Chrysler -Jeep Patriot MOT reliability

Chrysler -Jeep Patriots passed their MOT first time 53% of the time across 427 tests in 2025.

First-time pass rate

53%

MOTs analysed

427

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

2010 diesel

74 MOTs

These figures come from 74 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 53%. Typical mileage 107,851 (most between 86,320 and 130,025).

2010: 100% → 2012: 100% → 2013: 71% → 2014: 64% → 2015: 56% → 2016: 66% → 2017: 54% → 2018: 54% → 2019: 47% → 2020: 52% → 2021: 49% → 2022: 45% → 2023: 42% → 2024: 49% → 2025: 53%

Most common failures

Position lamp: not working (13.5%)
Ball joint excessively worn (8.1%)
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.1%)
Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn (8.1%)
Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (6.8%)

2010 petrol

53 MOTs

These figures come from 53 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 43%. Typical mileage 93,628 (most between 68,657 and 104,056).

2010: 100% → 2011: 100% → 2012: 0% → 2013: 80% → 2014: 61% → 2015: 60% → 2016: 54% → 2017: 59% → 2018: 48% → 2019: 45% → 2020: 63% → 2021: 53% → 2022: 42% → 2023: 42% → 2024: 46% → 2025: 43%

Most common failures

Ball joint excessively worn (17.0%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (9.4%)
Position lamp: not working (9.4%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (9.4%)
Stop lamp: not working (7.5%)

Where 2010 Patriots fail

Lights & electrics

23.0%

Suspension & axles

21.6%

Brakes

14.9%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

14.9%

Wheels & tyres

10.8%

Body, structure & corrosion

8.1%

Steering

8.1%

Seat belts & other equipment

2.7%

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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.