Chrysler Patriot
Registered from 2007 to 2011.
About this model
The Chrysler Patriot was a turbine-electric hybrid sports-prototype racing car utilizing flywheel energy storage, built by Reynard Motorsport and SatCon Technology Corporation for Chrysler in 1993 as a concept car but with the express intent of winning the Le Mans 24 Hour Race.
From the Wikipedia article Chrysler Patriot, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2008 2.0 diesel. 74 of 218 tests failed, 34%.
Better than 3% of 2008 cars. The typical one fails 26%, across 922 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 74% | 55 |
| Lights and electrics | 41% | 30 |
| Brakes | 31% | 23 |
| Tyres and wheels | 30% | 22 |
| Steering | 16% | 12 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 12% | 9 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- 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 steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A tyre seriously damaged
Where it stands out against its peers
- Suspension: failed more often than 99% of 2008 cars — 74% of its 74 failed tests, where an ordinary 2008 car has 45%.
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.
- Suspension — 74% 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
- Brakes — 31% of its failures
- Tyres and wheels — 30% of its failures
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- Steering — 16% of its failures
- A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play
- Exhaust and emissions — 12% of its failures
- Lights and electrics — 41% of its failures
- A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
When it starts failing
At 120–140k miles this one fails 36% of its inspections, against the 29% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80–100k miles | 46% | 27% | 46 | |
| 100–120k miles | 27% | 29% | 56 | |
| 120–140k miles | 36% | 29% | 50 |
152 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 100k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.