Pass rate
75.2%
Around average — 2.8 pts ahead of the 72.4% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 541 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £49–£130
2005 Chrysler Jeep Grand Cherokee MOT pass rate
- 2005
- typical 121,242 mi
Most common fault
Suspension
26.2% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Which year to buy
- Best 2012 84.2% pass
- Avoid 2004 74.7% pass
Across the 13 years on record, a spread of 9.5 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 70.4%
- Typical mileage
- 121k mi
The 2005 Chrysler Jeep Grand Cherokee MOT pass rate is 75.2% of its MOT tests — 2.8 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 26.2% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Chrysler Jeep Grand Cherokee does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Emissions & leaks: 2.0× the national share
Emissions & leaks make up 10.9% of everything recorded on the 2005 Chrysler Jeep Grand Cherokee, against 5.5% nationally — 5.4 points above. Suspension is still the single largest share at 26.2%, but at 21.0% nationally that one is ordinary. A smoky diesel or a leaking joint fails on emissions more often than on wear, so ask for a recent emissions printout.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 35% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2005 Chrysler Jeep Grand Cherokee compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 72.4%, so this figure is 2.8 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 70.4%. The median 2005 Chrysler Jeep Grand Cherokee in this dataset had covered 121,242 mi.
73% of the tests on this vehicle ran on Diesel, which passed 74.2% of the time. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 73.7% of the time, April–September 76.8%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources", noted on 9.80% of tests.
- 541 recorded tests behind this page.
- 75.2% overall pass rate, 70.4% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Chrysler Jeep Grand Cherokee, the average is 77.0% — best year 2012 (84.2%), worst 2004 (74.7%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 541
- Typical mileage (median)
- 121,242 mi
- Make and model
- Chrysler Jeep Grand Cherokee
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Number Plate Lamp
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Grand Cherokee MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 63% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Diesel is the most common here (73% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the Grand Cherokee
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 126 | 78.6% |
| East of England | 92 | 73.9% |
| South West | 79 | 70.9% |
| North West | 47 | 68.1% |
| Scotland | 44 | 61.4% |
| Yorkshire | 41 | 78.0% |
| East Midlands | 39 | 84.6% |
| West Midlands | 32 | 81.3% |
| Wales | 19 | 78.9% |
| London | 15 | 80.0% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2005 Grand Cherokee
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2005 Grand Cherokee
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the lights 9.8% of tests
“registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
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Check corrosion 5.2% of tests
“component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength”
Look under the sills, around the jacking points and where the suspension mounts meet the body. Flaking, holed or crumbly metal fails; a brown stain on sound metal does not.
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Check the suspension joints 2.8% of tests
“ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated”
With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2005 Grand Cherokee through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £49–£130 — and 35% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £49–£130
- Cheapest common item: registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the…
- £5–£20
- Dearest common item: component mounting prescribed areas…
- £180–£450
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 70%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 35%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 541 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the Grand Cherokee, side by side
13 model years on record, from 2000 to 2012. Across them the pass rate runs from 74.7% to 84.2% — a spread of 9.5 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2000 76.8% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2001 74.9% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2002 79.6% pins and bushes pin or bush…
- 2003 76.6% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2004 74.7% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2005 75.2%registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2006 75.2% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2007 77.6% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2008 75.6% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2009 79.6% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2010 80.0% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2011 80.3% headlamp not working on main beam
- 2012 84.2% ball joint dust cover severely…
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2005 Chrysler Jeep Grand Cherokee with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2005 cars with a similar record
Closest pass rates among 2005 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2005 Chrysler Jeep Grand Cherokee 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 1,604 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 428 | 26.20% | 20.98% | +5.22 |
| Brakes | 284 | 17.40% | 20.89% | −3.49 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 229 | 14.00% | 12.21% | +1.79 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 178 | 10.90% | 5.52% | +5.38 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 129 | 7.90% | 5.57% | +2.33 |
| Tyres | 121 | 7.40% | 19.76% | −12.36 |
| Steering | 88 | 5.40% | 2.57% | +2.83 |
| Visibility | 66 | 4.00% | 4.97% | −0.97 |
| Non-component advisories | 48 | 2.90% | 4.18% | −1.28 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 33 | 2.00% | 0.82% | +1.18 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 9.8% | £5–20 |
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Major | 5.2% | £180–450 |
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 2.8% | £18–45 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 2.8% | £18–45 |
| Prescribed areas prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | Major | 2.8% | £40–120 |
| Decelerometer (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 2.6% | £45–110 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.6% | £5–25 |
| Battery(ies) insecure but not likely to fall from carrier Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 2.4% | £60–140 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 2.2% | £80–250 |
| Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 2.2% | £45–110 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 16.8% | £200–700 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 12.8% | £45–95 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 10.9% | £18–45 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 9.2% | £18–45 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 9.1% | £40–150 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 8.9% | £45–110 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30-60k | 15 | 100.0% | 47,006 mi |
| 60-90k | 82 | 84.1% | 77,526 mi |
| 90-120k | 164 | 75.6% | 106,749 mi |
| 120k+ | 278 | 71.6% | 149,332 mi |
Source: 541 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2005 Grand Cherokee MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2005 Chrysler Jeep Grand Cherokee?
75.2% of the 541 2005 Chrysler Jeep Grand Cherokee tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 72.4% for cars first used in 2005. First-attempt pass rate: 70.4%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2005 Chrysler Jeep Grand Cherokee?
The three most recorded items are registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (9.80%), component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.18%), ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (2.77%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2005 Chrysler Jeep Grand Cherokee MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 100.0% of the time, falling to 71.6% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2005 Chrysler Jeep Grand Cherokee in this dataset had covered 121,242 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2005 Chrysler Jeep Grand Cherokee?
Diesel: 74.2% pass rate across 396 tests. Petrol: 78.2% pass rate across 124 tests. LPG: 76.2% pass rate across 21 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2005 Chrysler Jeep Grand Cherokee MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 73.7% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 76.8%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.