Jeep Renegade Trailhawk MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Pass rate, every year

94.1% Above average

683 tests across 3 model years, 2020–2022.

+13.1 pts vs the national average

MOT PASS RATES

How the Jeep Renegade Trailhawk really fares

94.1% of its MOTs pass — over 683 class-4 tests, 2023–2025

Pass rates

Every figure on this page comes from the DVSA's MOT test record.

The Jeep Renegade Trailhawk MOT pass rate is 94.1%, +13.1 percentage points above the UK average. That is 683 DVSA MOT tests recorded between 2020 and 2022. This page lists the most common Jeep Renegade Trailhawk MOT failures by category, names the best and worst model years, and finishes with a pre-MOT checklist you can run at home.

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Jeep Renegade Trailhawk MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Jeep Renegade Trailhawk passed on its first attempt in 93.8%, and its overall record sits +13.1 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Jeep Renegade Trailhawk in the 2023–2025 data: 683 tests across 3 model years (2020–2022). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

MeasureThis model
Tests analysed683
Overall pass rate94.1%
Passed on first attempt93.8%
Average mileage at test27,249 mi
Model years covered2020–2022 (3 years)
Versus UK national average+13.1 pts above

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

Most Common Jeep Renegade Trailhawk MOT Problems by Failure Category

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

Inspection section Share of failures Est. recorded instances
Tyres 40% 23
Visibility 26% 15
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 19% 11
Suspension 10% 6
Body, chassis, structure 5% 3

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

Tyres

Around 40% of the recorded Jeep Renegade Trailhawk failures fall in the Tyres section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" (1.2%), "Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm" (1.0%), "Has ply or cords exposed" (0.6%) among the Jeep Renegade Trailhawk's tyres faults.

Visibility

Around 26% of the recorded Jeep Renegade Trailhawk failures fall in the Visibility section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (1.8%), "Washers provides insufficient washer liquid" (0.3%), "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively" (0.1%) among the Jeep Renegade Trailhawk's visibility faults.

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment

Around 19% of the recorded Jeep Renegade Trailhawk failures fall in the Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Headlamp aim too high" (0.6%), "Headlamp aim too high and too far to the right." (0.3%), "Headlamp aim too low" (0.3%) among the Jeep Renegade Trailhawk's lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment faults.

Top Recorded Jeep Renegade Trailhawk DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Jeep Renegade Trailhawk, each with how many of the model's 683 tests it was noted on.

  • "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 12 Jeep Renegade Trailhawk tests, 1.8% of the model's MOT record.
  • "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" (Major) — noted on about 8 Jeep Renegade Trailhawk tests, 1.2% of the model's MOT record.
  • "Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm" (Major) — noted on about 7 Jeep Renegade Trailhawk tests, 1.0% of the model's MOT record.
  • "Linkage ball joints ball joint excessively worn" (Major) — noted on about 5 Jeep Renegade Trailhawk tests, 0.7% of the model's MOT record.
  • "Headlamp aim too high" (Rectified) — noted on about 4 Jeep Renegade Trailhawk tests, 0.6% of the model's MOT record.
  • "Has ply or cords exposed" (Major) — noted on about 4 Jeep Renegade Trailhawk tests, 0.6% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Jeep Renegade Trailhawk Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Jeep Renegade Trailhawk model year on record is 2021 (95.1% across 450 tests), and the weakest is 2020 (92.0%). The gap between them is 3.1 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Year Tests Pass rate First attempt Avg mileage Most common failure
2022 Renegade Trailhawk 71 93.0% 92.4% 22,560 mi Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting drive
2021 Renegade Trailhawk 450 95.1% 94.9% 28,543 mi Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting drive
2020 Renegade Trailhawk 162 92.0% 91.3% 30,644 mi Linkage ball joints ball joint excessively worn

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

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Jeep Renegade Trailhawk Owners

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

  • 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 tyre tread — “tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm”

    Check all four tyres cold, including the inner shoulder where wear hides — 1.6mm across the central three-quarters is the legal limit, and most testers fail at 1.6mm without argument.

  • the suspension joints — “linkage ball joints ball joint excessively worn”

    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.

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

Frequently Asked Questions: Jeep Renegade Trailhawk MOT & Reliability

What is the Jeep Renegade Trailhawk MOT pass rate?

94.1% of the 683 recorded Jeep Renegade Trailhawk MOT tests ended in a pass, +13.1 percentage points above the national average. 93.8% of those passed on the first attempt.

Which Jeep Renegade Trailhawk model years pass the MOT most often?

2021 is the strongest Jeep Renegade Trailhawk year on record at 95.1%, while 2020 is the weakest at 92.0%. The year-by-year table below lists every model year with at least 50 recorded tests.

What are the most common Jeep Renegade Trailhawk MOT failures?

The most recorded Jeep Renegade Trailhawk failures are "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" and "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" — together around 3% of tests, mostly in the Visibility section.