Jeep Compass 2011: MOT failure rate for its age

43.5% of 4,394 MOT tests of the Jeep Compass first registered in 2011 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 111.6 (95% CI 106.6–116.6; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2011 Jeep Compass fails more often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

Jeep Compass built in 2011 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	43.5	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	4394
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 106.6–116.6)	111.6	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	4394
Rank among this model's 9 build years	7	of 9	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	4394
Tested in 2024	630	tests	median 89,977 miles	2024	630

Built 2011 against Jeep Compass normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 8: 38.6% vs 36%; age 9: 45.2% vs 36.9%; age 10: 44.1% vs 38.3%; age 11: 44.6% vs 39%; age 12: 44.4% vs 41.7%; age 13: 44.8% vs 43.3%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2011 Jeep Compass by registration · All Jeep Compass MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2011 Jeep Compass fail at each age?

Cars built in 2011 were tested at ages 8 to 13 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Jeep Compass built 2011: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
8	814	38.6	35.3–42	36	107.3
9	767	45.2	41.8–48.8	36.9	122.7
10	759	44.1	40.6–47.7	38.3	115.2
11	731	44.6	41–48.2	39	114.5
12	693	44.4	40.8–48.2	41.7	106.5
13	630	44.8	40.9–48.7	43.3	103.5

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 4,394 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2011 Jeep Compass?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2011 is suspension: 49 items per 100 first tests, against 16.9 across all build years of the Jeep Compass. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2011 were tested at ages 8 to 13.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Jeep Compass built 2011 against the Jeep Compass in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2011, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Suspension	49	16.9	2,155
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	32.5	12	1,430
Brakes	14.1	6.4	619
Visibility	9.9	8.6	435
Tyres	9.8	9	429

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 4,394 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2011 compare with the years around it?

Among the 9 published build years of the Jeep Compass, 2011 ranks 7 (1 = fails least for its age). 2009: index 128.6. 2012: index 98.4.

Jeep Compass build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2008	121.1	103.2–139.1	worse (rough estimate)	329
2009	128.6	106.0–151.1	worse (rough estimate)	231
2011	111.6	106.6–116.6	worse	4,394
2012	98.4	93.8–103.1	no different	4,821
2013	94.3	88.6–100.0	no different (rough estimate)	3,346
2014	93.0	86.2–99.9	better (rough estimate)	2,571
2018	98.6	94.0–103.3	no different	9,508
2019	107.3	102.2–112.5	worse	9,429
2020	97.0	88.2–105.9	no different (rough estimate)	3,235

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 37,864 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Jeep Compass 2011 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/jeep-compass/2011/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

Jeep Compass 2011: MOT failure rate for its age

How does the 2011 Jeep Compass fail at each age?

What fails most on the 2011 Jeep Compass?

How does 2011 compare with the years around it?

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