27,091 tests in 2025
Jeep Renegade reliability and MOT pass rate
77% passed first time. The 23% fail rate is 0.4 points worse than the all-car average, on a median example 9 years old with 59,160 miles.
Pass rate
77%
22.6% of all cars failed; 23% of these did.
Fixed on the day
4.7%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
59,160 mi
9 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 4,328 | 10.1% |
| 6-9 years | 17,309 | 23.4% |
| 10-13 years | 5,429 | 31.8% |
| 14+ years | 9 | — |
What the Renegade fails on
Share of failed tests with at least one fail item in each DVSA inspection section. A test can fail in several sections at once.
- Steering27 dangerous33.9%
- Tyres1,624 dangerous29.9%
- Suspension91 dangerous27.5%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment3 dangerous24.5%
- Noise, emissions and leaks6 dangerous16.5%
- Brakes559 dangerous13.6%
- Visibility2 dangerous7.9%
- Body, chassis, structure32 dangerous5.8%
Is the Renegade getting worse?
The fail rate rose 9.6 points to 23.9% from 2022 to 2025, against a rising rate across all cars.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 24,761 | 6 | 14.3% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 26,126 | — | 16.8% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 23,338 | — | 21% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 25,484 | — | 23.9% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Renegade at its test that year, and it is the number to watch: across the whole fleet each extra year of age adds roughly 1.9 points to the fail rate, so a model whose age and fail rate rise together is simply getting older.
The exact defects that fail it
Every failure item DVSA recorded against a Renegade in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Track rod end: ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt1,343 tests
- 2Position lamp: not working889 tests
- 3Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction861 tests
- 4Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm801 tests
- 5Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play556 tests
- 6Tyre pressure monitoring system: malfunctioning or obviously inoperative517 tests
- 7Linkage ball joints: ball joint excessively worn442 tests
- 8Coil spring: fractured or broken373 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Renegade collects 2.4 of them per test, and these are the ones that come up most. Treat it as the running-repairs list for the next year or two.
- 1Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm4,830 tests
- 2Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened3,424 tests
- 3Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn2,117 tests
- 4Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure1,916 tests
- 5Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick1,878 tests
- 6Brake discs: significantly and obviously worn1,147 tests
- 7Engine oil leaks: leaking excessively from engine1,020 tests
- 8Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt764 tests
Questions
What is the Jeep Renegade MOT pass rate?
77% of the 27,091 Jeep Renegade first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 23% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 4.7% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Jeep Renegade usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Track rod end: ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt", recorded on 1,343 failed tests, followed by "Position lamp: not working" and "Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction". By section, steering appears in 33.9% of failures, tyres appears in 29.9% of failures, suspension appears in 27.5% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 10.1%; at 10-13 years it was 31.8%. The median Jeep Renegade tested in 2025 was 9 years old with 59,160 miles.
Is the Jeep Renegade getting less reliable?
The fail rate rose 9.6 points to 23.9% from 2022 to 2025, against a rising rate across all cars.
First-attempt class 4 tests, 2025, from DVSA’s anonymised MOT data (OGL v3, retrieved 2026-09-12). DVSA records newer cars trim by trim; this page adds every Renegade trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.
DVSA has published 7 safety recalls naming the Jeep Renegade: Jeep Renegade recalls.
Other Jeep models
- Compass 20%
- Grand Cherokee 22.1%
- Cherokee 27.1%
- Wrangler 20.3%
Checking a particular Renegade?
The odds above are the model. The car in front of you has its own record: every test, every advisory, the mileage at each one.
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