Jeep Renegade: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Jeep Renegade passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 1.6 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 26,191 individual Jeep Renegade tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 78.3% first-time pass rate means roughly 22 in every 100 Jeep Renegades presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average Jeep Renegade tested had covered 57,963 miles and was built around 2017.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Jeep Renegade sits 1.6 points above the national average, ranked 1,511 of 2,005 models. On one bought as repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

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 Jeep Renegade 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 recorded closing bids for damaged Jeep Renegades at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Jeep Renegade

1. Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 6% of tests (8.11x the national rate for this defect)
2. A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative, 2% of tests (7.38x the national rate for this defect)
3. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 3.2% of tests (2.52x the national rate for this defect)
4. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 3.8% of tests (1.72x the national rate for this defect)
5. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 4.8% of tests (1.51x the national rate for this defect)
6. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 1.2% of tests (1.46x the national rate for this defect)
7. A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play, 1.6% of tests (1.25x the national rate for this defect)
8. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 3.4% of tests
9. A tyre seriously damaged, 1.8% of tests
10. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.7% of tests

From 26,160 DVSA-tracked Jeep Renegade tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 5.65% of these flagged Jeep Renegade defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Jeep Renegade

An advisory doesn't fail the car - the tester flags it as worth watching, but it still passes. A different list from the failures above: what testers are noting on a Jeep Renegade before it actually fails on it.

1. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 5.1% of tests (1.61x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
2. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 17.4% of tests (1.42x the national rate for this advisory)
3. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 32% of tests (1.2x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
4. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 14.5% of tests, also fails
5. A tyre seriously damaged, 12.4% of tests, also fails
6. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 8.3% of tests, also fails
7. Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users, 2.8% of tests
8. Exhaust system leaking or insecure, 1.7% of tests
9. A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play, 1.4% of tests, also fails
10. Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements, 1.2% of tests

From 26,160 DVSA-tracked Jeep Renegade tests, 2024.

Jeep Renegade pass rate by model year

From its 2015 to its 2021 model year, the Jeep Renegade's first-time pass rate has risen 20.2 points, from 72.2% to 92.4%, the usual pattern: a newer model year is a younger car today, so it fails less. First-time pass rate for each Jeep Renegade year:

• 2015 Jeep Renegade - 72.2% first-time pass, 5,947 tests
• 2016 Jeep Renegade - 76.5% first-time pass, 10,610 tests
• 2017 Jeep Renegade - 81.8% first-time pass, 4,057 tests
• 2018 Jeep Renegade - 83.7% first-time pass, 2,304 tests
• 2019 Jeep Renegade - 88.9% first-time pass, 1,716 tests
• 2020 Jeep Renegade - 90.5% first-time pass, 856 tests
• 2021 Jeep Renegade - 92.4% first-time pass, 569 tests

Jeep Renegade by fuel type

The Jeep Renegade's two most-tested fuel types split by 5.7 points: diesel passes first time 75.9% of the time (13,836 tests) against 81.6% for petrol (12,239 tests).

• Diesel Jeep Renegade - 75.9% first-time pass, 13,836 tests
• Petrol Jeep Renegade - 81.6% first-time pass, 12,239 tests

Other Jeep models

• Jeep Compass - 82.1%
• Jeep Grand Cherokee - 82.8%
• Jeep Cherokee - 77.6%
• Jeep Wrangler - 82.8%
• Jeep Renegade Night Eagle - 90.3%
• Jeep G-Cherokee Overland Crd A - 70.9%
• Jeep Grand Cherokee Crd Ltd A - 69.6%
• Jeep Cherokee Limited Crd A - 62%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Lotus Elan - 78.4%
• Hyundai I10 - 78.3%
• Hyundai I20 - 78.3%
• Jaguar Xj - 78.3%
• Jaguar Xjr - 78.3%
• Volkswagen Touareg - 78.2%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
• What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences
• Do you need an HPI check on a car you know is a write-off?

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