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Jeep Cherokee MOT fail rate by age and year

DVSA MOT tests 2022–2025 · 47,436 MOT tests · Updated

At 18 years, 43.7% of Jeep Cherokee MOT tests ended in a fail (adjusted to typical mileage), against 43.9% for all class 4 vehicles tested at 18 (3,840 MOT tests) [1].

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  • Brakes: fails 1.6–1.8× as often as cars the same age at 18 years, 822 of 3,840 MOT tests
  • Mileage: median 108,511 miles at 18 years against 105,218 for all class 4 vehicles, 3,840 MOT tests
  • Before the mileage adjustment: 44.0% of MOT tests at 18 years ended in a fail, 3,840 MOT tests

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Figures are for the model, not one car, and compare with all class 4 vehicles tested at 18 in the same test year.

Fail rate at 18 years, typical mileage
43.7%
vs 43.9% for all class 4 vehicles tested at 18
3,840 MOT tests
Fail rate at 18 years, raw
44.0%
vs 43.9% for all class 4 vehicles tested at 18
3,840 MOT tests
Median mileage at 18 years
108,511 mi
vs 105,218 mi for all class 4 vehicles
3,840 MOT tests

Jeep Cherokee MOT fail rate by age

Each line follows the cars first used in one year across the ages they were tested at from 2022 to 2025, so a line never mixes a 2005 car with a 2015 one. 47k DVSA MOT tests in all (47,436).

Jeep Cherokee MOT fail rate by age, one line per first-use yearEach line is the cars first used in one year, followed over the ages they were tested in 2022 to 2025. The dashed line is all class 4 vehicles at each age.Over 18: survivors only0%13%25%38%50%681012141618yearsAll class 4 vehiclesFirst used 2003: 43.2% at 19First used 2004: 44.6% at 18, 42.7% at 19First used 2005: 43.4% at 17, 44.5% at 18First used 2006: 41.5% at 16, 43.1% at 17First used 2014: 26.6% at 8, 27.8% at 9, 29.8% at 10, 30.5% at 11First used 2015: 22.1% at 7, 23.9% at 8, 28.2% at 9, 26.4% at 10First used 2016: 20.8% at 6, 20.7% at 7, 21.5% at 8, 23.7% at 920162004
Jeep Cherokee, one line per first-use year (darker = newer) all class 4 vehicles at the same age
Jeep Cherokee, first used before 2014: share of MOT tests that failed, by age. Only ages with at least 1,000 MOT tests. 'Typical mileage' is n/a where the model's mileage bands cover less than 80% of the national mix.
AgeMOT testsRawTypical mileageAll class 4Difference
151,59044.2%43.7%42.3%+1.4 pts
162,45942.0%41.4%43.3%−1.9 pts
173,11343.1%41.6%43.8%−2.2 pts
183,84044.0%43.7%43.9%−0.2 pts
19*3,88343.1%42.8%43.7%−0.9 pts
20*3,33840.8%39.6%43.2%−3.5 pts
21*2,52140.2%39.8%42.4%−2.5 pts
22*1,78337.2%36.1%41.3%−5.1 pts
23*1,35438.7%36.8%39.8%−3.0 pts
24*1,24534.5%31.8%38.2%−6.4 pts
25*1,13833.5%32.5%36.7%−4.2 pts

Jeep Cherokee, first used 2014 or later

Jeep Cherokee, first used 2014 or later: share of MOT tests that failed, by age. Only ages with at least 1,000 MOT tests. 'Typical mileage' is n/a where the model's mileage bands cover less than 80% of the national mix.
AgeMOT testsRawTypical mileageAll class 4Difference
62,37419.4%19.0%18.6%+0.3 pts
74,44921.3%20.9%21.4%−0.5 pts
85,35523.6%23.2%24.2%−1.0 pts
94,66526.8%25.8%26.5%−0.7 pts
103,17027.7%26.0%28.8%−2.9 pts
111,15930.5%30.1%31.3%−1.2 pts

* Over 18 years: only survivors are still tested at this age, so these rates describe the cars that are left.

About average: 44.0% raw · 43.7% at typical mileage, against 43.9% for all class 4 vehicles tested at 18, 3,840 MOT tests. Which years? See the full verdict

What fails on a Jeep Cherokee at 18 years

1 of 11 parts fail clearly more or less often than on cars the same age, with the same direction at 3 or more ages up to 18 years and no mixed picture.

What failed at 18 years, per 100 MOT tests (3,840 MOT tests), against all class 4 vehicles tested at 18. A test that fails on two parts counts for both.
PartPer 100All class 4ComparedMost common fail
Brakes21.412.9fails 1.6–1.8× as often as cars the same age
Lights and electrics19.721.4about average for cars the same age
Suspension14.117.2about average for cars the same age
Body and structure9.58.7about average for cars the same age
Emissions and leaks6.36.8about average for cars the same age
Visibility6.27.3about average for cars the same age

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Jeep Cherokee recalls

33 DVSA recalls list this model by name [2]. Vehicles are DVSA's count of affected Jeep Cherokee vehicles. The latest:

  • R/2026/138 Also covers the Jeep Cherokee: Two speed power transfer unit failure. Loss of power. (43 vehicles of this model), built Mar 2017 to Feb 2019. From the recall's stated risk: “Affected vehicles may have been built with an improperly seated input shaft snap ring on the power transfer unit (PTU).”
  • R/2024/230 Jeep Cherokee 2014-2014 Power tailgate module (3,316 vehicles of this model), built Feb 2013 to Sep 2015. From the recall's stated risk: “On affected vehicles the power tailgate control module may experience a short circuit.”
  • R/2024/149 Also covers the Jeep Cherokee: Reverse lamp height (452 vehicles of this model), built Jul 2013 to Dec 2017. From the recall's stated risk: “On certain vehicles built with a specific suspension package the reverse lamps may be above the UN ECE 48.04 height requirement.”

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Jeep Cherokee against similar cars at 18 years

Same class and fuel, all tested at 18 years, at typical mileage.

ModelFail rate95% rangeMOT tests
Jeep Cherokee43.7%42.0% to 45.4%3,840
Honda CR-V MOT fail rate40.5%39.9% to 41.1%39,659
Land Rover Freelander MOT fail rate41.6%40.9% to 42.3%33,671
Nissan X-Trail MOT fail rate44.1%43.2% to 45.0%15,004
BMW X3 MOT fail rate33.6%32.4% to 34.9%11,190
Nissan Qashqai MOT fail rate50.6%49.3% to 51.9%7,708
Subaru Forester MOT fail rate36.1%34.5% to 37.7%3,894
Kia Sportage MOT fail rate48.9%47.1% to 50.7%3,611
Nissan Terrano MOT fail rate44.1%41.1% to 47.2%1,088

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Questions people ask

How often does a Jeep Cherokee fail its MOT at 18 years?

43.7% of MOT tests at 18 years ended in a fail at typical mileage (44.0% as tested), from 3,840 MOT tests, against 43.9% for all class 4 vehicles the same age; the Honda CR-V was at 40.5%.

What fails most on a Jeep Cherokee at 18 years?

21.4 in 100 MOT tests at 18 years failed on brakes, then lights and electrics (19.7) and suspension (14.1), from 3,840 MOT tests.

How does the Jeep Cherokee compare with the Honda CR-V?

At 18 years the Jeep Cherokee failed 43.7% of MOT tests at typical mileage, the Honda CR-V 40.5% and the Land Rover Freelander 41.6%, from 3,840, 39,659 and 33,671 MOT tests.

Sources

  1. Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2022 to 2025. DVSA MOT data, Open Government Licence v3.0, 47,436 MOT tests. Accessed 7 Oct 2026.
  2. Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Vehicle safety recalls data. DVSA recall data. Accessed 7 Oct 2026.

Cars tested at 18 years are compared only with vehicles tested at 18 years in the same year, adjusted to typical mileage. Breakdowns and non-MOT faults are not in this data.