Jeep G-Cherokee MOT pass rate and common failures
In 2025, 63.7% of Jeep G-Cherokee MOT tests were a first-time pass, across 1,261 tests in Great Britain. For all cars it was 71.5%.
Compared with cars of the same age
Older cars fail more often, so a model that’s mostly a few years old will look better than one that’s mostly 12. These figures compare like with like.
At 3–5 years
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Too few tests at this age to say.
At 6–10 years
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Too few tests at this age to say.
At 11 years and over
63.8%
All cars: 61.3% (2.5 points better). 1,232 tests.
Pass rate by age
Figures by age, with typical mileage
| Age (years) | Tests | First-time pass | All cars | Typical mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 61 | 75.4% | 64.4% | 91,250 miles |
| 14 | 135 | 61.5% | 60.2% | 113,750 miles |
| 15 | 216 | 66.7% | 58.6% | 116,250 miles |
| 16 | 150 | 63.3% | 57.5% | 111,250 miles |
| 17 | 298 | 62.8% | 57.2% | 123,750 miles |
| 18 | 312 | 61.5% | 57.0% | 123,750 miles |
| 19 | 60 | 65.0% | 57.2% | 123,750 miles |
Typical mileage is the median reading at the test, to the nearest 2,500 miles.
What fails most often
The share of Jeep G-Cherokee MOT tests that failed on at least one item in each area, against all cars. A test can fail on several areas at once.
| Area | G-Cherokee | All cars |
|---|---|---|
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 27.9% | 16.6% |
| Suspension | 19.9% | 13.7% |
| Brakes | 14.0% | 10.2% |
| Visibility | 8.2% | 5.2% |
| Body, chassis, structure | 7.9% | 4.2% |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 4.3% | 1.1% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 4.2% | 4.0% |
| Tyres | 3.1% | 8.4% |
Most common reasons for failing
- Position lamp: not working failed 8.2% of tests · what this means
- Ball joint excessively worn failed 7.1% of tests · what this means
- Rear fog lamp: not working failed 3.5% of tests · what this means
- Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively failed 3.3% of tests · what this means
- Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength failed 2.9% of tests
- Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak failed 2.8% of tests · what this means
- Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps failed 2.8% of tests · what this means
- Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid failed 2.6% of tests · what this means
- Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt failed 2.5% of tests
- Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn failed 2.4% of tests · what this means
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About these figures
- They cover every G-Cherokee version DVSA records under this name (engines, trims and generations together), on its first MOT test of each visit. A “pass with rectification” (fixed within an hour) counts as a fail, as in DVSA’s own statistics.
- Cars under three years old are left out, because the few tested that young are mostly taxis.
- Fuel mix of the cars tested: diesel 97.4%, petrol 2.1%, liquefied petrolum gas (lpg) 0.4%.
- A pass rate describes the model, not any one car. How a car has been looked after matters more.
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Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data for 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Our own analysis; not produced or endorsed by DVSA.