Jeep Cherokee — reliability by registration year

2003–2017 · 8 registration years · 7,135 first tests

2014 breaks the run — 4.1 pp worse than the years either side

Registration years

First-attempt MOT results for every Cherokee registration year with at least 500 first tests in 2025. Pass rates rise with newer cars, so read a year against its neighbours rather than against the top of the table.

Jeep Cherokee first-attempt MOT results by registration year
Year First tests First-attempt pass Incl. PRS Most common failure
2017 517 78.7% 80.7%
2016 1,323 75.9% 79.7%
2015 1,823 72.7% 76.5% Pins and bushes (front) 13.5%
2014 1,071 68.6% 71.9% Pins and bushes (rear) 16.7%
4.1 pp worse than the years either side What failed 2014 Cherokees most often: Pins and bushes (rear) (16.7%)
2006 622 53.5% 61.4% Rbt (sp) 24.0%
2005 635 57.3% 64.9% Rbt (sp) 21.8%
2004 632 55.2% 61.4%
2003 512 60.0% 63.5%

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