Pass rate, every year
683 tests across 3 model years, 2020–2022.
+13.1 pts vs the national average
Pass rate, every year
683 tests across 3 model years, 2020–2022.
+13.1 pts vs the national average
Best year to buy
2021 95.1%
The strongest of the 3 years on record. See the 2021 page →
Worst year to buy
2020 92.0%
3.1 points below the 2021 peak. See the 2020 page →
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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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.
| Measure | This model |
|---|---|
| Tests analysed | 683 |
| Overall pass rate | 94.1% |
| Passed on first attempt | 93.8% |
| Average mileage at test | 27,249 mi |
| Model years covered | 2020–2022 (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.
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 |
|---|---|
| Tyres | 40% |
| Visibility | 26% |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 19% |
| Suspension | 10% |
| Body, chassis, structure | 5% |
Shares are over the Jeep Renegade Trailhawk's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 Renegade Trailhawk | 71 | 93.0% |
| 2021 Renegade Trailhawk | 450 | 95.1% |
| 2020 Renegade Trailhawk | 162 | 92.0% |
Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.
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.
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.
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.
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.