2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee Crd Ltd A: MOT pass rate and reliability
74.9% of 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee Crd Ltd As pass the MOT first time, measured across 287 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 122,739 miles.
How the 2005 compares
- Against all Jeep Grand Cherokee Crd Ltd As (70.7%, 1,069 tests): +4.2 points
- Against all 2005 cars (64.2%): +10.7 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every Jeep Grand Cherokee Crd Ltd A model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2005 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Jeep Grand Cherokee Crd Ltd A:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 74.9% | 287 | 122,739 |
| 2006 | 69.9% | 408 | 124,642 |
What this means if you are buying a 2005 Grand Cherokee Crd Ltd A
The 2005 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 4.2 points more often than the Jeep Grand Cherokee Crd Ltd A 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 21-year-old car fails on
A 2005 car is 21 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 high mileage, so timing belts, clutches, suspension bushes and corrosion are the items worth budgeting for rather than the MOT itself. On a 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee Crd Ltd A the average at test was 122,739 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.
2005 is the strongest year on record for this model at 74.9%, ahead of every other year we hold data for.