Pass rate
64.3%
Below average — 10.4 pts behind the 74.7% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 98 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £23–£60
2010 Jeep Wrangler Spt Un-Ltd MOT pass rate
- 2010
- typical 100,006 mi
Only 98 tests of this exact model and year are in the DVSA data, below the 100 we ask for before a page goes in the index. The figures are still shown, because they are the only ones there are.
Most common fault
Brakes
26.0% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Part only £25–£40 for Brake pads under 1.5 mm. What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2010 64.3% pass · this year
- Avoid 2010 64.3% pass · this year
Across the 1 years on record, a spread of 0 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 54.5%
- Typical mileage
- 100k mi
The 2010 Jeep Wrangler Spt Un-Ltd MOT pass rate is 64.3% of its MOT tests — 10.4 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 26.0% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Jeep Wrangler Spt Un-Ltd does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Emissions & leaks: 2.2× the national share
Emissions & leaks make up 12.2% of everything recorded on the 2010 Jeep Wrangler Spt Un-Ltd, against 5.5% nationally — 6.7 points above. Brakes are still the single largest share at 26.0%, but at 20.9% 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.
- Falls short of its own age and mileage. Like-for-like, cars this age and mileage expect about 74.7%; this one manages 64.3% — 10.4 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
- Based on a small sample. 98 tests back this page. That is enough to publish and to index, not enough to treat the decimal places as precise — read the pattern, not the second digit.
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 2010 Jeep Wrangler Spt Un-Ltd compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 74.7%, so this figure is 10.4 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 54.5%. The median 2010 Jeep Wrangler Spt Un-Ltd in this dataset had covered 100,006 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 61.8% of the time, April–September 67.4%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt", noted on 7.14% of tests.
- 98 recorded tests behind this page.
- 64.3% overall pass rate, 54.5% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Jeep Wrangler Spt Un-Ltd, the average is 64.3% — best year 2010 (64.3%), worst 2010 (64.3%).
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
- 98
- Typical mileage (median)
- 100,006 mi
- Make and model
- Jeep Wrangler Spt Un-Ltd
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Ball Joint
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Wrangler Spt Un-Ltd MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 53% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Wrangler Spt Un-Ltd
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South West | 31 | 67.7% |
| South East | 25 | 64.0% |
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 2010 Wrangler Spt Un-Ltd
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 2010 Wrangler Spt Un-Ltd
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 suspension joints 7.1% of tests
“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.
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Check the lights 7.1% of tests
“rear fog 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.
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Check the brakes 4.1% of tests
“brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick”
Look through the spokes of each wheel at the pad — less than 3mm of friction material, or a lip on the disc edge, is the usual failure. Check the handbrake holds on a slope with a few clicks, not at the top of its travel.
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 2010 Wrangler Spt Un-Ltd through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £23–£60 — and 42% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £23–£60
- Cheapest common item: malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: windscreen damaged
- £80–£200
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 80%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 42%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 98 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 →
Compare the 2010 Jeep Wrangler Spt Un-Ltd 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 2010 cars with a similar record
- Nissan Qashqai 67.3%
- Chevrolet Captiva 68.0%
- Chevrolet Aveo 68.4%
- Renault Clio 68.7%
- Renault Megane 68.7%
- Renault Grand Scenic 68.8%
Closest pass rates among 2010 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 2010 Jeep Wrangler Spt Un-Ltd 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 319 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 83 | 26.00% | 20.89% | +5.11 |
| Suspension | 55 | 17.20% | 20.98% | −3.78 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 40 | 12.50% | 12.21% | +0.29 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 39 | 12.20% | 5.52% | +6.68 |
| Tyres | 27 | 8.50% | 19.76% | −11.26 |
| Non-component advisories | 21 | 6.60% | 4.18% | +2.42 |
| Steering | 21 | 6.60% | 2.57% | +4.03 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 19 | 6.00% | 5.57% | +0.43 |
| Visibility | 8 | 2.50% | 4.97% | −2.47 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 6 | 1.90% | 0.82% | +1.08 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt Steering | Minor | 7.1% | £18–45 |
| Rear fog lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 7.1% | £3–15 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 7.1% | £5–20 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 6.1% | £18–45 |
| Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 5.1% | £45–110 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 4.1% | £18–45 |
| Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 4.1% | £3–12 |
| Service brake performance excessively binding Brakes | Major | 4.1% | £60–150 |
| Side repeaters not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 4.1% | £5–25 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 4.1% | £80–200 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 21.4% | £200–700 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 17.4% | £18–45 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 13.3% | £45–110 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 11.2% | £18–45 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 11.2% | £45–95 |
| Transmission oil leaks leaking excessively from transmission Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 10.2% | £200–700 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30-60k | 6 | 66.7% | 51,828 mi |
| 60-90k | 28 | 64.3% | 77,617 mi |
| 90-120k | 42 | 61.9% | 104,206 mi |
| 120k+ | 22 | 68.2% | 132,603 mi |
Source: 98 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.
2010 Wrangler Spt Un-Ltd MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2010 Jeep Wrangler Spt Un-Ltd?
64.3% of the 98 2010 Jeep Wrangler Spt Un-Ltd tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 74.7% for cars first used in 2010. First-attempt pass rate: 54.5%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2010 Jeep Wrangler Spt Un-Ltd?
The three most recorded items are ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (7.14%), rear fog lamp not working (7.14%), registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (7.14%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2010 Jeep Wrangler Spt Un-Ltd MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 66.7% of the time, falling to 68.2% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2010 Jeep Wrangler Spt Un-Ltd in this dataset had covered 100,006 mi.
Does the season affect the 2010 Jeep Wrangler Spt Un-Ltd MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 61.8% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 67.4%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.