Chrysler -Jeep Commander MOT reliability

Chrysler -Jeep Commanders passed their MOT first time 61% of the time across 243 tests in 2025.

First-time pass rate

61%

MOTs analysed

243

Still licensed (GB)

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Body type

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Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2006 diesel

71 MOTs

These figures come from 71 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 58%. Typical mileage 126,822 (most between 108,717 and 144,658).

2009: 80% → 2010: 77% → 2011: 68% → 2012: 71% → 2013: 73% → 2014: 72% → 2015: 65% → 2016: 71% → 2017: 64% → 2018: 68% → 2019: 63% → 2020: 62% → 2021: 61% → 2022: 64% → 2023: 59% → 2024: 67% → 2025: 58%

Most common failures

Position lamp: not working (12.7%)
Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.6%)
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (4.2%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (4.2%)
Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (4.2%)

2006 petrol

20 MOTs

These figures come from 20 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 70%. Typical mileage 118,561 (most between 86,708 and 148,253).

2007: 100% → 2009: 78% → 2010: 76% → 2011: 78% → 2012: 71% → 2013: 78% → 2014: 75% → 2015: 79% → 2016: 72% → 2017: 64% → 2018: 75% → 2019: 73% → 2020: 64% → 2021: 79% → 2022: 65% → 2023: 52% → 2024: 81% → 2025: 70%

Most common failures

Lever: has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (10.0%)
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (10.0%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (5.0%)
Decelerometer (sp): efficiency less than 50% of the required value (5.0%)
Decelerometer (sp): efficiency below requirements (5.0%)

2006 lpg

2 MOTs

These figures come from only 2 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 50%. Typical mileage 122,330 (most between 116,259 and 128,400).

2009: 50% → 2010: 100% → 2011: 100% → 2012: 100% → 2013: 50% → 2014: 100% → 2015: 50% → 2016: 100% → 2017: 100% → 2018: 33% → 2019: 100% → 2020: 100% → 2021: 50% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 67% → 2024: 50% → 2025: 50%

Most common failures

Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (50.0%)

Where 2006 Commanders fail

Lights & electrics

19.7%

Suspension & axles

15.5%

Body, structure & corrosion

7.0%

Wheels & tyres

5.6%

Visibility & wipers

5.6%

Brakes

4.2%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

4.2%

Seat belts & other equipment

2.8%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.