Pass rate
72.4%
Below average — 0.0 pts in line with the 72.4% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 87 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £50–£127
2005 Chrysler Jeep Voyager MOT pass rate
- 2005
- typical 111,481 mi
Only 87 tests of this exact model and year are in the DVSA data, below the 100 we ask for before a page goes in the index. The figures are still shown, because they are the only ones there are.
Most common fault
Brakes
26.6% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Which year to buy
- Best 2008 77.2% pass
- Avoid 2006 61.8% pass
Across the 5 years on record, a spread of 15.4 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 65.2%
- Typical mileage
- 111k mi
The 2005 Chrysler Jeep Voyager MOT pass rate is 72.4% of its MOT tests — about what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 26.6% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Chrysler Jeep Voyager does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Brakes: 1.3× the national share
Brakes make up 26.6% of everything recorded on the 2005 Chrysler Jeep Voyager, against 20.9% nationally — 5.7 points above. Have the discs and pads measured rather than glanced at, and ask whether the handbrake holds on a slope.
- Based on a small sample. 87 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 2005 Chrysler Jeep Voyager compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 72.4%, so this figure is 0.0 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 65.2%. The median 2005 Chrysler Jeep Voyager in this dataset had covered 111,481 mi.
85% of the tests on this vehicle ran on Diesel, which passed 73.0% of the time. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 72.3% of the time, April–September 72.5%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Headlamp lens slightly defective", noted on 6.90% of tests.
- 87 recorded tests behind this page.
- 72.4% overall pass rate, 65.2% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Chrysler Jeep Voyager, the average is 70.0% — best year 2008 (77.2%), worst 2006 (61.8%).
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
- 87
- Typical mileage (median)
- 111,481 mi
- Make and model
- Chrysler Jeep Voyager
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Headlight Bulb
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Voyager 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. Diesel is the most common here (85% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the Voyager
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| North West | 27 | 74.1% |
| South East | 24 | 70.8% |
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 2005 Voyager
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 2005 Voyager
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 lights 6.9% of tests
“headlamp lens slightly defective”
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 battery 4.6% of tests
“battery(ies) insecure”
Check the battery is secure and its terminals are clean and tight — a loose battery is a fail on its own, and a weak one shows up as slow cranking on a cold morning.
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Check corrosion 4.6% of tests
“component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength”
Look under the sills, around the jacking points and where the suspension mounts meet the body. Flaking, holed or crumbly metal fails; a brown stain on sound metal does not.
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 2005 Voyager through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £50–£127 — and 44% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £50–£127
- Cheapest common item: stop lamp not working
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: component mounting prescribed areas…
- £180–£450
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 70%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 44%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 87 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 Voyager, side by side
5 model years on record, from 2005 to 2009. Across them the pass rate runs from 61.8% to 77.2% — a spread of 15.4 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2005 72.4%headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2006 61.8% rbt (sp) efficiency below…
- 2007 70.9% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2008 77.2% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2009 69.8% 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 2005 Chrysler Jeep Voyager 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 2005 cars with a similar record
- Daihatsu Sirion 72.4%
- Chrysler Grand Voyager 72.5%
- Audi A3 72.3%
- Nissan Almera 72.6%
- Volvo XC70 72.2%
- Audi A2 72.2%
Closest pass rates among 2005 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 2005 Chrysler Jeep Voyager 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 337 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 | 91 | 26.60% | 20.89% | +5.71 |
| Suspension | 72 | 21.10% | 20.98% | +0.12 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 47 | 13.70% | 12.21% | +1.49 |
| Tyres | 34 | 9.90% | 19.76% | −9.86 |
| Steering | 21 | 6.10% | 2.57% | +3.53 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 20 | 5.80% | 5.52% | +0.28 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 18 | 5.30% | 5.57% | −0.27 |
| Visibility | 13 | 3.80% | 4.97% | −1.17 |
| Non-component advisories | 13 | 3.80% | 4.18% | −0.38 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 8 | 2.30% | 1.76% | +0.54 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headlamp lens slightly defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 6.9% | £5–25 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault Brakes | Major | 5.8% | £3–15 |
| Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 5.8% | £45–110 |
| Battery(ies) insecure but not likely to fall from carrier Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 4.6% | £60–140 |
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Major | 4.6% | £180–450 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 4.6% | £5–25 |
| Steering rack gaiter damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt Steering | Minor | 4.6% | £120–300 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 3.5% | £45–95 |
| Parking brake performance inoperative on one side Brakes | Major | 3.5% | £60–150 |
| Stop lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.5% | £3–12 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 25.3% | £45–110 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 21.8% | £80–180 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 17.2% | £45–95 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 16.1% | £200–700 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 13.8% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 12.6% | £18–45 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30-60k | 2 | 50.0% | 48,175 mi |
| 60-90k | 18 | 77.8% | 77,031 mi |
| 90-120k | 31 | 71.0% | 105,755 mi |
| 120k+ | 36 | 72.2% | 152,753 mi |
Source: 87 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.
2005 Voyager MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2005 Chrysler Jeep Voyager?
72.4% of the 87 2005 Chrysler Jeep Voyager tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 72.4% for cars first used in 2005. First-attempt pass rate: 65.2%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2005 Chrysler Jeep Voyager?
The three most recorded items are headlamp lens slightly defective (6.90%), anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an abs fault (5.75%), rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements (5.75%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2005 Chrysler Jeep Voyager MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 50.0% of the time, falling to 72.2% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2005 Chrysler Jeep Voyager in this dataset had covered 111,481 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2005 Chrysler Jeep Voyager?
Diesel: 73.0% pass rate across 74 tests. Petrol: 69.2% pass rate across 13 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2005 Chrysler Jeep Voyager MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 72.3% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 72.5%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.