Diesel Chrysler-Jeep Wrangler: MOT pass rate

63.8% of diesel Chrysler-Jeep Wranglers pass the MOT first time, measured across 257 DVSA tests on that fuel type alone. Average mileage at test was 94,264.

Diesel against the other Chrysler-Jeep Wrangler versions

Fuel Pass rate Tests
Petrol 70.9% 450
Diesel 63.8% 257
All Chrysler-Jeep Wrangler68.3%710

Why the fuel type changes the number

Diesels carry DPFs, EGR valves and stricter smoke limits, so emissions and exhaust faults account for failures petrol cars never see.

On the Chrysler-Jeep Wrangler specifically, petrol is the strongest at 70.9%, and this diesel version sits 4.5 points below the 68.3% model average.

What it means if you are buying one

The diesel Chrysler-Jeep Wrangler fails more often than the model average, so budget for the items that catch this fuel type and treat a fresh MOT as worth paying for. Check the exact car, decode the VIN and check the mileage before you bid.

Mileage is part of the answer

The average diesel Chrysler-Jeep Wrangler had covered 94,264 miles at test, against 89,291 for the petrol. That is above average, the point where suspension bushes, drop links and exhaust corrosion start showing up as advisories before they become failures.

Fuel type and mileage are tangled together: diesels are usually bought by higher-mileage drivers, so some of any gap between fuels is the miles rather than the engine. The per-year figures on the Chrysler-Jeep Wrangler page separate age from fuel if you want to isolate one.

Other Chrysler-Jeep Wrangler fuel types

All Chrysler-Jeep Wrangler MOT data · Every model