Jeep MOT pass rates and reliability

We have 67,131 MOT tests on Jeep cars from 2023, covering 6 models with enough tests to compare. Choose a model to see what it fails on most often, how its pass rate changes with age and how far it is typically driven.

Across 67,131 MOT tests on Jeep cars in 2023, 75% passed first time, above the national average of 71% for all cars. Of the Jeep models with enough tests, the Renegade did best at 79% and the Patriot did least well at 49%. Newer models pass more often whatever the make, so compare cars of a similar age.

Jeep models

What Jeep cars fail on

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, across all models, against the figure for all cars.

• Lights and electrics9.6% (all cars 11.3%)
• Brakes6.3% (all cars 6.8%)
• Suspension5.9% (all cars 9.0%)
• Tyres5.5% (all cars 6.4%)
• Visibility3.7% (all cars 4.8%)
• Exhaust and emissions3.5% (all cars 3.1%)
• Steering2.4% (all cars 1.8%)
• Body and structure2.2% (all cars 3.5%)

Most common Jeep failure items

Share of tests on which each item was recorded.

1. Position lamp: not working 2.8%
2. Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction 2.6%
3. Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 1.9%
4. Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively 1.3%
5. Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick 1.1%
6. Tyre pressure monitoring system: malfunctioning or obviously inoperative 0.9%
7. Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid 0.9%
8. Suspension arms, pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn 0.9%

Check a particular Jeep

Model figures tell you what to look out for. To see one car's own MOT history, mileage and tax, enter its registration.

Source: Department for Transport, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023, cars and light vans, normal tests only. Pass rates are first-time passes; a pass after repair at the test station counts as a fail. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.