1,518 tests in 2025
Chrysler-Jeep Cherokee reliability and MOT pass rate
67.5% passed first time. The 32.5% fail rate is 9.9 points worse than the all-car average, on a median example 20 years old with 113,329 miles.
MOT pass rates / Chrysler-Jeep
Pass rate
67.5%
22.6% of all cars failed; 32.5% of these did.
Fixed on the day
7.1%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
113,329 mi
20 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 0 | — |
| 6-9 years | 0 | — |
| 10-13 years | 20 | — |
| 14+ years | 1,498 | 32.7% |
What the Cherokee fails on
Share of failed tests with at least one fail item in each DVSA inspection section. A test can fail in several sections at once.
- Brakes84 dangerous44.2%
- Suspension20 dangerous43.8%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment2 dangerous43.6%
- Body, chassis, structure12 dangerous27.4%
- Noise, emissions and leaks6 dangerous15.2%
- Visibility13.4%
- Tyres54 dangerous13.2%
- Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems12.8%
Is the Cherokee getting worse?
The fail rate fell 1.5 points to 32.6% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years, which is about what ageing alone predicts (-0.2 points). Read it as the fleet getting older rather than the model changing.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2,889 | 17 | 34.1% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 2,432 | 18 | 34% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 1,746 | 19 | 33.2% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 1,512 | 20 | 32.6% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Cherokee at its test that year, and it is the number to watch: across the whole fleet each extra year of age adds roughly 1.9 points to the fail rate, so a model whose age and fail rate rise together is simply getting older.
The exact defects that fail it
Every failure item DVSA recorded against a Cherokee in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength60 tests
- 2Position lamp: not working58 tests
- 3Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn52 tests
- 4Stop lamp: not working49 tests
- 5Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements48 tests
- 6Ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt44 tests
- 7Rear fog lamp: not working41 tests
- 8Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn41 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Cherokee collects 3.67 of them per test, and these are the ones that come up most. Treat it as the running-repairs list for the next year or two.
- 1Engine oil leaks: leaking excessively from engine283 tests
- 2Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened199 tests
- 3Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm180 tests
- 4Coil spring: corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened179 tests
- 5Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn165 tests
- 6Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded158 tests
- 7Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick118 tests
- 8Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn115 tests
Questions
What is the Chrysler-Jeep Cherokee MOT pass rate?
67.5% of the 1,518 Chrysler-Jeep Cherokee first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 32.5% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 7.1% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Chrysler-Jeep Cherokee usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength", recorded on 60 failed tests, followed by "Position lamp: not working" and "Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn". By section, brakes appears in 44.2% of failures, suspension appears in 43.8% of failures, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 43.6% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was n/a%; at 14+ years it was 32.7%. The median Chrysler-Jeep Cherokee tested in 2025 was 20 years old with 113,329 miles.
Is the Chrysler-Jeep Cherokee getting less reliable?
The fail rate fell 1.5 points to 32.6% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years, which is about what ageing alone predicts (-0.2 points). Read it as the fleet getting older rather than the model changing.
First-attempt class 4 tests, 2025, from DVSA’s anonymised MOT data (OGL v3, retrieved 2026-09-12). DVSA records newer cars trim by trim; this page adds every Cherokee trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.
DVSA has published 5 safety recalls naming the Chrysler-Jeep Cherokee: Chrysler-Jeep Cherokee recalls.
Other Chrysler-Jeep models
- 300 30.3%
- Grand Cherokee 27.5%
Checking a particular Cherokee?
The odds above are the model. The car in front of you has its own record: every test, every advisory, the mileage at each one.
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