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Jeep Patriot, Buying guide, MOT record, UK numbers and recalls

1,033 Jeep Patriots are licensed in the UK. In 2025 they passed 50.5% of initial MOT tests, 21.8 points below the 72.3% UK average.

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Jeep Patriot at the MOT

50.5% of 1,540 initial tests passed in 2025, ranking the Patriot 568th of 575 models.

First-time pass rate, 2025

Share of initial tests passed, retests excluded.

  • Jeep Patriot50.5%
  • All Jeep modelsThe Patriot is 21.4 pts behind71.9%
  • All cars72.3%

Where Patriots fail

Share of all failure items recorded on Jeep Patriot tests in 2025.

  • Suspension35.5%
  • Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment22.1%
  • Brakes13.2%
  • Tyres5.9%
  • Noise, emissions and leaks5.1%

The items testers recorded most often were pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn (8.8%), ball joint excessively worn (6.7%) and position lamp not working (6.6%).

The MOT page lists every common Patriot MOT failure. For one car's own results and advisories, run a free MOT history check.

Full Jeep Patriot MOT record

What to look at on a viewing

The Patriot's most common failure areas, and what a tester checks in each.

  1. Suspension

    Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters.35.5% of Patriot failure items

  2. Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment

    Walk round with every light on: headlights, brake lights, indicators, fog lights and the number plate lamp. Check no warning lights stay on after starting.22.1% of Patriot failure items

  3. Brakes

    Make sure the pedal feels firm, the car stops in a straight line, the handbrake holds on a slope and no brake warning light is showing.13.2% of Patriot failure items

Jeep Patriots in the UK

1,033 were licensed at the end of June 2026. The number licensed has fallen 79% since the end of 2014.

Change since 2014
−79%from 4,875 licensed
Typical year of first use
2009half of those licensed at the end of 2025 were first used in 2009 or earlier
Declared off the road
85545% of those registered, under SORN

Licensed Jeep Patriots since 2014

Licensed at each year end and in the latest quarter.

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DateLicensed
End of 20144,875
End of 20154,798
End of 20164,660
End of 20174,460
End of 20184,149
End of 20193,823
End of 20203,491
End of 20213,094
End of 20222,643
End of 20232,137
End of 20241,637
End of 20251,222
End of June 20261,033

How old they are

Licensed Jeep Patriots by year of first use.

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First usedLicensed, end 2025
2011198
2010368
2009203
2008345
200796

Patriot engines and fuel

2.0 litre engines made up 63% of Jeep Patriot MOT tests in 2025, followed by 2.4 litre at 32%. Diesel accounts for 66% of licensed Patriots and petrol for 34%.

Engine size at MOT, 2025

Share of 1,537 initial MOT tests in 2025.

  • 2.0 litre62.8%
  • 2.4 litre32.3%
  • 2.1 litre4.5%

Fuel type, licensed Patriots

DfT licensing statistics, June 2026.

FuelLicensedShare
Petrol34834%
Diesel68166%
Gas40.4%

Jeep Patriot recalls

6 DVSA safety recalls launched from 1992 to October 2026 name the Jeep Patriot. Each covers vehicles built in a set period, so a recall does not mean every Patriot is affected.

  1. Oct 2017 R/2017/256

    The occupant restraint controller (ORC) may not operate as intended

    4,195 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    The Occupant Restraint Controller (ORC) may experience a loss of air bag and seat belt pretensioner deployment capability during a crash due to a shorting condition resulting in a negative voltage transient that travels to the Occupant Restraint Controller via the front impact sensor wires
    Remedy
    Replace the Occupant Restraint Control module.

  2. Sep 2013 R/2013/085

    Engine may cut out

    Patriots built Oct 2011 to May 2012 · 114 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    The engine may cut out because the pipe connecting the tanks has been incorrectly manufactured which can stop the fuel transfer from the secondary tank to the primary tank. The fuel gauge will read that there is fuel in the tank when this occurs.
    Remedy
    Recall the vehicles that are likely to be affected to replace the fuel transfer pipe.

  3. Sep 2013 R/2013/084

    Side airbag may not deploy

    Patriots built Jan 2010 to Dec 2012 · 3,083 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    The seatbelt pre-tensioner and/or side airbag curtains may not deploy in the event of certain low speed roll over events which can lead to an increased risk of injury to vehicle occupants.
    Remedy
    Recall the vehicles that are likely to be affected to reprogram the Occupant Restraint Control Module (ORC).

  4. Aug 2011 R/2011/081

    Steering column performance during an impact may be compromised

    Patriots built Apr 2011 to May 2011 · 25 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    Because a rivet may be either missing or incorrectly installed in the steering column in the event of an impact the steering column performance could be compromised.
    Remedy
    Recall the vehicles that are likely to be affected to check and where necessary install a missing rivet or replace an incorrectly installed rivet.

  5. Apr 2008 R/2007/185

    Headlights may not self level correctly

    3,213 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    It has been established that the Totally Integrated Power Module (TIPM) may be configured incorrectly thus preventing the headlamp levelling system from operating correctly.
    Remedy
    Recalled vehicles will have the TIPM re-configured.

  6. Feb 2008 R/2007/161

    Vehicle weight information is incorrect

    Patriots built Feb 2007 · 80 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    It has been identified that the vehicle manufacturer's weight label located on the driver's side B pillar contains incorrect information.
    Remedy
    Recalled vehicles will be fitted with the correct weight label.
How to check a specific Patriot for recalls

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The most-tested Jeep models in 2025, against the Patriot's 50.5% MOT pass rate.

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Jeep Patriot FAQs

How many Jeep Patriots are there in the UK?

1,033 Jeep Patriots were licensed in the UK at the end of June 2026, with a further 855 declared off the road (SORN), according to DfT vehicle licensing statistics.

Is the Jeep Patriot reliable?

MOT data does not measure reliability. It records whether a car met the roadworthiness standard on the day of its test. What it does show is a 50.5% first-time pass rate for the Jeep Patriot across 1,540 tests in 2025, below the 72.3% average for all cars.

Has the Jeep Patriot had any recalls?

6 DVSA safety recalls launched from 1992 to October 2026 name the Jeep Patriot. The most recent was published in October 2017. A recall applies to vehicles built in a set period, so check a specific car on the GOV.UK vehicle recall checker.

What should I check before buying a used Jeep Patriot?

On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: suspension, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and brakes. Then check the individual car's own records. Outstanding finance, insurance write-offs and police stolen markers are not part of the MOT record, so they take a history check.

How do I check a Jeep Patriot's history?

Enter the registration of the specific car. A Carpeep car history check reports outstanding finance, write-off category, stolen markers, mileage history, previous keepers, MOT and tax status, import and export markers and scrapped status in one £15 report.

Already found a Patriot?

Check its finance, write-off, theft, mileage and keeper history with a £15 vehicle history report.

Across the 1,548 vehicles of every make Carpeep has checked since November 2025, 19% had outstanding finance recorded and 13% an insurance write-off. More on the Jeep history check. To confirm a car's identity, see the Jeep VIN check.

  • Outstanding finance
  • Write-off records
  • Stolen markers
  • Mileage history
  • Previous keepers

MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), which also gives the engine sizes. Licensed, SORN, fuel and registration figures are from the Department for Transport vehicle licensing statistics (VEH0120, VEH0124, VEH0160). Recalls are from the DVSA vehicle recalls data, with recalls launched up to October 2026. Government data is used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability. History-check findings are anonymous counts from reports bought on Carpeep, each vehicle counted once, and are published only where at least 100 vehicles returned an answer.