All generations and engines together · 28,795 MOT tests in the 2025 data · typical mileage at age 7: 57k
Computed from DVSA MOT results, all of Great Britain, 2025. Nothing here is opinion.
Share of tests where each item was recorded. The dark tick is the class average across all tracked models; bars are scaled within each group.
The rows that judge the model rather than its keeper. 20,961 tests in this band.
Tyres, pads and stone chips say more about how the car was driven and maintained than about how it was built.
Owner folklore from forums and the motoring press. Most of it never shows up in an MOT, which is why this section exists at all.
Owners report clunks and knocks from the front end over bumps and speed humps, usually blamed on strut top mounts, drop links and anti-roll bar bushes. One Honest John owner review describes a first MOT throwing up £700 of suspension work the dealer refused to cover under warranty because nothing had been flagged earlier. Suspension is the measured MOT fault signature for this class of small SUV, and the folklore lines up: it's the wear part owners complain about loudest, though which specific component gives out varies case by case.
A batch of Renegades built in late 2018 were recalled because the right-side engine mount bolt didn't have enough thread engagement, risking the mount coming loose. Separately from the recall, owners on the Jeep Renegade Forum describe engine mounts wearing and causing clunks or a vibration through the cabin under load on cars outside that build window too. If you're buying a 2018-19 car, check the recall work was actually carried out.
The 1.6 and 2.0 Multijet diesels are reported to clog their EGR valves and DPF earlier than you'd want, especially on cars used mostly for short runs. Symptoms are a warning light, sluggish acceleration, more frequent regeneration cycles and noticeably worse fuel economy. Owners describe a first wave of niggles from around 40,000 miles and a second, costlier round involving the injection pump from 100,000 miles or so; EGR cleaning or DPF replacement runs from a few hundred pounds up to over £1,000 if the pump's involved.
Two different automatics get complaints. The ZF 9-speed fitted to 4x4 diesel autos has a long history of hard, hesitant shifts and, on some UK-spec cars, simply refusing to select 9th gear at all; Jeep issued software updates in the US that owners say only partly fixed it. The 6-speed DCT fitted to automatic petrols is a dry dual-clutch unit that a UK gearbox specialist flags for clutch wear, sometimes at low mileage, and for shift flare. Repairs on either range from a few hundred pounds for a clutch pack to well over £1,500 for a full unit.
Manual cars turn up with clutch and dual-mass flywheel failures well before you'd expect, with forum reports of clutches burning out anywhere from 18,000 to 60,000 miles rather than the 80,000-plus you'd hope for. A Honest John owner review describes a clutch and flywheel failure at 18,000 miles costing around £1,500. Judder or chatter on take-up, or a rattly idle that clears when the clutch is pressed, are the tells.
Cars with the optional panoramic sunroof turn up repeatedly in owner threads with water finding its way into the cabin or boot, usually from blocked or kinked drain tubes, a worn seal, or water tracking in around the roof aerial base. Buyers notice a damp headliner, water pooling in the boot corners after rain, or a musty smell. It's a fiddly, not-always-permanent fix rather than a single part swap, so it's worth checking on a wet car before buying.
Built from the two sections above.
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