74.6%
Jeep Wrangler
Jeep Wrangler MOT pass rate and common problems
The Jeep Wrangler passed 74.6% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 2.3 percentage points above the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was position lamp not working.
Checking a specific car? Its own results, advisories and recorded mileages are in a free MOT history check.
How the Wrangler 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 Wrangler runs 2.7 points ahead of the Jeep average. It is 2nd of the 6 Jeep models in the data. The average Wrangler arrived at its test 13.7 years old with 65,727 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.
Wrangler MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
Jeep Wrangler cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 89.4% of MOT tests. For cars aged 11 years and over that fell to 66.7%, a drop of 22.7 percentage points.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 to 5 years | 1,834 | 89.4% | 17.1 pts above |
| 6 to 10 years | 1,979 | 75% | 2.7 pts above |
| 11 years and over | 4,031 | 66.7% | 5.6 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 Wrangler failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Jeep Wrangler cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and brakes together account for 57% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common Wrangler MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Jeep Wrangler cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 30.9% of everything testers recorded against failed Jeep Wrangler cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a Wrangler
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: position lamp not working, rear fog lamp not working, side repeaters not working, headlamp aim too high, headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect and stop lamp not working. 20.9% of failure items.
2
Brakes
Recorded most often: brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick and service brake imbalance across an axle. 4.3% of failure items.
3
Visibility
Recorded most often: wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively. 3.7% of failure items.
4
Noise, emissions and leaks
Recorded most often: malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction. 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 Wrangler has failed on these items before, or had them noted as advisories. Buying one? See the used Jeep Wrangler buying guide.
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Jeep Wrangler MOT FAQs
What is the Jeep Wrangler MOT pass rate?
74.6% of Jeep Wrangler cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 8,084 tests. That is 2.3 percentage points above the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 270th of 575 models.
What does a Jeep Wrangler most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Jeep Wrangler cars failing their 2025 MOT was position lamp not working, on 5.1% of failure items. Next were rear fog lamp not working (4.1%) and wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.7%).
Which area causes the most Jeep Wrangler MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment at 36.6%, followed by brakes at 20.5%.
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, against 66.7% for cars aged 11 years and over.
Does this mean every Jeep Wrangler has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Jeep Wrangler 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 Wrangler'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.