Chrysler Ypsilon
Registered from 2011 to 2015.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2013 1.2 petrol. 552 of 2,114 tests failed, 26%.
Better than 11% of 2013 cars. The typical one fails 19%, across 828 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 63% | 350 |
| Tyres and wheels | 24% | 130 |
| Brakes | 23% | 126 |
| Lights and electrics | 20% | 109 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 12% | 67 |
| Body and structure | 11% | 59 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A shock absorber bush excessively worn
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- Exhaust system leaking or insecure
Where it stands out against its peers
- Suspension: failed more often than 96% of 2013 cars — 63% of its 552 failed tests, where an ordinary 2013 car has 34%.
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 — 63% of its failures
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A shock absorber bush excessively worn
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Tyres and wheels — 24% of its failures
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- Brakes — 23% of its failures
- Exhaust and emissions — 12% of its failures
- Exhaust system leaking or insecure
- Lights and electrics — 20% of its failures
- Body and structure — 11% of its failures
When it starts failing
At 100–120k miles this one fails 37% of its inspections, against the 24% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–20k miles | 7% | 8% | 44 | |
| 20–40k miles | 21% | 12% | 346 | |
| 40–60k miles | 26% | 16% | 653 | |
| 60–80k miles | 29% | 20% | 614 | |
| 80–100k miles | 29% | 22% | 217 | |
| 100–120k miles | 37% | 24% | 79 |
1,953 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 40k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.2 petrol · 59 hp · 1047 kg · 2390 mm wheelbase · 4.9 L/100km (NEDC) |