Jeep Renegade MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Jeep Renegade MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Jeep Renegade passed on its first attempt in 79.2%, and its overall record sits +1.6 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Jeep Renegade in the 2023–2025 data: 92,469 tests across 8 model years (2015–2022). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common Jeep Renegade MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Jeep Renegade, the Steering section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the Jeep Renegade's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Jeep Renegade DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Jeep Renegade, each with how many of the model's 92,469 tests it was noted on.

• "Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt" (Minor) — noted on about 5,163 Jeep Renegade tests, 5.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 3,208 Jeep Renegade tests, 3.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Position lamp not working" (Major) — noted on about 2,915 Jeep Renegade tests, 3.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of…" (Major) — noted on about 2,739 Jeep Renegade tests, 3.0% of the model's MOT record.
• "Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction" (Major) — noted on about 2,459 Jeep Renegade tests, 2.7% of the model's MOT record.
• "Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm" (Major) — noted on about 1,621 Jeep Renegade tests, 1.8% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Jeep Renegade Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Jeep Renegade model year on record is 2021 (92.3% across 2,087 tests), and the weakest is 2015 (78.0%). The gap between them is 14.3 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Jeep Renegade reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 1.6 points a year across the most recent model years shown above.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Jeep Renegade Owners

These checks follow this Jeep Renegade's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Jeep Renegade.

• the suspension joints — “track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated,”

  With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.

• the windscreen — “windscreen damaged”

  Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.

• the lights — “position lamp not working”

  Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Jeep Renegade. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Where the Jeep Renegade is most common

Across every Renegade model year on record (2015–2022): 39,932 Jeep Renegade cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 92,466 tests. Birmingham (B) has the most, with 1,018 cars tested there. Cars are counted by the postcode area of the MOT station, so this is where they were tested, not necessarily where their owners live.

The twenty areas with the most Jeep Renegade cars in the record, sorted by car count — sort the columns for a different question. Cars tested at a station whose postcode area could not be resolved are counted in the model's total but in no area, so the shares add up to slightly under 100% even across every area, and an area's cars are a subset of the model's. Pass rate is blank below 30 tests in an area, where a percentage is noise rather than a finding. How this model's pass rate varies by postcode →

Frequently Asked Questions: Jeep Renegade MOT & Reliability