Pass rate
70.2%
Below average — 4.5 pts behind the 74.7% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 57 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £35–£89
2010 Jeep Wrangler Ult Un-Ltd MOT pass rate
- 2010
- typical 107,481 mi
Only 57 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
26.9% 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 70.2% pass · this year
- Avoid 2010 70.2% pass · this year
Across the 1 years on record, a spread of 0 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 60.5%
- Typical mileage
- 107k mi
The 2010 Jeep Wrangler Ult Un-Ltd MOT pass rate is 70.2% of its MOT tests — 4.5 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 26.9% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Jeep Wrangler Ult Un-Ltd does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Brakes: 1.3× the national share
Brakes make up 26.9% of everything recorded on the 2010 Jeep Wrangler Ult Un-Ltd, against 20.9% nationally — 6.0 points above. Have the discs and pads measured rather than glanced at, and ask whether the handbrake holds on a slope.
- Falls short of its own age and mileage. Like-for-like, cars this age and mileage expect about 74.7%; this one manages 70.2% — 4.5 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 26% 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 2010 Jeep Wrangler Ult Un-Ltd compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 74.7%, so this figure is 4.5 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 60.5%. The median 2010 Jeep Wrangler Ult Un-Ltd in this dataset had covered 107,481 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view", noted on 12.28% of tests.
- 57 recorded tests behind this page.
- 70.2% overall pass rate, 60.5% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Jeep Wrangler Ult Un-Ltd, the average is 70.2% — best year 2010 (70.2%), worst 2010 (70.2%).
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
- 57
- Typical mileage (median)
- 107,481 mi
- Make and model
- Jeep Wrangler Ult Un-Ltd
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Windscreen
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the Wrangler Ult Un-Ltd MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 45% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Wrangler Ult Un-Ltd
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 16 | 62.5% |
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 Ult 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 Ult 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 windscreen 12.3% of tests
“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.
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Check the coil springs 5.3% of tests
“coil spring fractured or broken”
Look up inside each wheel arch with a torch, all the way round the spring. A snapped spring usually breaks at the very bottom coil, where a quick glance will not reach.
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Check the suspension joints 5.3% of tests
“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.
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 Ult Un-Ltd through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £35–£89 — and 26% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £35–£89
- 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
- 26%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 57 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 Ult 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
- Renault Grand Modus 70.3%
- Alfa Romeo 159 70.3%
- Fiat Bravo 70.3%
- Nissan Juke 70.4%
- Hyundai Santa Fe 70.6%
- Kia Ceed 70.7%
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 Ult 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 167 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 | 45 | 26.90% | 20.89% | +6.01 |
| Suspension | 36 | 21.60% | 20.98% | +0.62 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 16 | 9.60% | 12.21% | −2.61 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 16 | 9.60% | 5.52% | +4.08 |
| Steering | 14 | 8.40% | 2.57% | +5.83 |
| Visibility | 12 | 7.20% | 4.97% | +2.23 |
| Tyres | 10 | 6.00% | 19.76% | −13.76 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 10 | 6.00% | 5.57% | +0.43 |
| Non-component advisories | 7 | 4.20% | 4.18% | +0.02 |
| Road Wheels | 1 | 0.60% | 0.75% | −0.15 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 12.3% | £80–200 |
| Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension | Major | 5.3% | £25–65 |
| Linkage ball joints ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 5.3% | £18–45 |
| Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 5.3% | £3–12 |
| Service brake performance excessively binding Brakes | Major | 5.3% | £60–150 |
| Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt Steering | Minor | 5.3% | £18–45 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Major | 5.3% | £8–22 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault Brakes | Major | 3.5% | £3–15 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 3.5% | £18–45 |
| Decelerometer (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 3.5% | £45–110 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 22.8% | £18–45 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 21.1% | £45–110 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 14.0% | £18–45 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 14.0% | £200–700 |
| Joints excessively worn Body, chassis, structure | Advisory | 14.0% | £80–250 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 10.5% | £45–95 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60-90k | 8 | 75.0% | 70,874 mi |
| 90-120k | 34 | 76.5% | 104,978 mi |
| 120k+ | 15 | 53.3% | 137,521 mi |
Source: 57 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 Ult Un-Ltd MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2010 Jeep Wrangler Ult Un-Ltd?
70.2% of the 57 2010 Jeep Wrangler Ult Un-Ltd tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 74.7% for cars first used in 2010. First-attempt pass rate: 60.5%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2010 Jeep Wrangler Ult Un-Ltd?
The three most recorded items are windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (12.28%), coil spring fractured or broken (5.26%), linkage ball joints ball joint excessively worn (5.26%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2010 Jeep Wrangler Ult Un-Ltd MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 75.0% of the time, falling to 53.3% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2010 Jeep Wrangler Ult Un-Ltd in this dataset had covered 107,481 mi.