Does the Jeep Patriot fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?

The Jeep Patriot records 23.13 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 15.98 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+7.15, 95% interval +6.33 to +7.96). It ranks 93 of 712 models on brakes (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on brakes · check a Jeep Patriot by registration

What exactly fails on brakes?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Jeep Patriot is “Warning device shows system malfunction”, recorded 532 times in 2019–2024.

Jeep Patriot: most frequent brakes defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
Warning device shows system malfunction	532	3.97
a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm	378	2.82
ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction	359	2.68
Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn	263	1.96
A brake hose ferrule excessively corroded	261	1.95

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 13,409 (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 Patriot gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?

16.8% of Jeep Patriot MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 5,306 miles later (2,646 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,646 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

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