2016 Jeep Cherokee: MOT pass rate and reliability

81.7% of 2016 Jeep Cherokees pass the MOT first time, measured across 1,452 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 69,250 miles.

How the 2016 compares

  • Against all Jeep Cherokees (78%, 5,828 tests): +3.7 points
  • Against all 2016 cars (80.9%): +0.8 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Jeep Cherokee model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2016 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Jeep Cherokee:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2014 74.7% 1,192 84,030
2015 76% 2,009 79,257
2016 81.7% 1,452 69,250
2017 82% 551 58,007
2018 86.5% 311 50,052

What this means if you are buying a 2016 Cherokee

The 2016 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 3.7 points more often than the Jeep Cherokee average. That is a point in its favour, though condition and service history still matter more than the model year. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.

What a 10-year-old car fails on

A 2016 car is 10 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:

  • Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
  • Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
  • Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
  • Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
  • Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
  • Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested

That is a shade above the middle of the range, still ordinary wear rather than a red flag, but worth checking against the service book for the car's age. On a 2016 Jeep Cherokee the average at test was 69,250 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.

The strongest year for this model is 2018 at 86.5%, and the weakest in our data is 2014 at 74.7%. That 11.8 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2016 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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