Jeep Cherokee: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Jeep Cherokee passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 0.9 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 5,858 individual Jeep Cherokee tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

First-time pass rate77.6%
UK national average76.7%
Difference+0.9 points
Tests analysed5,858
Average mileage at test74,929 miles
Average year of manufacture2015
Reliability rank1,529 of 2,005 models

What this means if you are buying one

A 77.6% first-time pass rate means roughly 22 in every 100 Jeep Cherokees presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average Jeep Cherokee tested had covered 74,929 miles and was built around 2015.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Jeep Cherokee bought as a repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

Before you bid: run the lot through the analyzer, check the car's own record, check the mileage, decode the VIN, and if it carries a marker use the write-off value calculator. Or compare it against another model.

Looking at a specific Jeep Cherokee rather than the model in general? The free check covers its MOT and mileage history, and the full HPI report confirms the insurance write-off category, outstanding finance and whether it is recorded stolen, from licensed data for 5 credits. Already own one that has been damaged? Work out whether fixing it beats selling it with the repair or scrap calculator, and see what damaged Jeep Cherokees actually sold for at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Jeep Cherokee

  1. A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative, 0.9% of tests (4.96x the national rate for this defect)
  2. A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED, 4.1% of tests (4.54x the national rate for this defect)
  3. Headlamp aim unable to be tested, 0.5% of tests (2.58x the national rate for this defect)
  4. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 0.6% of tests (2.56x the national rate for this defect)
  5. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 2.1% of tests (2.26x the national rate for this defect)
  6. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 7.1% of tests (1.93x the national rate for this defect)
  7. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 2.1% of tests (1.37x the national rate for this defect)
  8. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.7% of tests (1.25x the national rate for this defect)
  9. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1.9% of tests
  10. A tyre seriously damaged, 1.6% of tests

From 9,580 DVSA-tracked Jeep Cherokee tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 5.15% of these flagged Jeep Cherokee defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Jeep Cherokee pass rate by model year

Pass rates fall steadily as cars age, so the model year matters as much as the model. First-time pass rate for each Jeep Cherokee year:

Jeep Cherokee by fuel type

Diesel and petrol versions of the same car fail on different things, so the fuel type moves the number:

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