Jeep Wrangler 2019: MOT failure rate for its age

9.8% of 1,924 MOT tests of the Jeep Wrangler 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 83.0 (95% CI 71.1–94.9; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2019 Jeep Wrangler fails less often than other build years of the same model at the same age. This is a rough estimate from a smaller sample.

Jeep Wrangler built in 2019 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	9.8	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	1924
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 71.1–94.9)	83.0	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	1924
Rank among this model's 10 build years	2	of 10	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	1924
Tested in 2024	622	tests	median 30,455 miles	2024	622

Built 2019 against Jeep Wrangler normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 3: 6.3% vs 9%; age 4: 10.8% vs 11.8%; age 5: 12.2% vs 14.6%. Axis from 0% to 20%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2019 Jeep Wrangler by registration · All Jeep Wrangler 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 Wrangler 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 Wrangler 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	647	6.3	4.7–8.5	9	70.5
4	655	10.8	8.7–13.5	11.8	91.8
5	622	12.2	9.9–15	14.6	83.5

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,924 (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 Wrangler?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2019 is visibility: 6.7 items per 100 first tests, against 9.1 across all build years of the Jeep Wrangler. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2019 were tested at ages 3 to 5.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Jeep Wrangler built 2019 against the Jeep Wrangler in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2019, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Visibility	6.7	9.1	138
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	5.3	31.3	108
Body, chassis, structure	2.8	5.6	57
Brakes	2.3	18	47
Suspension	2	11.3	41

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,045 (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 10 published build years of the Jeep Wrangler, 2019 ranks 2 (1 = fails least for its age). 2018: index 104.7. 2020: index 82.7.

Jeep Wrangler build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2011	89.3	66.9–111.7	no different (rough estimate)	228
2012	109.9	92.1–127.6	no different (rough estimate)	472
2013	106.8	94.2–119.4	no different (rough estimate)	965
2014	108.8	99.0–118.6	no different (rough estimate)	1,799
2015	107.9	100.3–115.5	worse (rough estimate)	3,252
2016	115.8	104.4–127.2	worse (rough estimate)	1,789
2017	126.7	112.4–140.9	worse (rough estimate)	1,454
2018	104.7	91.4–118.0	no different (rough estimate)	1,580
2019	83.0	71.1–94.9	better (rough estimate)	1,924
2020	82.7	67.8–97.6	better (rough estimate)	1,375

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 14,838 (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 Wrangler 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-wrangler/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 Wrangler 2019: MOT failure rate for its age

How does the 2019 Jeep Wrangler fail at each age?

What fails most on the 2019 Jeep Wrangler?

How does 2019 compare with the years around it?

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