Jeep CJ7 MOT reliability

Jeep CJ7s passed their MOT first time 77% of the time across 13 tests in 2025.

These figures come from only 13 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.

First-time pass rate

77%

MOTs analysed

13

Still licensed (GB)

–

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

1985 petrol

2 MOTs

Passed first time 50%. Typical mileage 87,588 (most between 87,206 and 87,971).

2005: 25% → 2006: 67% → 2007: 86% → 2008: 63% → 2009: 63% → 2010: 71% → 2011: 80% → 2012: 71% → 2013: 43% → 2014: 83% → 2015: 100% → 2016: 83% → 2017: 67% → 2018: 100% → 2019: 83% → 2020: 100% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 67% → 2023: 67% → 2024: 80% → 2025: 50%

Most common failures

Flexible brake hoses: bulging under pressure (50.0%)

Where 1985 CJ7s fail

Brakes

50.0%

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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.