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How many Chrysler cars are on the road in Great Britain, every Chrysler model, its share of new cars over time and which fuels they use, how they do at the MOT and their safety recalls. Built from DVLA licensing records and DVSA MOT results.

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37,339,879 car records (licensed and SORN)
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  • Licensed in Great Britain 16,339 −14.0% on a year earlier
  • Rank among makes No. 50 0.05% of licensed cars
  • MOT first-time pass rate, 2025 61.2% Cars of the same ages 62.3%
  • New registrations in 2025 40 0.00% of all new cars
  • Most common fuel Petrol 54.2% of those licensed
  • Safety recalls since 1992 51 naming 11 Chrysler models

How many Chrysler cars are on the road?

There were 16,339 Chrysler cars licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 12,412 declared off the road (SORN). That is 0.05% of all licensed cars, making Chrysler the No. 50 make on the road. That is 82.7% fewer than the peak of 94,584 in 2008. Diesel makes up 45.3% of licensed Chrysler cars, against 28.1% of all cars.

Chrysler cars licensed in Great Britain

The highest year-end count was 94,584 in 2008.

Chrysler cars licensed in Great Britain at the end of each year
Year Licensed
1994 6,423
1995 4,075
1996 5,199
1997 12,008
1998 19,050
1999 25,436
2000 34,648
2001 45,315
2002 54,559
2003 63,100
2004 71,463
2005 79,021
2006 87,357
2007 93,220
2008 94,584
2009 93,927
2010 89,867
2011 84,845
2012 81,783
2013 77,640
2014 72,436
2015 66,138
2016 59,893
2017 52,891
2018 45,986
2019 40,219
2020 35,096
2021 30,761
2022 27,004
2023 23,274
2024 19,780
2025 17,086
2026 16,339

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Fuel type

Chrysler cars

All cars in Great Britain

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Chrysler models

9 Chrysler models have a page of their own. The most common is the Chrysler Ypsilon, with 4,030 licensed: 24.7% of all Chrysler cars on the road. The totals above also count models too small for a page of their own.

Chrysler models with their own page, most licensed first
Model Licensed Change on a year SORN Main fuel MOT pass rate
Ypsilon 4,030 −8.6% 263 Petrol 60.8%
300C 3,232 −13.1% 1,664 Diesel –
Grand Voyager 2,791 −15.6% 2,690 Diesel 59.2%
Voyager 1,527 −25.0% 1,849 Diesel –
PT Cruiser 1,466 −19.2% 2,373 Petrol 55.2%
Crossfire 1,452 −9.8% 1,369 Petrol 69.5%
Delta 423 −19.0% 75 Diesel –
Sebring 229 −32.6% 342 Petrol –
300 142 −4.7% 96 Petrol –

MOT pass rates are first-time passes of cars aged three and over in 2025. A dash means too few tests, or a model DVSA’s records do not separate from vans.

New Chrysler cars registered each year

Registrations of new Chrysler cars in Great Britain were highest at 12,142 in 2001, when this data begins. In 2025, 40 were registered for the first time: 0.00% of all new cars, against 0.50% in 2006, Chrysler’s best year for share of new cars.

Registered for the first time, by year

Chrysler cars registered for the first time in Great Britain, by year
Year First registrations
’01 12,142
’02 9,973
’03 10,072
’04 9,370
’05 9,277
’06 11,605
’07 10,015
’08 5,820
’09 2,835
’10 1,537
’11 1,272
’12 3,357
’13 2,549
’14 2,041
’15 253
’16 90
’17 109
’18 94
’19 95
’20 52
’21 74
’22 60
’23 52
’24 46
’25 40

Source:DfT / DVLA 2001 to 2025 Updated

Share of all new cars

Chrysler’s first registrations as a share of every car registered for the first time in Great Britain that year.

Chrysler share of all new cars registered in Great Britain, by year
Year Share of new cars
2001 0.47%
2002 0.37%
2003 0.38%
2004 0.36%
2005 0.38%
2006 0.50%
2007 0.42%
2008 0.28%
2009 0.14%
2010 0.08%
2011 0.07%
2012 0.17%
2013 0.11%
2014 0.08%
2015 0.01%
2016 0.00%
2017 0.00%
2018 0.00%
2019 0.00%
2020 0.00%
2021 0.00%
2022 0.00%
2023 0.00%
2024 0.00%
2025 0.00%

Source:DfT / DVLA 2001 to 2025 Updated

Chrysler MOT reliability

In 2025, 61.2% of MOT tests of Chrysler cars were passed first time, from 14,707 tests. Cars of the same ages pass 62.3% of the time, so Chrysler does worse than average for the age of its cars, by 1.1 points. That ranks Chrysler No. 32 of the 50 makes with enough tests to compare. 10.1% of Chrysler tests found at least one dangerous defect, against 7.3% for all cars.

Among Chrysler models with enough tests, the Crossfire does best for its age (+9.6 points against cars of the same ages) and the Ypsilon does worst (−5.2 points). Average age at test for Chrysler cars: 16.0 years.

Chrysler models by MOT pass rate against cars of the same ages, 2025
Model Tests Pass rate Same ages Difference
Crossfire 1,780 69.5% 59.9% +9.6 pts
Grand Voyager 3,788 59.2% 61.4% −2.2 pts
PT Cruiser 1,545 55.2% 59.5% −4.3 pts
Ypsilon 4,474 60.8% 66.0% −5.2 pts

Every make and model ranked by MOT pass rate

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Chrysler safety recalls

DVSA lists 51 safety recalls naming a Chrysler car model since 1992, across 11 models. 8 were launched from 2016 to 2025, ranking Chrysler No. 45 of the makes with recalls in those years. A recall naming several Chrysler models counts once.

Recalls launched each year, 2006 to 2025

Safety recalls naming a Chrysler car model, by year launched
Year Recalls
’06 4
’07 2
’08 3
’09 0
’10 1
’11 5
’12 4
’13 1
’14 1
’15 7
’16 0
’17 2
’18 0
’19 1
’20 1
’21 3
’22 1
’23 0
’24 0
’25 0

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis January 1992 to September 2026 Updated

Models with the most recalls

Chrysler models with the most safety recalls since 1992
Model Recalls
Chrysler Grand Voyager 13
Chrysler 300 10
Chrysler 300C 8
Chrysler Voyager 7
Chrysler Charger 5
Chrysler PT Cruiser 4
Chrysler Ypsilon 4
Chrysler Neon 2
Chrysler Sebring 2
Chrysler Viper 2

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis January 1992 to September 2026 Updated

Latest Chrysler recalls

Models mostly registered as vans are left out, as on our recalls hub. A recall applies to vehicles built on particular dates or with particular VINs, not to every Chrysler. To check a specific car, use GOV.UK’s vehicle recall check. How we match recalls to models.

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis January 1992 to September 2026 Updated

Makes of a similar size

Chrysler compared with makes of a similar size
Rank Make Licensed Change on a year Main fuel MOT vs same ages
47 Bentley 25,759 +0.6% Petrol +21.7 pts
48 Aston Martin 22,801 +1.1% Petrol +21.4 pts
49 SsangYong 21,034 −4.6% Diesel −10.3 pts
50 Chrysler 16,339 −14.0% Petrol −1.1 pts
51 Lotus 14,922 +5.2% Petrol +21.8 pts
52 Chery 13,339 – Plug-in hybrid –
53 Ferrari 13,209 +0.6% Petrol +22.2 pts

Data sources and methodology

Datasets used on this page
Figures Source Period Records Updated
Licensed and SORN counts Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of March 2026 37,339,879 car records (licensed and SORN) 15 September 2026
Registered for the first time Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport 2001 to 2025 – 15 September 2026
MOT results Anonymised MOT tests and results Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Derived statistics UK Motoring 		2025 29,122,953 car MOT tests 15 September 2026
Safety recalls Vehicle safety recalls Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Derived statistics UK Motoring 		January 1992 to September 2026 7,495 road vehicle recalls (R/) 15 September 2026
  • Figures cover Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales). Northern Ireland is not included.
  • Make totals count every car DVLA records under the make, including models too small for a page of their own. The rank is among all 525 makes on the record.
  • Licensed counts are vehicles with a current tax or exemption at the end of each year (or the latest quarter). SORN counts are shown separately.
  • First registrations count cars registered in Great Britain for the first time, including used imports.
  • MOT figures cover normal tests of cars aged three and over; retests are excluded. The same-ages figure is what all cars would score with this make’s mix of ages.
How we calculate these figures All data sources

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