Pass rate
77.9%
Around average — 5.3 pts ahead of the 72.6% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 122 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £20–£64
2003 Jeep Wrangler Grizzly MOT pass rate
- 2003
- typical 78,351 mi
Most common fault
Suspension
21.2% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Which year to buy
- Best 2002 85.7% pass
- Avoid 2003 77.9% pass · this year
Across the 2 years on record, a spread of 7.8 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 73.0%
- Typical mileage
- 78k mi
The 2003 Jeep Wrangler Grizzly MOT pass rate is 77.9% of its MOT tests — 5.3 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 21.2% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Jeep Wrangler Grizzly does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Emissions & leaks: 2.6× the national share
Emissions & leaks make up 14.5% of everything recorded on the 2003 Jeep Wrangler Grizzly, against 5.5% nationally — 9.0 points above. Suspension is still the single largest share at 21.2%, but at 21.0% nationally that one is ordinary. A smoky diesel or a leaking joint fails on emissions more often than on wear, so ask for a recent emissions printout.
- Beats its own age and mileage. Once you allow for how old and how far these cars have been driven, the expected pass rate is 72.6% and this one manages 77.9% — 5.3 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- Failures here tend to be cheap ones. 55% of the repairs this model fails on cost under £30 in parts. The pass rate matters less than what a bad afternoon at the test centre actually costs you.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2003 Jeep Wrangler Grizzly compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 72.6%, so this figure is 5.3 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 73.0%. The median 2003 Jeep Wrangler Grizzly in this dataset had covered 78,351 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 78.1% of the time, April–September 77.6%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources", noted on 5.74% of tests.
- 122 recorded tests behind this page.
- 77.9% overall pass rate, 73.0% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Jeep Wrangler Grizzly, the average is 80.9% — best year 2002 (85.7%), worst 2003 (77.9%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 122
- Typical mileage (median)
- 78,351 mi
- Make and model
- Jeep Wrangler Grizzly
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Number Plate Lamp
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Wrangler Grizzly MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 58% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Wrangler Grizzly
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 30 | 70.0% |
| South West | 23 | 78.3% |
| East of England | 18 | 77.8% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2003 Wrangler Grizzly
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2003 Wrangler Grizzly
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the lights 5.7% of tests
“registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”
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.
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Check the suspension joints 3.3% of tests
“linkage pins and bushes pin or bush 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.
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Check leaks 3.3% of tests
“steering box leaking oil”
Park on clean cardboard overnight. A few drips are an advisory; a steady patch under the engine, gearbox or a shock absorber is a fail. Have the source identified before the test rather than after.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2003 Wrangler Grizzly through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £20–£64 — and 55% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £20–£64
- Cheapest common item: malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: steering box leaking oil
- £60–£200
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 80%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 55%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 122 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the Wrangler Grizzly, side by side
2 model years on record, from 2002 to 2003. Across them the pass rate runs from 77.9% to 85.7% — a spread of 7.8 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2002 85.7% joints excessively worn
- 2003 77.9%registration plate lamp(s)…
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2003 Jeep Wrangler Grizzly with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2003 cars with a similar record
- Lexus IS200 78.0%
- Mercedes-Benz Slk 78.3%
- BMW Z4 77.5%
- BMW 530 77.1%
- Jaguar Xj 78.8%
- BMW 3 Series 76.9%
Closest pass rates among 2003 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2003 Jeep Wrangler Grizzly 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 250 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 54 | 21.20% | 20.98% | +0.22 |
| Brakes | 48 | 18.80% | 20.89% | −2.09 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 37 | 14.50% | 5.52% | +8.98 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 27 | 10.60% | 12.21% | −1.61 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 24 | 9.40% | 5.57% | +3.83 |
| Tyres | 16 | 6.30% | 19.76% | −13.46 |
| Steering | 16 | 6.30% | 2.57% | +3.73 |
| Visibility | 14 | 5.50% | 4.97% | +0.53 |
| Non-component advisories | 9 | 3.50% | 4.18% | −0.68 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 5 | 2.00% | 1.76% | +0.24 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 5.7% | £5–20 |
| Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 4.1% | £3–12 |
| Linkage pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Major | 3.3% | £40–150 |
| Service brake imbalance across an axle Brakes | Major | 3.3% | £45–110 |
| Steering box leaking oil Steering | Minor | 3.3% | £60–200 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 2.5% | £18–45 |
| Mirrors slightly damaged Visibility | Minor | 2.5% | £3–15 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.5% | £5–25 |
| Rear fog lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.5% | £3–15 |
| Ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt Steering | Minor | 1.6% | £18–45 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 13.9% | £80–180 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 12.3% | £200–700 |
| Linkage pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 9.8% | £40–150 |
| Transmission oil leaks leaking excessively from transmission Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 9.8% | £200–700 |
| Coil spring corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 6.6% | £25–65 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 6.6% | £45–95 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 3 | 100.0% | 21,276 mi |
| 30-60k | 36 | 80.6% | 47,136 mi |
| 60-90k | 40 | 82.5% | 75,504 mi |
| 90-120k | 36 | 66.7% | 104,728 mi |
| 120k+ | 7 | 85.7% | 125,746 mi |
Source: 122 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2003 Wrangler Grizzly MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2003 Jeep Wrangler Grizzly?
77.9% of the 122 2003 Jeep Wrangler Grizzly tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 72.6% for cars first used in 2003. First-attempt pass rate: 73.0%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2003 Jeep Wrangler Grizzly?
The three most recorded items are registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (5.74%), malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction (4.10%), linkage pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn (3.28%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2003 Jeep Wrangler Grizzly MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 100.0% of the time, falling to 85.7% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2003 Jeep Wrangler Grizzly in this dataset had covered 78,351 mi.
Does the season affect the 2003 Jeep Wrangler Grizzly MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 78.1% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 77.6%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.