Jeep Renegade MOT failure rate and common faults
29,283 Jeep Renegade cars aged 3 to 20 took their MOT in 2025, and 27.5% failed at the first attempt. An average car of the same age failed 22.3% of the time, which makes the Jeep Renegade 23% more likely to fail than the typical car on the road. Here is what fails, and which years to look for.
27.5%
failed first time
29,283 MOT tests in 2025
+23%
vs same age average
average car of this age mix: 22.3%
190 of 208
age adjusted rank
among cars; 1 fails least
88.7
dangerous defects per 1,000
same age average: 87.2
What fails on a Jeep Renegade MOT
Failure items recorded per 1,000 tests, by part of the car, set against an average car with exactly the same spread of ages. A figure well above average is a weak spot worth checking before you buy.
The most common Jeep Renegade MOT failures
The individual failure items testers recorded most often, per 1,000 tests.
| Failure item | Area | Per 1,000 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Track rod end: ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt | Steering | 68.6 |
| Position lamp: not working | Lights and electrics | 56.4 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm | Tyres | 42.2 |
| Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction | Engine, emissions and leaks | 37.6 |
| Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play | Steering | 22.4 |
| Tyre pressure monitoring system: malfunctioning or obviously inoperative | Tyres | 22.4 |
| Linkage ball joints: ball joint excessively worn | Suspension | 19.4 |
| Suspension arms: pin or bush excessively worn | Suspension | 17.8 |
| Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick | Brakes | 15.6 |
| Coil spring: fractured or broken | Suspension | 14.6 |
Jeep Renegade MOT failure rate by year
Every car fails more often as it ages, so each registration year is compared with the average for all cars of the same age. Years with fewer than 500 tests are left out.
| First registered | Tests | Failed | Same age average | Average mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 751 | 12.1% | 11.4% | 23,400 |
| 2021 | 1,967 | 11.5% | 12.8% | 30,300 |
| 2020 | 2,000 | 13.2% | 14.1% | 35,300 |
| 2019 | 1,863 | 16.2% | 16.5% | 40,900 |
| 2018 | 2,300 | 22.4% | 19.1% | 51,700 |
| 2017 | 4,046 | 28.3% | 21.8% | 61,400 |
| 2016 | 10,515 | 31.8% | 25.1% | 70,200 |
| 2015 | 5,838 | 37.0% | 28.1% | 78,100 |
Advisories to look for in a Jeep Renegade's MOT history
An advisory is a tester's warning that something is wearing but has not failed yet. These are the ones written most often on the Jeep Renegade, per 1,000 tests. If the car you are looking at has one of these, ask whether it has been fixed since.
- Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge317.8
- Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened171.9
- Suspension arms: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement126.9
- Tyres: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing106.0
- Brake pads: wearing thin80.4
- Brake discs: worn, but not excessively52.4
Checking a used Jeep Renegade before you buy
Against cars of the same age, the Jeep Renegade fails more often than average on lights and electrics, steering and tyres. Start there.
Lights and electrics
Walk round the car with every light on: headlights on dip and main beam, indicators, brake lights, fog lights and the number plate lamp. A pattern of electrical faults costs more than a bulb.
Steering
With the engine running, rock the wheel gently: there should be almost no free play. Listen for knocks on full lock and look for power steering fluid leaks.
Tyres
Check the tread across the full width of every tyre, inner edge included. Uneven wear points to worn suspension or out of line steering geometry.
Averages only take you so far. The specific car's MOT history shows whether it has already failed on any of these, how often advisories were ignored, and whether the mileage climbs steadily from test to test. Read our guide to reading a car's MOT history before you go to view it.
Fuel mix of the Jeep Renegade cars tested: Petrol 51%, Diesel 47%. Average age at test 8.0 years, average recorded mileage 61,000.
Jeep Renegade MOT questions
What is the Jeep Renegade MOT failure rate?
27.5% of Jeep Renegade cars failed their first MOT test of 2025, from 29,283 tests on vehicles aged 3 to 20. An average car with the same age mix failed 22.3% of the time, so the Jeep Renegade was 23% more likely to fail.
What fails most often on a Jeep Renegade MOT?
Lights and electrics caused the most failure items, at 119 per 1,000 tests. The single most common failure item was "Track rod end: ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt", recorded 68.6 times per 1,000 tests.
Which Jeep Renegade year has the best MOT record?
Measured against cars of the same age, 2021 registrations did best: 11.5% failed against an average of 12.8% for cars that age. Older cars always fail more often, so compare a year with its age group rather than with newer cars.
Does this tell me whether a particular Jeep Renegade will pass?
No. These are averages across every Jeep Renegade tested in 2025. The car in front of you has its own record: its full MOT history shows every pass, failure and advisory it has had, and it is free to view by registration.
Ranked close to the Jeep Renegade
- Renault Scenicrank 187
- Peugeot 3008rank 188
- Peugeot 207rank 189
- Peugeot 2008rank 191
How these figures are calculated
Source: DVSA Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2025 release. We count first tests of cars and small vans (class 4) aged 3 to 20, so a car that fails and is retested is counted once. A failure includes faults fixed and passed within the same visit. The same age average weights the national failure rate for each age by how many Jeep Renegade cars of that age were tested, so a model is never penalised for having an older fleet. Make and model are as recorded at the test; trim levels are combined. Full method and rankings.
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