Jeep Compass 2019: MOT failure rate for its age

17.8% of 9,429 MOT tests of the Jeep Compass first registered in 2019 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 107.3 (95% CI 102.2–112.5; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2019 Jeep Compass fails more often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

Jeep Compass built in 2019 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	17.8	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	9429
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 102.2–112.5)	107.3	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	9429
Rank among this model's 9 build years	6	of 9	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	9429
Tested in 2024	3165	tests	median 36,098 miles	2024	3165

Built 2019 against Jeep Compass normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 3: 14.4% vs 13.5%; age 4: 17.3% vs 15.9%; age 5: 21.7% vs 20.3%. Axis from 0% to 30%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2019 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 2019 Jeep Compass fail at each age?

Cars built in 2019 were tested at ages 3 to 5 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 2019: 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	3,140	14.4	13.2–15.7	13.5	106.6
4	3,124	17.3	16–18.6	15.9	108.7
5	3,165	21.7	20.3–23.1	20.3	106.8

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 9,429 (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 2019 Jeep Compass?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2019 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 2019 were tested at ages 3 to 5.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Jeep Compass built 2019 against the Jeep Compass in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2019, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Tyres	8.7	9	828
Visibility	8.2	8.6	782
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	3.4	12	326
Suspension	2.4	16.9	232
Noise, emissions and leaks	2.2	2.2	211

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 9,521 (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 2019 compare with the years around it?

Among the 9 published build years of the Jeep Compass, 2019 ranks 6 (1 = fails least for its age). 2018: index 98.6. 2020: index 97.0.

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 2019 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/2019/

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 2019: MOT failure rate for its age

How does the 2019 Jeep Compass fail at each age?

What fails most on the 2019 Jeep Compass?

How does 2019 compare with the years around it?

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