Jeep MOT failure rates by model
Jeep cars fail 24.8% of MOT tests. Here is every Jeep model ranked by failure rate, and the item each loses most tests to.
What is the MOT failure rate for Jeep cars?
Across 1,504,299 MOT tests in the DVSA record, 24.8% of Jeep cars fail. That is 0.9 points below the 25.7% national average across all cars. The Jeep models below are ranked worst to best by failure rate, each with the failure area it loses most tests to.
| Model | Failure rate | Tests | Top failure area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeep Patriot | 32.9% | 57,858 | Suspension |
| Jeep Grd | 28.5% | 1,497 | Lamps & electrical |
| Jeep Jeep | 28.0% | 1,496 | Lamps & electrical |
| Jeep Cherokee | 27.1% | 504,264 | Brakes |
| Jeep Gr | 26.6% | 21,767 | Lamps & electrical |
| Jeep Grand Cherokee | 26.1% | 399,059 | Lamps & electrical |
| Jeep Wrangler | 24.9% | 114,081 | Lamps & electrical |
| Jeep G-Cherokee | 23.8% | 47,319 | Lamps & electrical |
| Jeep Commander | 23.3% | 13,368 | Lamps & electrical |
| Jeep Compass | 20.6% | 94,787 | Suspension |
| Jeep Renegade | 17.5% | 239,645 | Suspension |
Which Jeep fails its MOT most, and which least?
The Jeep Patriot has the highest failure rate at 32.9%, and the Jeep Renegade the lowest at 17.5%. A higher rate reflects how old and how hard a model tends to be used as much as how it was built, so the oldest models in the range usually sit near the top.
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Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain