Does the Jeep Patriot fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?

The Jeep Patriot records 38.51 lamps, reflectors and electrics failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 26.03 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+12.48, 95% interval +11.43 to +13.53). It ranks 56 of 729 models on lamps, reflectors and electrics (1 = most failures above expected).

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

What exactly fails on lamps, reflectors and electrics?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Jeep Patriot is “A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning”, recorded 1,055 times in 2019–2024.

Jeep Patriot: most frequent lamps, reflectors and electrics defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning	1,055	7.87
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources	998	7.44
Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning	537	4.00
A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED	425	3.17
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements	327	2.44

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

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