 72 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2004 Chrysler Jeep Pt Cruiser MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 69.1% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 80.2%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.