Chrysler Wrangler
Registered from 1993 to 2012.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2009 2.8 diesel. 25 of 101 tests failed, 25%.
Better than 51% of 2009 cars. The typical one fails 25%, across 961 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Lights and electrics | 64% | 16 |
| Brakes | 48% | 12 |
| Suspension | 40% | 10 |
| Body and structure | 24% | 6 |
| Steering | 12% | 3 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 8% | 2 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- Parking brake inoperative on one side
- A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A transmission joint, belt or chain excessively worn
Where it stands out against its peers
- Lights and electrics: failed more often than 98% of 2009 cars — 64% of its 25 failed tests, where an ordinary 2009 car has 37%.
- Brakes: failed more often than 91% of 2009 cars — 48% of its 25 failed tests, where an ordinary 2009 car has 30%.
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 — 48% of its failures
- Parking brake inoperative on one side
- Suspension — 40% of its failures
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- Steering — 12% of its failures
- Exhaust and emissions — 8% of its failures
- Lights and electrics — 64% of its failures
- A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- Body and structure — 24% of its failures
Recalls
Filed by the manufacturer with a regulator. A recall is repaired free of charge, whoever owns the car now.
A12/0621/17
A fault in the gas generator of the front passenger airbag may cause uncontrolled inflation when the airbag is activated and result in small metal particles being released, which might injure the occupants.
Recall of the product from end users