Chrysler Crossfire
Registered from 2003 to 2008.
About this model
The Chrysler Crossfire is a rear-wheel drive, two-seat sports car, marketed by Chrysler and manufactured in Germany by Karmann across the 2004 to 2008 model years.
From the Wikipedia article Chrysler Crossfire, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2004 3.2 petrol. 245 of 1,023 tests failed, 24%.
Better than 74% of 2004 cars. The typical one fails 28%, across 750 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 47% | 116 |
| Lights and electrics | 44% | 107 |
| Brakes | 29% | 72 |
| Tyres and wheels | 20% | 50 |
| Visibility | 15% | 37 |
| Body and structure | 14% | 35 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- 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
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Suspension — 47% of its failures
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- 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
- Brakes — 29% of its failures
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Tyres and wheels — 20% of its failures
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- Lights and electrics — 44% of its failures
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- Visibility — 15% of its failures
- Body and structure — 14% of its failures
- 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
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
When it starts failing
At 120–140k miles this one fails 34% of its inspections, against the 30% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20–40k miles | 13% | 17% | 70 | |
| 40–60k miles | 16% | 22% | 146 | |
| 60–80k miles | 23% | 25% | 246 | |
| 80–100k miles | 27% | 28% | 279 | |
| 100–120k miles | 26% | 29% | 157 | |
| 120–140k miles | 34% | 30% | 87 |
985 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 80k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.