Jeep Commander MOT pass rate and common failures
In 2025, 64.6% of Jeep Commander MOT tests were a first-time pass, across 567 tests in Great Britain. For all cars it was 71.5%.
Compared with cars of the same age
Older cars fail more often, so a model that’s mostly a few years old will look better than one that’s mostly 12. These figures compare like with like.
At 3–5 years
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Too few tests at this age to say.
At 6–10 years
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Too few tests at this age to say.
At 11 years and over
63.0%
All cars: 61.3% (1.7 points better). 451 tests.
Pass rate by age
Figures by age, with typical mileage
| Age (years) | Tests | First-time pass | All cars | Typical mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 142 | 62.0% | 57.2% | 118,750 miles |
| 18 | 309 | 63.4% | 57.0% | 126,250 miles |
Typical mileage is the median reading at the test, to the nearest 2,500 miles.
What fails most often
The share of Jeep Commander MOT tests that failed on at least one item in each area, against all cars. A test can fail on several areas at once.
| Area | Commander | All cars |
|---|---|---|
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 25.9% | 16.6% |
| Suspension | 21.0% | 13.7% |
| Brakes | 15.5% | 10.2% |
| Body, chassis, structure | 7.9% | 4.2% |
| Visibility | 6.9% | 5.2% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 4.2% | 4.0% |
| Tyres | 3.4% | 8.4% |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 3.0% | 1.1% |
Most common reasons for failing
- Position lamp: not working failed 9.5% of tests · what this means
- Ball joint excessively worn failed 8.1% of tests · what this means
- Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps failed 3.9% of tests · what this means
- Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively failed 3.4% of tests · what this means
- Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength failed 3.0% of tests
- Linkage ball joints: ball joint excessively worn failed 2.8% of tests · what this means
- Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak failed 2.6% of tests · what this means
- Parking brake performance: inoperative on one side failed 1.9% of tests · what this means
- Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn failed 1.9% of tests · what this means
- Integral vehicle structure condition: corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced failed 1.9% of tests
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About these figures
- They cover every Commander version DVSA records under this name (engines, trims and generations together), on its first MOT test of each visit. A “pass with rectification” (fixed within an hour) counts as a fail, as in DVSA’s own statistics.
- Cars under three years old are left out, because the few tested that young are mostly taxis.
- Fuel mix of the cars tested: diesel 81.0%, petrol 16.4%, liquefied petrolum gas (lpg) 2.1%.
- A pass rate describes the model, not any one car. How a car has been looked after matters more.
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Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data for 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Our own analysis; not produced or endorsed by DVSA.