Jeep Cherokee MOT reliability

Jeep Cherokees passed their MOT first time 68% of the time across 9,389 tests in 2025. 8,849 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

68%

MOTs analysed

9,389

Still licensed (GB)

8,849

Body type

Suv

Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2019 diesel

15 MOTs

These figures come from only 15 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 80%. Typical mileage 41,394 (most between 30,967 and 47,614).

2021: 100% → 2022: 79% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 88% → 2025: 80%

Most common failures

Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn (6.7%)
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid (6.7%)
Headlamp aim: too low (6.7%)

2019 petrol

5 MOTs

These figures come from only 5 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 100%. Typical mileage 63,047 (most between 45,788 and 75,910).

2019: 100% → 2020: 100% → 2021: 69% → 2022: 67% → 2023: 75% → 2024: 83% → 2025: 100%

Most common failures

Where 2019 Cherokees fail

Lights & electrics

6.7%

Suspension & axles

6.7%

Visibility & wipers

6.7%

Looking at a particular car?

See its own MOT history, mileage and red flags, compared with these figures. Free.

Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.