MOT reliability
Ford Jeep
221 vehicles · 1,416 completed MOT tests analysed
88%
MOT pass rate
Based on 221 Ford Jeep vehicles and 1,416 completed MOT tests, the Ford Jeep has an overall 88% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 26,167 miles.
221
Vehicles
1,416
MOT tests
477
Avg miles / year
0.7
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share
Ford Jeep problem areas
Where faults occur most across all Ford Jeep MOT tests:
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Other115%
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Steering8%
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Seatbelts & equipment4%
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Brakes4%
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Lamps & electrical3%
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Emissions & nuisance2%
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Tyres, wheels & suspension1%
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Body & structure1%
Ford Jeep pass rate by age
How the Ford Jeep's MOT pass rate changes as it ages (buckets with 20+ tests).
| Age (years) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 | 86% |
| 2 | 29 | 83% |
| 3 | 34 | 85% |
| 4 | 34 | 91% |
| 5 | 26 | 88% |
| 6 | 28 | 86% |
| 7 | 29 | 83% |
| 8 | 23 | 91% |
| 9 | 23 | 91% |
| 10 | 27 | 93% |
| 11 | 20 | 100% |
| 12 | 20 | 95% |
| 13 | 21 | 95% |
| 14 | 18 | 94% |
| 15 | 15 | 100% |
| 16 | 21 | 86% |
| 17 | 14 | 93% |
| 18 | 15 | 100% |
| 19 | 21 | 95% |
| 20 | 26 | 85% |
Fuel types: Petrol (219), Diesel (2)
Most common Ford Jeep MOT faults
These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Ford Jeep MOT tests:
- Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1a) (33 times)
- Oil leak (30 times)
- Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.C.1b) (24 times)
- Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (22 times)
- Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (19 times)
- Nearside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b) (14 times)
- Offside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b) (13 times)
- Parking brake: parking brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.C.1b) (12 times)
- Front Drag link end ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f) (12 times)
- Centre Steering pivot point has slight play (2.2.B.1g) (11 times)
- Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (10 times)
- Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2) (10 times)
- Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (9 times)
- Horn not working (1.6.2a) (8 times)
- Service brake: service brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.C.1a) (8 times)
Ford Jeep pass rate by registration year
| Year | Vehicles | Tests | Pass rate | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | 4 | 100% | 46,454 |
| 2015 | 1 | 3 | 67% | 40,677 |
| 2013 | 2 | 5 | 80% | 1,096 |
| 2012 | 1 | 7 | 100% | 7,573 |
| 2011 | 2 | 17 | 94% | 14,013 |
| 2010 | 3 | 33 | 94% | 12,157 |
| 2009 | 2 | 8 | 88% | 885 |
| 2008 | 5 | 28 | 82% | 34,493 |
| 2007 | 3 | 8 | 100% | 6,764 |
| 2006 | 1 | 13 | 85% | 9,263 |
| 2005 | 9 | 42 | 88% | 33,037 |
| 2004 | 5 | 49 | 86% | 19,875 |
| 2003 | 7 | 54 | 85% | 4,833 |
| 2002 | 4 | 23 | 87% | 7,165 |
| 2001 | 3 | 25 | 80% | 50,578 |
| 2000 | 2 | 21 | 100% | 35,044 |
| 1999 | 1 | 2 | 100% | 107 |
| 1998 | 4 | 26 | 96% | 16,583 |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 68,990 |
| 1996 | 5 | 33 | 100% | 13,553 |
| 1995 | 1 | 6 | 100% | 10,215 |
| 1994 | 2 | 15 | 93% | 5,590 |
| 1993 | 2 | 18 | 100% | 50,871 |
| 1992 | 2 | 14 | 100% | 33,357 |
| 1991 | 1 | 9 | 78% | 13,595 |
| 1990 | 3 | 29 | 76% | 39,290 |
| 1989 | 4 | 11 | 91% | 9,634 |
| 1988 | 7 | 35 | 97% | 46,213 |
| 1987 | 2 | 19 | 68% | 60,201 |
| 1986 | 4 | 49 | 71% | 21,765 |
| 1985 | 1 | 7 | 86% | 33,755 |
| 1984 | 4 | 22 | 77% | 23,738 |
| 1983 | 4 | 24 | 96% | 24,904 |
| 1982 | 3 | 10 | 90% | 33,370 |
| 1981 | 2 | 18 | 100% | 13,648 |
| 1980 | 2 | 29 | 93% | 32,613 |
| 1979 | 3 | 23 | 87% | 20,729 |
| 1978 | 3 | 25 | 100% | 18,079 |
| 1977 | 2 | 8 | 75% | 1,873 |
| 1974 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 20,943 |
| 1973 | 1 | 9 | 89% | 7,457 |
| 1972 | 1 | 8 | 88% | 53,363 |
| 1970 | 1 | 11 | 73% | 3,033 |
| 1969 | 1 | 7 | 100% | 156 |
| 1967 | 1 | 3 | 100% | 52,470 |
| 1966 | 2 | 18 | 78% | 15,419 |
| 1962 | 2 | 16 | 94% | 14,925 |
| 1960 | 5 | 20 | 85% | 14,712 |
| 1959 | 9 | 55 | 95% | 24,973 |
| 1958 | 7 | 37 | 86% | 39,896 |
| 1957 | 9 | 65 | 78% | 26,866 |
| 1956 | 1 | 3 | 67% | 43,960 |
| 1955 | 1 | 4 | 75% | 3,489 |
| 1954 | 1 | 8 | 100% | 80,706 |
| 1953 | 2 | 6 | 100% | 43,270 |
| 1952 | 4 | 25 | 96% | 40,449 |
| 1951 | 2 | 15 | 80% | 27,054 |
| 1950 | 2 | 13 | 85% | 25,146 |
| 1949 | 1 | 4 | 100% | 2,956 |
| 1948 | 6 | 30 | 87% | 42,298 |
| 1947 | 13 | 84 | 94% | 26,920 |
| 1946 | 5 | 28 | 79% | 33,906 |
| 1945 | 1 | 2 | 50% | 10,000 |
| 1944 | 7 | 47 | 94% | 33,152 |
| 1943 | 6 | 28 | 89% | 27,734 |
| 1942 | 14 | 96 | 86% | 25,176 |
Ford Jeep reliability FAQ
Across 221 Ford Jeep vehicles in our MOT data,
88% pass the MOT (a 12% failure rate), with about
0.7 faults or advisories recorded per test.
The most frequently recorded Ford Jeep MOT issues are:
Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1a); Oil leak; Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.C.1b).
The typical Ford Jeep in our data has covered around
26,167 miles.
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