50.5%
Jeep Patriot pass rate
Used Jeep Patriot buying guide
In 2025, Jeep Patriot cars passed 50.5% of 1,540 initial MOT tests, 21.8 points below the 72.3% UK average. Here is where it fails and what to check before you buy.
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Jeep Patriot MOT record in brief
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded.
72.3%
UK average, all cars
−21.8
percentage points below average
Ranked on pass rate the Patriot sits 568th of 575 models in the data. Jeep as a brand averaged 71.9%, so this model runs 21.4 points behind its own brand.
A pass rate is not a reliability score. The full Jeep Patriot MOT record has the pass rate by age, every common failure and how the Patriot compares with similar cars.
Patriot fuel types
Diesel made up 68.7% of Jeep Patriot MOT tests in 2025, against 39.3% across all models in this data. Most used examples you look at will be diesels.
Where the Patriot fails its MOT
Where Jeep Patriot cars that failed their 2025 MOT were marked down, as a share of all recorded failure items.
The specific 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%). See every common Patriot MOT failure.
These are DVSA failure records across every Jeep Patriot that failed, not a claim that every Patriot has these problems.
What should you check when buying a used Patriot?
The areas above, most common first, and what an MOT tester looks at 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.
4
Tyres
Check tread depth across the full width of every tyre (the legal minimum is 1.6mm), and look for cuts, bulges and uneven wear. 5.9% of Patriot failure items.
5
Noise, emissions and leaks
Listen for a blowing exhaust, watch for smoke on start-up and look under the car for oil or fluid leaks. 5.1% of Patriot failure items.
None of this replaces the car's own record. Run a free MOT history check on the registration to see every test, advisory and recorded mileage for that car.
What the MOT record doesn't tell you
Knowing Jeep Patriot failures cluster around suspension and lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment tells you what to inspect. It tells you nothing about whether the car is safe to buy. An MOT does not show money still owed on the car, a write-off, a theft record or a clocked odometer.
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- Outstanding finance
- Write-off records
- Stolen markers
- Mileage history
- Previous keepers
Other used Jeep models
The most-tested Jeep models in 2025, with how their MOT pass rate compares with the Patriot.
Used Jeep Patriot FAQs
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.
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 history: outstanding finance, insurance write-off records, stolen markers, mileage and previous keepers. None of these appear in the MOT record or on the V5C.
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.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.