UK vehicle statistics / Jeep

How many Jeep cars are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 92,391 licensed and 20,382 SORN Jeep vehicles in the UK, across 9 published model groups. That means 1 in 6 surviving Jeep is currently off the road.

Is the Jeep fleet shrinking?

Adding up every published Jeep model group: 92,391 are licensed as of 2026 Q1 — the highest count in the published series, so the Jeep range is still arriving on UK roads rather than leaving them. That is up 12% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 20,382 are declared SORN — 1 in 6 of the 112,773 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

Jeep MOT pass rate

In 2024, 76% of 47,673 Jeep MOTs passed first time — above the 71.2% UK average.

The items most often behind a first-test failure across published Jeep model groups:

• Exhaust Emissions — 3.2% of tests. The car exceeded its emissions limits. Can be a sensor or a service, but on a diesel it can also mean an expensive filter or catalyst.
• Steering Linkage Components — 2.8% of tests. Worn track rod ends or joints. Affects steering and tyre wear, and is a normal age-related repair.
• Tread Depth — 2.7% of tests. Tyres below the 1.6mm legal limit. Budget for tyres, and treat it as a sign of how the car was maintained.
• Position Lamps — 2.3% of tests. A side or tail light out. Usually a bulb.

See every model on the Jeep MOT pass rate page.

Before you buy

• Exhaust Emissions — 3.2% of tests in 2024. The car exceeded its emissions limits. Can be a sensor or a service, but on a diesel it can also mean an expensive filter or catalyst.
• Steering Linkage Components — 2.8% of tests in 2024. Worn track rod ends or joints. Affects steering and tyre wear, and is a normal age-related repair.
• Tread Depth — 2.7% of tests in 2024. Tyres below the 1.6mm legal limit. Budget for tyres, and treat it as a sign of how the car was maintained.
• Position Lamps — 2.3% of tests in 2024. A side or tail light out. Usually a bulb.
• Check the actual Jeep — These figures describe the model group. Enter the registration for that vehicle's free MOT, tax and mileage record before you pay a deposit.

Rarest Jeep models

The published Jeep model groups with the smallest surviving populations.

• G-Cherokee — 97 licensed, 10 SORN
• Commander — 458 licensed, 365 SORN
• Patriot — 1,117 licensed, 852 SORN
• Wrangler — 7,556 licensed, 2,414 SORN
• Compass — 15,284 licensed, 547 SORN

Every Jeep model

How to read these numbers

Licensed means taxed and legal to use on the road at the end of the quarter. SORN means the keeper has declared it off the road — it still exists, but it is not in use. A model group's total is the best available proxy for how many survive, and a shrinking one means fewer donor cars, fewer specialists and slower parts supply.

Common questions

How many Jeep cars are left in the UK?

92,391 Jeep vehicles were licensed and 20,382 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, across 9 published model groups, according to DfT and DVLA statistics.

Which Jeep is rarest?

Of the published Jeep model groups, the G-Cherokee has the smallest surviving population at 97 licensed and 10 SORN.

Is the Jeep fleet shrinking?

92,391 are licensed as of 2026 Q1 — the highest count in the published series, so the Jeep range is still arriving on UK roads rather than leaving them. That is up 12% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 20,382 are declared SORN — 1 in 6 of the 112,773 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

What is the Jeep MOT pass rate?

76% of 47,673 class-4 initial MOT tests on Jeep cars passed first time in 2024 — above the 71.2% UK average.

What do Jeep cars fail the MOT on?

Across published Jeep model groups, the most common initial failure categories in 2024 are exhaust emissions (3.2% of tests), steering linkage components (2.8% of tests), tread depth (2.7% of tests). DVSA publishes each model group's six most common categories, so this ranks the biggest published causes.

Does a Jeep population figure describe the car I am looking at?

No. It describes the model group. Enter the registration for that car's own free MOT, tax and mileage record.

Source and limitations

Source: Department for Transport and DVLA, df_VEH0120_UK. Released 2026-07-15 under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

DVLA make and model fields are administrative data and can contain omissions or inconsistencies. These statistics describe model groups, not an individual registration.

Confidential cells marked [c] represent between 1 and 4 vehicles and are treated as zero in aggregates, so totals can be slightly understated.