Chrysler-Jeep Wrangler: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Chrysler-Jeep Wrangler fails its first MOT more often than the average UK car, by 9.2 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 718 individual Chrysler-Jeep Wrangler tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

First-time pass rate67.5%
UK national average76.7%
Difference-9.2 points
Tests analysed718
Average mileage at test90,941 miles
Average year of manufacture2003
Reliability rank1,817 of 2,005 models

What this means if you are buying one

A 67.5% first-time pass rate means roughly 33 in every 100 Chrysler-Jeep Wranglers presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is worse than average, so budget for remedial work and treat a fresh 12-month MOT as a genuine selling point rather than a given. The average Chrysler-Jeep Wrangler tested had covered 90,941 miles and was built around 2003.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Chrysler-Jeep Wrangler bought as a repairable salvage, assume the mechanical side needs more than the visible accident damage, and pad your repair estimate accordingly.

Before you bid: run the lot through the analyzer, check the car's own record, check the mileage, decode the VIN, and if it carries a marker use the write-off value calculator. Or compare it against another model.

Looking at a specific Chrysler-Jeep Wrangler rather than the model in general? The free check covers its MOT and mileage history, and the full HPI report confirms the insurance write-off category, outstanding finance and whether it is recorded stolen, from licensed data for 5 credits. Already own one that has been damaged? Work out whether fixing it beats selling it with the repair or scrap calculator, and see what damaged Chrysler-Jeep Wranglers actually sold for at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Chrysler-Jeep Wrangler

  1. An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 3.6% of tests (10.66x the national rate for this defect)
  2. Body, cab or chassis excessively corroded at a mounting point, 2.1% of tests (10.25x the national rate for this defect)
  3. A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 3.8% of tests (7.76x the national rate for this defect)
  4. Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value, 1.9% of tests (6.94x the national rate for this defect)
  5. Brakes imbalance across an axle such that the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle., 2.1% of tests (5.33x the national rate for this defect)
  6. A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps, 2.1% of tests (3.27x the national rate for this defect)
  7. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 2.4% of tests (3.19x the national rate for this defect)
  8. A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED, 2.8% of tests (3.16x the national rate for this defect)
  9. The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired, 2.4% of tests (2.94x the national rate for this defect)
  10. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 5% of tests (2.85x the national rate for this defect)

From 1,556 DVSA-tracked Chrysler-Jeep Wrangler tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 4.25% of these flagged Chrysler-Jeep Wrangler defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

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