Jeep Wrangler MOT reliability

Jeep Wranglers passed their MOT first time 75% of the time across 7,382 tests in 2025. 7,517 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

75%

MOTs analysed

7,382

Still licensed (GB)

7,517

Body type

Suv

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

2022 petrol

365 MOTs

Passed first time 90%. Typical mileage 21,329 (most between 15,641 and 29,134).

2022: 100% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 76% → 2025: 90%

Most common failures

Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak (4.1%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (1.1%)
Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (0.8%)
Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (0.5%)
Catalyst emissions: Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (0.5%)

Where 2022 Wranglers fail

Suspension & axles

5.5%

Visibility & wipers

1.9%

Wheels & tyres

1.1%

Body, structure & corrosion

0.8%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

0.8%

Brakes

0.5%

Lights & electrics

0.5%

Seat belts & other equipment

0.3%

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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.