Chrysler Sebring
Registered from 2000 to 2009.
About this model
The Chrysler Sebring is a mid-size automobile manufactured and marketed by Chrysler from 1995 to 2010 in convertible, sedan, and coupe body styles. Both coupe generations were a Chrysler design with engineering input from Mitsubishi and were built at Mitsubishi’s Normal, Illinois facility. The range was introduced in 1995, with the Coupe replacing the Chrysler LeBaron coupe. In 1996 Chrysler introduced the convertible, replacing its LeBaron counterpart.
From the Wikipedia article Chrysler Sebring, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2009 2.0 diesel. 45 of 178 tests failed, 25%.
Better than 46% of 2009 cars. The typical one fails 25%, across 961 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 47% | 21 |
| Brakes | 40% | 18 |
| Lights and electrics | 36% | 16 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 29% | 13 |
| Steering | 29% | 13 |
| Tyres and wheels | 18% | 8 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play
- Smoke opacity levels exceed default limit
- A brake hose ferrule excessively corroded
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- 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
- Steering: failed more often than 97% of 2009 cars — 29% of its 45 failed tests, where an ordinary 2009 car has 5%.
- Exhaust and emissions: failed more often than 91% of 2009 cars — 29% of its 45 failed tests, where an ordinary 2009 car has 12%.
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 — 47% of its failures
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A suspension component excessively damaged or corroded
- Brakes — 40% of its failures
- A brake hose ferrule excessively corroded
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- Exhaust and emissions — 29% of its failures
- Smoke opacity levels exceed default limit
- Steering — 29% of its failures
- A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play
- Tyres and wheels — 18% of its failures
- Lights and electrics — 36% of its failures
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps
When it starts failing
At 100–120k miles this one fails 26% of its inspections, against the 28% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60–80k miles | 21% | 23% | 38 | |
| 80–100k miles | 26% | 26% | 43 | |
| 100–120k miles | 26% | 28% | 38 |
119 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.
Recalls
Filed by the manufacturer with a regulator. A recall is repaired free of charge, whoever owns the car now.
A12/0531/16
If the airbag deploys, a folded-down sun visor on the front passenger side may, depending on the angle, be torn from its mounting and propelled in the direction of the front passenger seat.
Recall of the product from end users