Jeep Renegade MOT failures and reliability
In 2023 the Jeep Renegade took 26,750 MOT tests in Britain and passed 79% of them first time, above the national average of 71% for all cars. The figures below come from the DVSA's record of every test, so they show what testers actually found on these cars rather than what owners report.
- MOT tests in 2023
- 26,750
- First-time pass rate
- 79%
- All cars
- 71%
What the Renegade fails on
Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against the figure for all cars.
- Tyres7.0% (all cars 6.4%)
- Lights and electrics6.3% (all cars 11.3%)
- Exhaust and emissions3.5% (all cars 3.1%)
- Suspension3.1% (all cars 9.0%)
- Steering2.9% (all cars 1.8%)
- Brakes2.9% (all cars 6.8%)
- Visibility2.2% (all cars 4.8%)
- Body and structure0.7% (all cars 3.5%)
Most common failure items
Share of tests on which each item was recorded.
- Position lamp: not working 3.5%
- Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction 3.3%
- Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 2.9%
- Tyre pressure monitoring system: malfunctioning or obviously inoperative 2.3%
- Track rod end: ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt 1.6%
- Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick 1.2%
- Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid 1.2%
- Tyres, condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords 1.1%
Most common advisories
- Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 19.9%
- Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened 11.0%
- Brake pads: wearing thin 6.4%
- Tyres, condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing 6.2%
- Brake discs: worn, but not excessively 3.6%
- Suspension arms, pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement 3.4%
- Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt 2.7%
- Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre 2.1%
Pass rate by year of registration
Older cars fail more often whatever the model, so compare a car with others of the same age.
| First registered | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 5,922 | 71% |
| 2016 | 10,565 | 77% |
| 2017 | 4,041 | 82% |
| 2018 | 2,321 | 85% |
| 2019 | 1,857 | 90% |
| 2020 | 1,975 | 89% |
Typical mileage by age
Average odometer reading at the MOT, by the car's age in years at the test.
| Age at test | Average mileage |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 21,220 miles |
| 4 years | 26,780 miles |
| 5 years | 36,464 miles |
| 6 years | 46,725 miles |
| 7 years | 55,807 miles |
| 8 years | 63,858 miles |
Check a particular Renegade
Model figures tell you what to look out for. To see one car's own MOT history, mileage and tax, enter its registration.
Other Jeep models
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.