MOT data by first-use year
2014 Jeep Cherokee: MOT fail rate and common problems
DVSA MOT tests 2022–2025 · 4,831 MOT tests · Updated
30.5% of 2014 Jeep Cherokee cars failed their MOT at 11 years; measured against vehicles the same age and test year, about the same as the 2015 cars (3,672 MOT tests) [1].
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- +0.8 to −0.7 points: the gap to all class 4 vehicles the same age and test year, from 8 to 11 years, 4,831 MOT tests
- At 11 years (tested 2025): 30.5% failed, against 31.2% for all class 4 vehicles tested at 11 years in 2025, 1,159 MOT tests
- At 10 years (tested 2024): 29.8% failed, against 30.0% for all class 4 vehicles tested at 10 years in 2024, 1,203 MOT tests
Engine, fuel and mileage decide where one vehicle sits within these figures. Check the reg first.
Figures are for 2014 Jeep Cherokee cars as a group, not for one car.
- Fail rate at 11 years (2025)
- 30.5%
- vs 31.2% for all class 4 vehicles tested at 11 years in 2025
- 1,159 MOT tests
- Gap to all class 4, same age and year
- −0.1 pts
- over ages 8–11: −0.8 to +0.8 pts
- 4,831 MOT tests
- Against the 2015 cars
- +0.2 pts
- 95% range −3.0 to +3.3 pts, same ages, each against its own test year
- 3,672 MOT tests
- MOT tests of 2014 cars
- 4,831
- tested 2022–2025, 4 ages with 1,000+ tests
- 4,831 MOT tests
About the same as the 2015 cars: +0.2 points at the same ages (8–10), each year against all class 4 vehicles the same age tested in its own year; 95% range −3.0 to +3.3, from 3,672 MOT tests of 2014 cars and 6,073 of the 2015 cars. Not adjusted for mileage.
Every Jeep Cherokee year against all class 4 vehicles the same age
2014 Jeep Cherokee fail rate at each MOT
From 2022 to 2025, as these cars went from 8 to 11 years old, the fail rate went from 26.6% to 30.5%, and the gap to all class 4 vehicles the same age and test year from +0.8 to −0.7 points. The widest gap was at 8 years (+0.8 points, 1,240 MOT tests).
| Test year | Age | Fail rate | 95% range | MOT tests | All class 4, same age and year | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8 years | 26.6% | 24.2%–29.1% | 1,240 | 25.8% | +0.8 pts |
| 2023 | 9 years | 27.8% | 25.4%–30.4% | 1,229 | 28.2% | −0.4 pts |
| 2024 | 10 years | 29.8% | 27.2%–32.4% | 1,203 | 30.0% | −0.2 pts |
| 2025 | 11 years | 30.5% | 27.9%–33.2% | 1,159 | 31.2% | −0.7 pts |
All class 4: every class 4 vehicle (cars and light vans) tested at that age in the same test year.
2014 against the 2015 cars, age by age
| Age | 2014 | Years either side |
|---|---|---|
| 8 years | 26.6% 1,240 MOT tests, tested 2022 | 2015: 23.9% (2,089, tested 2023) |
| 9 years | 27.8% 1,229 MOT tests, tested 2023 | 2015: 28.2% (2,017, tested 2024) |
| 10 years | 29.8% 1,203 MOT tests, tested 2024 | 2015: 26.4% (1,967, tested 2025) |
Each year was tested in a different calendar year; the verdict compares each against all class 4 vehicles the same age tested in its own year.
What fails on a Jeep Cherokee at 11 years
All Jeep Cherokee MOTs at 11 years, cars first used 2014 (1,159 MOT tests; DVSA item counts are not split by first-use year). The most common fail items: suspension arm bush worn (7.4 per 100 MOT tests), dipped headlight not working (5.1 per 100 MOT tests, a wear item) and headlamp: not working on main beam (3.0 per 100 MOT tests, a wear item).
No item fails at a clearly different rate from all class 4 vehicles the same age across 3 or more ages.
Car tax and ULEZ for a 2014 car
A car first registered in the UK in 2014 was issued a 63 (January–February), 14 (March–August) or 64 (September–December) plate, unless it was registered in Northern Ireland (no age identifier) or has since moved to a private plate. An imported one is plated when first registered here, so its plate can be newer than its first-use year. 14 plates
A 2014 car is taxed by its CO2 emissions band (A to M), shown on the V5C logbook. [2] Car tax calculator for a 2014 diesel car
For the London ULEZ, a 2014 diesel usually does not meet Euro 6. The Euro standard of the car decides, not the year alone. [3] ULEZ checker
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Questions people ask
What is the MOT fail rate of a 2014 Jeep Cherokee?
30.5% at 11 years (tested 2025), from 1,159 MOT tests, against 31.2% for all class 4 vehicles tested at 11 years in 2025.
Does the 2014 Jeep Cherokee fail more MOTs than the 2015?
0.2 percentage points apart at the same ages (8–10), each against all class 4 vehicles the same age and test year, from 3,672 MOT tests (95% range −3.0 to +3.3), so about the same.
At what ages were 2014 Jeep Cherokee cars MOT tested in the data?
4 ages with at least 1,000 MOT tests: 8–11 years, tested 2022–2025, 4,831 MOT tests in all.
What fails most on a Jeep Cherokee at 11 years?
7.4 in 100 MOT tests failed on suspension arm bush worn, the most common fail item. From 1,159 MOT tests of Jeep Cherokee cars first used 2014, not only 2014.
Sources
- Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2022 to 2025. DVSA MOT data, Open Government Licence v3.0, 4,831 MOT tests. Accessed 7 Oct 2026.
- GOV.UK, Vehicle tax rates. Rules, not drawn from the MOT data.
- Transport for London, Ultra Low Emission Zone. Rules, not drawn from the MOT data.
Cars tested at 11 years are compared with every class 4 vehicle tested at 11 years in the same test year. These rates are not adjusted for mileage. Breakdowns and non-MOT faults are not in this data. How we compare