# Jeep Cherokee MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The Jeep Cherokee passes its MOT first time 68% of the time, from 9,389 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 68%
- MOT tests analysed: 9,389 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Lights & electrics
- Licensed in Great Britain: 8,849 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2022 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2021 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2021 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2020 | Petrol | 7 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2020 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2019 | Diesel | 15 (very few mots) | 80% |
| 2019 | Petrol | 5 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2018 | Diesel | 290 | 82% |
| 2018 | Petrol | 20 (few mots) | 95% |
| 2017 | Diesel | 538 | 79% |
| 2017 | Petrol | 11 (very few mots) | 73% |
| 2016 | Diesel | 1,368 | 76% |
| 2016 | Petrol | 40 (few mots) | 75% |
| 2015 | Diesel | 1,916 | 73% |
| 2015 | Petrol | 37 (few mots) | 76% |
| 2014 | Diesel | 1,137 | 69% |
| 2014 | Petrol | 15 (very few mots) | 73% |
| 2013 | Petrol | 4 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2013 | Diesel | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2012 | Diesel | 3 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 2012 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2011 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2010 | Diesel | 110 | 56% |
| 2009 | Diesel | 136 | 52% |
| 2008 | Diesel | 67 (few mots) | 55% |
| 2008 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 2007 | Diesel | 336 | 56% |
| 2007 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 2006 | Diesel | 346 | 50% |
| 2006 | Petrol | 116 | 62% |
| 2006 | LPG | 6 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 2005 | Diesel | 349 | 60% |
| 2005 | Petrol | 115 | 62% |
| 2005 | LPG | 4 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2004 | Diesel | 312 | 55% |
| 2004 | Petrol | 119 | 55% |
| 2004 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2003 | Diesel | 262 | 62% |
| 2003 | Petrol | 118 | 56% |
| 2003 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2002 | Petrol | 131 | 61% |
| 2002 | Diesel | 119 | 62% |
| 2001 | Petrol | 107 | 64% |
| 2001 | Diesel | 85 (few mots) | 64% |
| 2001 | LPG | 5 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2000 | Petrol | 147 | 69% |
| 2000 | Diesel | 69 (few mots) | 59% |
| 2000 | LPG | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2000 | GB | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1999 | Petrol | 139 | 66% |
| 1999 | Diesel | 76 (few mots) | 67% |
| 1999 | LPG | 7 (very few mots) | 71% |
| 1998 | Petrol | 163 | 66% |
| 1998 | Diesel | 90 (few mots) | 68% |
| 1998 | LPG | 6 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 1997 | Petrol | 124 | 69% |
| 1997 | Diesel | 36 (few mots) | 75% |
| 1997 | LPG | 6 (very few mots) | 83% |
| 1996 | Petrol | 83 (few mots) | 66% |
| 1996 | Diesel | 25 (few mots) | 72% |
| 1996 | LPG | 6 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 1995 | Petrol | 48 (few mots) | 69% |
| 1995 | Diesel | 16 (very few mots) | 63% |
| 1994 | Petrol | 47 (few mots) | 75% |
| 1994 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1993 | Petrol | 22 (few mots) | 68% |
| 1991 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1990 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1988 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1987 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1981 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |

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