Does the Jeep Compass fail the MOT on tyres more than it should?

The Jeep Compass records 8.98 tyres failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 7.59 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+1.39, 95% interval +1.10 to +1.68). It ranks 172 of 751 models on tyres (1 = most failures above expected).

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What exactly fails on tyres?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Jeep Compass is “Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements”, recorded 1,712 times in 2019–2024.

Jeep Compass: most frequent tyres defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements	1,712	4.20
A tyre cords visible or damaged	841	2.06
A tyre seriously damaged	767	1.88
A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative	177	0.43
Tyre obviously under inflated	48	0.12

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 40,731 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

If a Jeep Compass gets a tyres advisory, how often does it fail next time?

8.1% of Jeep Compass MOTs with a tyres advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 6,858 miles later (7,402 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 7,402 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

Does the Jeep Compass fail the MOT on tyres more than it should?

What exactly fails on tyres?

If a Jeep Compass gets a tyres advisory, how often does it fail next time?

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