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2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee: MOT fail rate and common problems

DVSA MOT tests 2022–2025 · 4,167 MOT tests · Updated

20.4% of 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee cars failed their MOT at 9 years; measured against vehicles the same age and test year, about the same as the 2015 cars (3,104 MOT tests) [1].

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  • −3.4 to −4.6 points: the gap to all class 4 vehicles the same age and test year, from 6 to 9 years, 4,167 MOT tests
  • 90,000 to 120,000 miles: 27.4% of Jeep Grand Cherokee cars first used 2013–2016 failed at 9 years, against 16.0% at 30,000 to 60,000 miles, 2,317 MOT tests
  • At 9 years (tested 2025): 20.4% failed, against 25.0% for all class 4 vehicles tested at 9 years in 2025, 1,036 MOT tests

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Figures are for 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee cars as a group, not for one car.

Fail rate at 9 years (2025)
20.4%
vs 25.0% for all class 4 vehicles tested at 9 years in 2025
1,036 MOT tests
Gap to all class 4, same age and year
−4.4 pts
over ages 6–9: −4.9 to −3.4 pts
4,167 MOT tests
Against the 2015 cars
+1.4 pts
95% range −1.7 to +4.5 pts, same ages, each against its own test year
3,104 MOT tests
MOT tests of 2016 cars
4,167
tested 2022–2025, 4 ages with 1,000+ tests
4,167 MOT tests

About the same as the 2015 cars: +1.4 points at the same ages (7–9), each year against all class 4 vehicles the same age tested in its own year; 95% range −1.7 to +4.5, from 3,104 MOT tests of 2016 cars and 4,255 of the 2015 cars. Not adjusted for mileage.

Every Jeep Grand Cherokee year against all class 4 vehicles the same age

Jeep Grand Cherokee first-use years against all class 4 vehicles the same ageEach first-use year of the Jeep Grand Cherokee as percentage points above or below all class 4 vehicles the same age, averaged over the ages it was tested at, with 95% intervals. 2016: −4.4 pts. 2005: −7.8 pts (−10.8 to −4.8) against all class 4 vehicles the same age, ages 17, 1,002 MOT tests20052006: −6.9 pts (−8.3 to −5.5) against all class 4 vehicles the same age, ages 16–18, 4,340 MOT tests20062007: −6.8 pts (−8.7 to −4.8) against all class 4 vehicles the same age, ages 15–16, 2,322 MOT tests20072013: −7.0 pts (−8.8 to −5.2) against all class 4 vehicles the same age, ages 9–10, 2,082 MOT tests20132014: −7.8 pts (−8.9 to −6.8) against all class 4 vehicles the same age, ages 8–11, 5,921 MOT tests20142015: −6.2 pts (−7.2 to −5.2) against all class 4 vehicles the same age, ages 7–10, 5,616 MOT tests20152016: −4.4 pts (−5.6 to −3.3) against all class 4 vehicles the same age, ages 6–9, 4,167 MOT tests2016−4.4 −10.80+10.8 pts
Percentage points above (right) or below (left) all class 4 vehicles the same age, tested in the same year, 2022 to 2025, each year averaged over the ages it was tested at. Lines show the 95% range.

2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee fail rate at each MOT

From 2022 to 2025, as these cars went from 6 to 9 years old, the fail rate went from 15.6% to 20.4%, and the gap to all class 4 vehicles the same age and test year from −3.4 to −4.6 points. The widest gap was at 7 years (−4.9 points, 1,044 MOT tests).

Test yearAgeFail rate95% rangeMOT testsAll class 4, same age and yearGap
20226 years15.6%13.6%–17.9%1,06319.0%−3.4 pts
20237 years16.4%14.3%–18.7%1,04421.3%−4.9 pts
20248 years18.5%16.2%–20.9%1,02423.2%−4.7 pts
20259 years20.4%18.0%–22.9%1,03625.0%−4.6 pts

All class 4: every class 4 vehicle (cars and light vans) tested at that age in the same test year.

2016 against the 2015 cars, age by age

Age2016Years either side
7 years16.4% 1,044 MOT tests, tested 20232015: 17.4% (1,437, tested 2022)
8 years18.5% 1,024 MOT tests, tested 20242015: 17.4% (1,421, tested 2023)
9 years20.4% 1,036 MOT tests, tested 20252015: 19.8% (1,397, tested 2024)

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 Grand Cherokee at 9 years

All Jeep Grand Cherokee MOTs at 9 years, cars first used 2013–2016 (4,991 MOT tests; DVSA item counts are not split by first-use year). The most common fail items: tyre tread below 1.6 mm (2.0 per 100 MOT tests, a wear item), brake pads under 1.5 mm (1.8 per 100 MOT tests, a wear item) and washers: provides insufficient washer liquid (1.5 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.

Mileage and the fail rate at 9 years

Jeep Grand Cherokee cars first used 2013–2016 at 90,000 to 120,000 miles failed 27.4% of MOTs at 9 years (1,093 MOT tests), against 16.0% at 30,000 to 60,000 miles (1,224 MOT tests). All class 4 vehicles: 32.8% and 23.0%.

Car tax and ULEZ for a 2016 car

A car first registered in the UK in 2016 was issued a 65 (January–February), 16 (March–August) or 66 (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. 16 plates

A 2016 car is taxed by its CO2 emissions band (A to M), shown on the V5C logbook. [2] Car tax calculator for a 2016 car

For the London ULEZ, a 2016 petrol usually meets Euro 4, and a 2016 diesel usually meets Euro 6. The Euro standard of the car decides, not the year alone. [3] ULEZ checker

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Other Jeep Grand Cherokee years

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Every Jeep Grand Cherokee first-use year

Other Jeep models first used in 2016

Questions people ask

What is the MOT fail rate of a 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee?

20.4% at 9 years (tested 2025), from 1,036 MOT tests, against 25.0% for all class 4 vehicles tested at 9 years in 2025.

Does the 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee fail more MOTs than the 2015?

1.4 percentage points apart at the same ages (7–9), each against all class 4 vehicles the same age and test year, from 3,104 MOT tests (95% range −1.7 to +4.5), so about the same.

At what ages were 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee cars MOT tested in the data?

4 ages with at least 1,000 MOT tests: 6–9 years, tested 2022–2025, 4,167 MOT tests in all.

What fails most on a Jeep Grand Cherokee at 9 years?

2.0 in 100 MOT tests failed on tyre tread below 1.6 mm, the most common fail item (a wear item); the most common non-wear item was tyre pressure monitoring system: malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (1.3 in 100). From 4,991 MOT tests of Jeep Grand Cherokee cars first used 2013–2016, not only 2016.

Sources

  1. Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2022 to 2025. DVSA MOT data, Open Government Licence v3.0, 4,167 MOT tests. Accessed 7 Oct 2026.
  2. GOV.UK, Vehicle tax rates. Rules, not drawn from the MOT data.
  3. Transport for London, Ultra Low Emission Zone. Rules, not drawn from the MOT data.

Cars tested at 9 years are compared with every class 4 vehicle tested at 9 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