72.6%
Jeep Renegade
Jeep Renegade MOT pass rate and common problems
The Jeep Renegade passed 72.6% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, in line with the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt.
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How the Renegade 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 Renegade runs 0.6 points ahead of the Jeep average. It is 3rd of the 6 Jeep models in the data. The average Renegade arrived at its test 7.9 years old with 60,972 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.
Renegade MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
Jeep Renegade cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 87.1% of MOT tests. For cars aged 6 to 10 years that fell to 68.8%, a drop of 18.3 percentage points.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 to 5 years | 5,384 | 87.1% | 14.8 pts above |
| 6 to 10 years | 23,391 | 68.8% | 3.5 pts below |
| 11 years and over (small sample) | 10 | 80% | 7.7 pts above |
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 Renegade failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Jeep Renegade cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and steering together account for 40% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common Renegade MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Jeep Renegade cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 56.6% of everything testers recorded against failed Jeep Renegade cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a Renegade
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Steering
Recorded most often: track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt and track rod end ball joint has excessive play. 16.1% of failure items.
2
Tyres
Recorded most often: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm and tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative. 11.6% of failure items.
3
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: position lamp not working. 10% of failure items.
4
Suspension
Recorded most often: linkage ball joints ball joint excessively worn, pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn and coil spring fractured or broken. 9.4% of failure items.
The car's own MOT history matters more than any model average. A free MOT history check shows whether a specific Renegade has failed on these items before, or had them noted as advisories. Buying one? See the used Jeep Renegade buying guide.
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Jeep Renegade MOT FAQs
What is the Jeep Renegade MOT pass rate?
72.6% of Jeep Renegade cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 29,307 tests. That is in line with the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 303rd of 575 models.
What does a Jeep Renegade most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Jeep Renegade cars failing their 2025 MOT was track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt, on 12.2% of failure items. Next were position lamp not working (10%) and tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (7.6%).
Which area causes the most Jeep Renegade MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment at 21.1%, followed by steering at 18.9%.
Do older Jeep Renegade cars fail their MOT more often?
Jeep Renegade cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 87.1% of MOT tests in 2025, against 68.8% for cars aged 6 to 10 years.
Does this mean every Jeep Renegade has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Jeep Renegade 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 Renegade'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.