JeepCherokee MOT results

In 2025, 66.9% of Jeep Cherokee MOT tests were passed first time, about the same as the 66.0% for cars of the same age. 8.4% had at least one dangerous defect (8.2% for cars the same age). The typical Jeep Cherokee tested was 15 years old with 95,100 miles. Based on 11,333 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

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First-time pass: 66.9%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 66.0%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 4.9%passed after repair
Failed: 28.2%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 8.4%same age 8.2%
Typical mileage: 95,100at the test

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

First-time pass rate by year first registered

Jeep CherokeeAll cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2018	304	82.9%	80.8%
2017	534	79.0%	78.1%
2016	1,386	76.0%	74.8%
2015	1,929	73.4%	71.8%
2014	1,144	69.2%	68.5%
2010	191	56.0%	59.1%
2009	222	53.6%	58.1%
2008	142	57.0%	57.0%
2007	508	56.7%	57.2%
2006	672	54.8%	56.8%
2005	697	58.0%	57.5%
2004	763	58.8%	57.5%
2003	634	61.5%	58.5%
2002	364	60.4%	59.4%
2001	273	64.8%	60.9%
2000	282	65.2%	62.2%
1999	312	65.1%	64.2%
1998	350	65.7%	65.1%
1997	226	69.0%	66.4%
1996	146	63.0%	66.9%
1995	82	62.2%	67.6%
1994	54	74.1%	68.6%
1993	33	66.7%	68.6%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

Jeep CherokeeAll cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
3-4 years	9	66.7%	87.4%	50,400
5-9 years	2,896	77.0%	79.1%	70,900
10-14 years	2,518	71.0%	65.7%	86,500
15-19 years	1,990	55.5%	57.6%	107,900
20-29 years	3,787	62.3%	59.6%	115,000
30-39 years	132	71.2%	71.3%	111,000
40+ years	1	0.0%	82.0%	34,200

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Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Jeep Cherokee is among cars tested in each area, against its share across Great Britain: 2× means twice as common as usual.

under 0.5×
0.5×–0.8×
0.8×–1.25×
1.25×–2×
2× or more
Fewer than 5 tests
None tested

Postcode area of the garage that did the test, not where the owner lives. Hover over or tap an area for its figures.

Postcode area	Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
PE Peterborough	East of England	303	2.7%	1.4×	71.3%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	278	2.5%	1.1×	73.4%
B Birmingham	West Midlands	258	2.3%	0.7×	69.8%
TN Tonbridge	South East	228	2.0%	1.5×	58.8%
RG Reading	South East	206	1.8%	1.2×	67.0%
SA Swansea	Wales	204	1.8%	1.4×	65.2%
NR Norwich	East of England	200	1.8%	1.3×	68.5%
PO Portsmouth	South East	198	1.7%	1.2×	60.1%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	197	1.7%	1.3×	64.5%
IP Ipswich	East of England	194	1.7%	1.4×	66.0%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	194	1.7%	0.9×	73.2%
GU Guildford	South East	193	1.7%	1.3×	61.7%
EX Exeter	South West	187	1.7%	1.5×	53.5%
DE Derby	East Midlands	176	1.6%	1.1×	72.7%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	173	1.5%	1.0×	68.2%
CF Cardiff	Wales	171	1.5%	0.9×	63.2%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	163	1.4%	1.2×	69.3%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	163	1.4%	0.8×	71.8%
RH Redhill	South East	162	1.4%	1.4×	61.7%
SO Southampton	South East	162	1.4%	1.2×	65.4%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	159	1.4%	1.1×	71.1%
BH Bournemouth	South West	151	1.3%	1.3×	62.3%
BS Bristol	South West	145	1.3%	0.7×	57.2%
GL Gloucester	South West	143	1.3%	1.0×	67.1%
BN Brighton	South East	142	1.3%	1.0×	54.2%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	140	1.2%	0.7×	72.1%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	139	1.2%	1.1×	64.7%
OX Oxford	South East	138	1.2%	1.1×	63.0%
PL Plymouth	South West	137	1.2%	1.2×	57.7%
ME Rochester	South East	136	1.2%	1.1×	73.5%
NP Newport	Wales	136	1.2%	1.4×	66.2%
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	135	1.2%	1.8×	68.1%
CO Colchester	East of England	134	1.2%	1.5×	70.1%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	133	1.2%	1.3×	78.2%
LL Llandudno	Wales	131	1.2%	1.2×	58.0%
CT Canterbury	South East	128	1.1%	1.5×	68.8%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	124	1.1%	1.1×	75.0%
TA Taunton	South West	123	1.1%	1.7×	56.1%
SL Slough	South East	120	1.1%	1.5×	76.7%
SN Swindon	South West	118	1.0%	1.2×	63.6%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	113	1.0%	1.1×	68.1%
M Manchester	North West	108	1.0%	0.6×	73.1%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	103	0.9%	0.9×	72.8%
BA Bath	South West	102	0.9%	1.1×	53.9%
CH Chester	North West	101	0.9%	0.8×	61.4%
CB Cambridge	East of England	98	0.9%	1.2×	74.5%
L Liverpool	North West	95	0.8%	0.8×	75.8%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	94	0.8%	0.9×	78.7%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	92	0.8%	0.7×	73.9%
G Glasgow	Scotland	91	0.8%	0.5×	64.8%
SK Stockport	North West	90	0.8%	0.8×	63.3%
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	88	0.8%	0.8×	71.6%
LU Luton	East of England	86	0.8%	1.1×	77.9%
WA Warrington	North West	83	0.7%	0.7×	72.3%
EN Enfield	London	81	0.7%	1.2×	71.6%
DY Dudley	West Midlands	80	0.7%	1.0×	73.8%
DA Dartford	South East	78	0.7%	0.9×	79.5%
TW Twickenham	London	77	0.7%	0.9×	75.3%
TR Truro	South West	76	0.7%	1.1×	48.7%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	74	0.7%	0.5×	63.5%
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	73	0.6%	1.1×	60.3%
RM Romford	London	73	0.6%	0.8×	83.6%
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	71	0.6%	0.9×	64.8%
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	71	0.6%	0.8×	70.4%
PR Preston	North West	71	0.6%	0.7×	67.6%
SG Stevenage	East of England	70	0.6%	0.8×	77.1%
TQ Torquay	South West	70	0.6%	1.2×	54.3%
TS Teesside	North East	70	0.6%	0.7×	70.0%
WS Walsall	West Midlands	69	0.6%	0.8×	69.6%
SP Salisbury	South West	68	0.6%	1.3×	57.4%
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	68	0.6%	0.9×	79.4%
CW Crewe	North West	67	0.6%	1.0×	62.7%
HR Hereford	West Midlands	67	0.6%	1.6×	62.7%
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	66	0.6%	0.8×	62.1%
OL Oldham	North West	65	0.6%	0.8×	72.3%
BB Blackburn	North West	64	0.6%	0.7×	73.4%
DL Darlington	North East	64	0.6%	1.0×	54.7%
WR Worcester	West Midlands	63	0.6%	1.0×	57.1%
DH Durham	North East	61	0.5%	1.1×	65.6%
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	59	0.5%	1.3×	64.4%
SE London SE	London	59	0.5%	0.7×	71.2%
CR Croydon	London	57	0.5%	0.7×	75.4%
NW London NW	London	57	0.5%	0.8×	70.2%
E London E	London	56	0.5%	0.6×	71.4%
AL St Albans	East of England	53	0.5%	1.1×	71.7%
N London N	London	53	0.5%	0.7×	69.8%
UB Southall	London	53	0.5%	0.8×	86.8%
DT Dorchester	South West	52	0.5%	1.2×	57.7%
BL Bolton	North West	51	0.5%	0.6×	54.9%
HA Harrow	London	51	0.5%	0.8×	74.5%
PA Paisley	Scotland	51	0.5%	1.0×	56.9%
TF Telford	West Midlands	51	0.5%	1.2×	74.5%
IV Inverness	Scotland	50	0.4%	1.0×	62.0%
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	48	0.4%	0.8×	62.5%
SW London SW	London	47	0.4%	1.0×	59.6%
CA Carlisle	North West	46	0.4%	0.7×	58.7%
WN Wigan	North West	46	0.4%	0.9×	73.9%
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	45	0.4%	0.7×	57.8%
LA Lancaster	North West	39	0.3%	0.6×	56.4%
WD Watford	East of England	39	0.3%	0.9×	59.0%
FY Blackpool	North West	38	0.3%	0.8×	47.4%
W London W	London	37	0.3%	1.2×	67.6%
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	36	0.3%	1.3×	77.8%
FK Falkirk	Scotland	34	0.3%	0.7×	61.8%
IG Ilford	London	34	0.3%	0.7×	70.6%
ML Motherwell	Scotland	33	0.3%	0.6×	60.6%
PH Perth	Scotland	30	0.3%	0.9×	76.7%
DD Dundee	Scotland	29	0.3%	0.6×	–
DG Dumfries	Scotland	27	0.2%	1.0×	–
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	24	0.2%	0.8×	–
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	24	0.2%	2.5×	–
BR Bromley	London	23	0.2%	0.6×	–
SM Sutton	London	21	0.2%	0.8×	–
TD Galashiels	Scotland	16	0.1%	0.7×	–
SR Sunderland	North East	14	0.1%	0.4×	–
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	13	0.1%	1.4×	–
HS Outer Hebrides	Scotland	9	<0.1%	1.8×	–
ZE Shetland	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	618	5.5%	0.7×	62.6%
North East	349	3.1%	0.8×	67.0%
North West	964	8.5%	0.7×	66.7%
Yorkshire and the Humber	1,014	8.9%	1.0×	71.5%
Wales	666	5.9%	1.2×	63.5%
West Midlands	1,103	9.7%	1.0×	68.6%
East Midlands	803	7.1%	1.0×	69.5%
East of England	1,473	13.0%	1.3×	71.1%
London	850	7.5%	0.8×	73.2%
South East	2,118	18.7%	1.2×	65.6%
South West	1,372	12.1%	1.2×	57.9%

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Where they fail

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against cars of the same age.

Jeep CherokeeCars the same age

Lights and electrics13.9%14.4%
Suspension12.2%12.1%
Brakes11.2%8.9%
Body and structure5.4%5.7%
Emissions and leaks5.1%4.8%
Tyres5.0%6.2%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)4.2%5.4%
Seat belts and airbags2.2%1.8%
Steering2.1%2.9%

A test can fail in more than one area. Failures fixed during the test are included.

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Most common failures

The 10 defects that failed Jeep Cherokee tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn Suspension	4.2%	1.8%	2.3×	0.0%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Emissions and leaks	3.1%	1.8%	1.7×	0.0%
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam Lights and electrics	2.9%	1.6%	1.8×	0.0%
Position lamp: not working Lights and electrics	2.9%	3.3%	0.9×	0.0%
Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension	2.6%	1.6%	1.6×	0.0%
Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements Brakes	2.3%	1.7%	1.4×	0.0%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	2.2%	2.3%	1.0×	0.0%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes Dangerous	2.2%	1.7%	1.3×	100.0%
Stop lamp: not working Lights and electrics	2.0%	2.6%	0.8×	0.0%
Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn Suspension	1.9%	2.1%	0.9×	0.0%

“vs same age” compares this model with cars of the same age: 2.0× means twice as often. “Marked dangerous” is how often the tester recorded that failure as dangerous.

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Most common advisories

Things the tester noted to watch, which don’t fail the test.

Advisory	Tests
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge	16.1%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive	14.8%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	14.2%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	12.3%
Brake pads: wearing thin	8.9%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	6.2%
Coil spring: corroded	5.9%
Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material	5.8%
Transmission oil leaks: leak, but not excessive	4.1%
Ball joint: ball joint has slight play	4.0%

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By fuel

Fuel	Tests	First-time pass
Diesel	9,045	67.6%
Petrol	2,216	64.1%
Gas	72	63.9%

Fuels with fewer than 30 tests are left out. Different fuels often mean different ages, so compare with care.

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