Jeep Cherokee: reliability by registration year
2003-2017 · 8 registration years · 7,135 first tests
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.
| 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% | Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) 13.5% |
| 2014 | 1,071 | 68.6% | 71.9% | Suspension arm pins and bushes (rear) 16.7% |
| about 4 in every 100 worse than the years either side. What most often failed a 2014 Cherokee: Suspension arm pins and bushes (rear) (16.7%) | ||||
| 2006 | 622 | 53.5% | 61.4% | Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) 24.0% |
| 2005 | 635 | 57.3% | 64.9% | Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) 21.8% |
| 2004 | 632 | 55.2% | 61.4% | |
| 2003 | 512 | 60.0% | 63.5% | |