Jeep Compass 2018: MOT failure rate for its age

18.2% of 9,508 MOT tests of the Jeep Compass first registered in 2018 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 98.6 (95% CI 94.0–103.3; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2018 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age.

Jeep Compass built in 2018 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	18.2	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	9508
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 94.0–103.3)	98.6	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	9508
Rank among this model's 9 build years	5	of 9	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	9508
Tested in 2024	2385	tests	median 43,620 miles	2024	2385

Built 2018 against Jeep Compass normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 3: 13.8% vs 14%; age 4: 16% vs 15.8%; age 5: 19.6% vs 20.4%; age 6: 23.4% vs 23.6%. Axis from 0% to 30%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2018 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 2018 Jeep Compass fail at each age?

Cars built in 2018 were tested at ages 3 to 6 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 2018: 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)
3	2,371	13.8	12.5–15.2	14	98.7
4	2,387	16	14.5–17.5	15.8	101
5	2,365	19.6	18.1–21.3	20.4	96.1
6	2,385	23.4	21.7–25.1	23.6	99.1

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 9,508 (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 2018 Jeep Compass?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2018 is tyres: 8.7 items per 100 first tests, against 9 across all build years of the Jeep Compass. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2018 were tested at ages 3 to 6.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Jeep Compass built 2018 against the Jeep Compass in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2018, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Tyres	8.7	9	832
Visibility	8.4	8.6	803
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	4	12	380
Suspension	3.8	16.9	364
Brakes	2.3	6.4	220

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 9,578 (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 2018 compare with the years around it?

Among the 9 published build years of the Jeep Compass, 2018 ranks 5 (1 = fails least for its age). 2014: index 93.0. 2019: index 107.3.

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 2018 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/2018/

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 2018: MOT failure rate for its age

How does the 2018 Jeep Compass fail at each age?

What fails most on the 2018 Jeep Compass?

How does 2018 compare with the years around it?

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