Does the Chrysler 300 fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Chrysler 300 records 35.75 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 17.38 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+18.37, 95% interval +17.25 to +19.48). It ranks 25 of 712 models on brakes (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Chrysler 300 is “Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement”, recorded 775 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 775 | 7.04 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value | 743 | 6.74 |
| Parking brake inoperative on one side | 592 | 5.37 |
| Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake | 299 | 2.71 |
| Warning device shows system malfunction | 250 | 2.27 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 11,016 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
If a Chrysler 300 gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
21.4% of Chrysler 300 MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 3,807 miles later (2,342 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,342 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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