Chrysler Grand Voyager

What fails its inspection

Great Britain's MOT record for the 2006 2.8 diesel. 362 of 1,160 tests failed, 31%.

Better than 18% of 2006 cars. The typical one fails 27%, across 889 models with enough tests behind them to say.

The defects inspectors cite

• A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
• Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
• Warning device shows system malfunction
• Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value
• 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
• A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning

Where it stands out against its peers

• Brakes: failed more often than 96% of 2006 cars — 61% of its 362 failed tests, where an ordinary 2006 car has 36%.

Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.

NHTSA's investigations are American; no European regulator publishes an equivalent record, so this section has nothing to draw on for a European car. There is no European equivalent of the service-bulletin register either.

Before you buy one

Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.

• Brakes — 61% of its failures
  • Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
  • Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value
  • Parking brake inoperative on one side
• Suspension — 42% of its failures
  • A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
  • 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
• Tyres and wheels — 12% of its failures
• Steering — 12% of its failures
• Lights and electrics — 46% of its failures
  • A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
• Body and structure — 21% 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

When it starts failing

At 180–200k miles this one fails 36% of its inspections, against the 30% an ordinary car of the same age fails.

1,113 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.

Half of these have more than 120k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.

Specification