Chrysler Crossfire 2003: MOT failure rate for its age

39.8% of 777 MOT tests of the Chrysler Crossfire first registered in 2003 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 115.6 (95% CI 102.7–128.5; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2003 Chrysler Crossfire fails more often than other build years of the same model at the same age. This is a rough estimate from a smaller sample.

Chrysler Crossfire built in 2003 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	39.8	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	777
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 102.7–128.5)	115.6	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	777
Rank among this model's 5 build years	5	of 5	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	777
Tested in 2024	110	tests	median 83,080 miles	2024	110

Built 2003 against Chrysler Crossfire normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 16: 44.6% vs 36.1%; age 17: 39.7% vs 35.1%; age 18: 40% vs 33.6%; age 19: 37% vs 33.1%; age 20: 35.2% vs 33.5%; age 21: 48.2% vs n/a%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2003 Chrysler Crossfire by registration · All Chrysler Crossfire MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2003 Chrysler Crossfire fail at each age?

Cars built in 2003 were tested at ages 16 to 21 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Chrysler Crossfire built 2003: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
16	195 (rough estimate)	44.6	37.8–51.6	36.1	123.7
17	156 (rough estimate)	39.7	32.4–47.6	35.1	113.2
18	160 (rough estimate)	40	32.7–47.7	33.6	119.1
19	138 (rough estimate)	37	29.4–45.3	33.1	111.7
20	128 (rough estimate)	35.2	27.4–43.8	33.5	105
21	110 (rough estimate)	48.2	39.1–57.4	not available	not available

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 887 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2003 Chrysler Crossfire?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2003 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 44.5 items per 100 first tests, against 34.9 across all build years of the Chrysler Crossfire. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2003 were tested at ages 16 to 21.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Chrysler Crossfire built 2003 against the Chrysler Crossfire in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2003, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	44.5	34.9	395
Suspension	28.4	14.5	252
Brakes	16.6	13.9	147
Steering	11.5	4.9	102
Tyres	10.7	9.5	95

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 887 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2003 compare with the years around it?

Among the 5 published build years of the Chrysler Crossfire, 2003 ranks 5 (1 = fails least for its age). 2004: index 106.1.

Chrysler Crossfire build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2003	115.6	102.7–128.5	worse (rough estimate)	777
2004	106.1	101.2–111.1	worse	4,915
2005	96.7	90.8–102.5	no different (rough estimate)	3,232
2006	92.5	86.7–98.3	better (rough estimate)	3,261
2007	88.1	78.5–97.6	better (rough estimate)	1,176

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 13,361 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Chrysler Crossfire 2003 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/chrysler-crossfire/2003/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

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