74.6%
Jeep Wrangler pass rate
Used Jeep Wrangler buying guide
In 2025, Jeep Wrangler cars passed 74.6% of 8,084 initial MOT tests, 2.3 points above the 72.3% UK average. Here is where it fails and what to check before you buy.
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Jeep Wrangler MOT record in brief
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded.
72.3%
UK average, all cars
+2.3
percentage points above average
Ranked on pass rate the Wrangler sits 270th of 575 models in the data. Jeep as a brand averaged 71.9%, so this model runs 2.7 points ahead of its own brand. Jeep Wrangler cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 89.4% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 66.7%.
A pass rate is not a reliability score. The full Jeep Wrangler MOT record has the pass rate by age, every common failure and how the Wrangler compares with similar cars.
Wrangler fuel types
Petrol was the most common fuel among Jeep Wrangler cars tested in 2025. Diesel still made up 35.6% of tests.
Where the Wrangler fails its MOT
Where Jeep Wrangler 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 position lamp not working (5.1%), rear fog lamp not working (4.1%) and wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.7%). See every common Wrangler MOT failure.
These are DVSA failure records across every Jeep Wrangler that failed, not a claim that every Wrangler has these problems.
What should you check when buying a used Wrangler?
The areas above, most common first, and what an MOT tester looks at in each.
1
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. 36.6% of Wrangler failure items.
2
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. 20.5% of Wrangler failure items.
3
Suspension
Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters. 11.8% of Wrangler failure items.
4
Visibility
Check the windscreen for chips or cracks in the driver's view, and that the wipers and washers clear it properly. 7.6% of Wrangler failure items.
5
Body, chassis, structure
Look underneath and along the sills for corrosion, and check for damaged or poorly repaired panels. 6.3% of Wrangler 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 Wrangler failures cluster around lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and brakes 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 Wrangler.
Used Jeep Wrangler FAQs
Is the Jeep Wrangler 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 74.6% first-time pass rate for the Jeep Wrangler across 8,084 tests in 2025, above the 72.3% average for all cars.
Do older Jeep Wrangler cars fail their MOT more often?
Jeep Wrangler cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 89.4% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 66.7%. On an older example, the car's own MOT history tells you more than the model average.
What should I check before buying a used Jeep Wrangler?
On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment, brakes and suspension. 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 Wrangler'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.