Chrysler Voyager
Registered from 1997 to 2024.
About this model
The Chrysler Voyager is a minivan produced by the Chrysler division of Stellantis. In the current lineup, it is positioned as the lower-end Chrysler minivan, having replaced the Dodge Grand Caravan in 2020, below the Chrysler Pacifica.
From the Wikipedia article Chrysler Voyager, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2008 2.8 diesel. 101 of 324 tests failed, 31%.
Better than 12% of 2008 cars. The typical one fails 26%, across 922 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 65% | 66 |
| Suspension | 46% | 46 |
| Lights and electrics | 40% | 40 |
| Body and structure | 18% | 18 |
| Tyres and wheels | 17% | 17 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 12% | 12 |
The defects inspectors cite
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Parking brake inoperative on one side
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- 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
Where it stands out against its peers
- Brakes: failed more often than 99% of 2008 cars — 65% of its 101 failed tests, where an ordinary 2008 car has 32%.
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 — 65% of its failures
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Parking brake inoperative on one side
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Suspension — 46% 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 — 17% of its failures
- Exhaust and emissions — 12% of its failures
- Lights and electrics — 40% 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 — 18% 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 140–160k miles this one fails 27% of its inspections, against the 30% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60–80k miles | 23% | 24% | 31 | |
| 80–100k miles | 31% | 27% | 68 | |
| 100–120k miles | 36% | 29% | 100 | |
| 120–140k miles | 26% | 29% | 47 | |
| 140–160k miles | 27% | 30% | 30 |
276 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.
Recalls
Filed by the manufacturer with a regulator. A recall is repaired free of charge, whoever owns the car now.
SR/00620/26
The head airbag cannot deploy correctly because of insufficient pressure. There is a risk of injury. The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.
Recall of the product from end users