Pass rate
82.7%
Around average — 10.5 pts ahead of the 72.2% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 52 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £24–£68
2004 Jeep Wrangler TR2 MOT pass rate
- 2004
- typical 91,592 mi
Only 52 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.
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Most common fault
Suspension
24.8% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Which year to buy
- Best 2004 82.7% pass · this year
- Avoid 2004 82.7% pass · this year
Across the 1 years on record, a spread of 0 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 79.5%
- Typical mileage
- 92k mi
The 2004 Jeep Wrangler TR2 MOT pass rate is 82.7% of its MOT tests — 10.5 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 24.8% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Lamps & electrics: 1.5× the national share
Lamps & electrics make up 18.3% of everything recorded on the 2004 Jeep Wrangler Tr2, against 12.2% nationally — 6.1 points above. Suspension is still the single largest share at 24.8%, but at 21.0% nationally that one is ordinary. Walk round the car with the lights on before the test: bulbs, indicators and number-plate lamps are the cheapest failures to prevent and among the most common.
- 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 72.2% and this one manages 82.7% — 10.5 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 35% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
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 2004 Jeep Wrangler TR2 compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 72.2%, so this figure is 10.5 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 79.5%. The median 2004 Jeep Wrangler TR2 in this dataset had covered 91,592 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated", noted on 5.77% of tests.
- 52 recorded tests behind this page.
- 82.7% overall pass rate, 79.5% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Jeep Wrangler TR2, the average is 82.7% — best year 2004 (82.7%), worst 2004 (82.7%).
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
- 52
- Typical mileage (median)
- 91,592 mi
- Make and model
- Jeep Wrangler TR2
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
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 TR2 MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 58% so small gaps stay visible.
What fails a 2004 Wrangler TR2
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 2004 Wrangler TR2
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 5.8% of tests
“ball joint dust cover severely 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 5.8% of tests
“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.
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Check the battery 3.9% of tests
“battery(ies) insecure”
Check the battery is secure and its terminals are clean and tight — a loose battery is a fail on its own, and a weak one shows up as slow cranking on a cold morning.
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 2004 Wrangler TR2 through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £24–£68 — and 35% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £24–£68
- Cheapest common item: stop lamp not working
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: attachment bracket
- £40–£150
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 70%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 35%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 52 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 2004 Jeep Wrangler TR2 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 2004 cars with a similar record
- Mercedes-Benz S-Class 83.1%
- Subaru Impreza 82.2%
- Porsche Boxster 81.5%
- Porsche Cayenne 81.1%
- Toyota Alphard 79.2%
- BMW 645 78.8%
Closest pass rates among 2004 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 2004 Jeep Wrangler TR2 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 109 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 | 27 | 24.80% | 20.98% | +3.82 |
| Brakes | 21 | 19.30% | 20.89% | −1.59 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 20 | 18.30% | 12.21% | +6.09 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 12 | 11.00% | 5.57% | +5.43 |
| Steering | 8 | 7.30% | 2.57% | +4.73 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 6 | 5.50% | 5.52% | −0.02 |
| Tyres | 5 | 4.60% | 19.76% | −15.16 |
| Non-component advisories | 4 | 3.70% | 4.18% | −0.48 |
| Visibility | 3 | 2.80% | 4.97% | −2.17 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 3 | 2.80% | 0.82% | +1.98 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 5.8% | £18–45 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 5.8% | £5–25 |
| Battery(ies) insecure but not likely to fall from carrier Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 3.9% | £60–140 |
| Prescribed areas prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | Major | 3.9% | £40–120 |
| Stop lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 3.9% | £3–12 |
| All direction indicators not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.9% | £3–12 |
| Attachment bracket and mounting attachment bracket/mounting insecure Suspension | Major | 1.9% | £40–150 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 1.9% | £18–45 |
| Brake performance not tested unable to be tested Brakes | Major | 1.9% | £60–150 |
| Drag link end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt Steering | Minor | 1.9% | £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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transmission oil leaks leaking excessively from transmission Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 11.5% | £200–700 |
| Linkage pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 9.6% | £40–150 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 7.7% | £45–110 |
| Coil spring corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 7.7% | £25–65 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 7.7% | £40–150 |
| Service brake performance excessively binding Brakes | Advisory | 7.7% | £60–150 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30-60k | 11 | 100.0% | 46,386 mi |
| 60-90k | 13 | 92.3% | 79,032 mi |
| 90-120k | 22 | 72.7% | 99,517 mi |
| 120k+ | 6 | 66.7% | 145,449 mi |
Source: 52 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.
2004 Wrangler TR2 MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2004 Jeep Wrangler TR2?
82.7% of the 52 2004 Jeep Wrangler TR2 tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 72.2% for cars first used in 2004. First-attempt pass rate: 79.5%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2004 Jeep Wrangler TR2?
The three most recorded items are ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.77%), position lamp not working (5.77%), battery(ies) insecure but not likely to fall from carrier (3.85%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2004 Jeep Wrangler TR2 MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 100.0% of the time, falling to 66.7% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2004 Jeep Wrangler TR2 in this dataset had covered 91,592 mi.