2021 Jeep Compass: MOT pass rate and reliability

87.7% of 2021 Jeep Compass pass the MOT first time, measured across 1,258 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 24,039 miles.

How the 2021 compares

  • Against all Jeep Compass (82.5%, 9,278 tests): +5.2 points
  • Against all 2021 cars (90%): -2.3 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Jeep Compass model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2021 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Jeep Compass:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2013 70.6% 347 79,422
2014 71.6% 423 75,494
2018 80.7% 2,393 46,003
2019 82.1% 3,170 38,068
2020 88.2% 1,608 29,795
2021 87.7% 1,258 24,039

What this means if you are buying a 2021 Compass

The 2021 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 5.2 points more often than the Jeep Compass average. That is a point in its favour, though condition and service history still matter more than the model year. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.

What a 5-year-old car fails on

A 2021 car is 5 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:

  • Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
  • Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
  • Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
  • Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
  • Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
  • Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested

That is low mileage, which usually means light urban use. Short journeys are harder on batteries, brakes and exhausts than motorway miles, so do not assume low miles means low wear. On a 2021 Jeep Compass the average at test was 24,039 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.

The strongest year for this model is 2020 at 88.2%, and the weakest in our data is 2013 at 70.6%. That 17.6 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2021 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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