75.9%
Jeep Compass
Jeep Compass MOT pass rate and common problems
The Jeep Compass passed 75.9% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 3.6 percentage points above the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm.
Checking a specific car? Its own results, advisories and recorded mileages are in a free MOT history check.
How the Compass compares
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded. A car that failed and was repaired at the test station counts as a fail.
71.9%
Jeep average
72.3%
UK average, all cars
The Compass runs 4 points ahead of the Jeep average. It is 1st of the 6 Jeep models in the data. The average Compass arrived at its test 6.7 years old with 50,216 miles recorded.
A pass rate records whether cars met the roadworthiness standard on test day. It is not a reliability score, and part of any gap reflects how old the tested cars were.
Compass MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
Jeep Compass cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 81.5% of MOT tests. For cars aged 11 years and over that fell to 58.2%, a drop of 23.2 percentage points.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 to 5 years | 5,506 | 81.5% | 9.2 pts above |
| 6 to 10 years | 3,816 | 74.6% | 2.3 pts above |
| 11 years and over | 2,186 | 58.2% | 14.1 pts below |
That is a steep decline with age, so the headline rate flatters older examples. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where Compass failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Jeep Compass cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and suspension together account for 42% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common Compass MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Jeep Compass cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 48% of everything testers recorded against failed Jeep Compass cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a Compass
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Tyres
Recorded most often: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, condition has ply or cords exposed and condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords. 15.9% of failure items.
2
Visibility
Recorded most often: wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively and washers provides insufficient washer liquid. 11.7% of failure items.
3
Suspension
Recorded most often: pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn and ball joint excessively worn. 9.5% of failure items.
4
Noise, emissions and leaks
Recorded most often: malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction. 4.2% of failure items.
The car's own MOT history matters more than any model average. A free MOT history check shows whether a specific Compass has failed on these items before, or had them noted as advisories. Buying one? See the used Jeep Compass buying guide.
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Jeep Compass MOT FAQs
What is the Jeep Compass MOT pass rate?
75.9% of Jeep Compass cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 12,746 tests. That is 3.6 percentage points above the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 254th of 575 models.
What does a Jeep Compass most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Jeep Compass cars failing their 2025 MOT was tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, on 8.9% of failure items. Next were wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (7.6%) and pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn (5.4%).
Which area causes the most Jeep Compass MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment at 21.1%, followed by suspension at 20.9%.
Do older Jeep Compass cars fail their MOT more often?
Jeep Compass cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 81.5% of MOT tests in 2025, against 58.2% for cars aged 11 years and over.
Does this mean every Jeep Compass has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Jeep Compass that failed in 2025. They show where the model most often needs attention, not the condition of any individual car.
How do I see a specific Jeep Compass's MOT history?
Enter its registration on the free Carpeep MOT history check to see that car's own test results, failures, advisories and recorded mileages.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025: class 4 initial tests, retests excluded, with failure items from failed tests (advisories and minor defects excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.