Pass rate
80.0%
Around average — 6.0 pts ahead of the 74.0% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 195 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £32–£94
2009 Jeep G-Cherokee MOT pass rate
- 2009
- 2 trims combined
- typical 108,728 mi
Most common fault
Suspension
28.8% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Which year to buy
- Best 2009 80.0% pass · this year
- Avoid 2010 76.8% pass
Across the 3 years on record, a spread of 3.2 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 76.4%
- Typical mileage
- 109k mi
The 2009 Jeep G-Cherokee MOT pass rate is 80.0% of its MOT tests — 6.0 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 28.8% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Jeep G-Cherokee does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Suspension: 1.4× the national share
Suspension accounts for 28.8% of everything recorded on the 2009 Jeep G-Cherokee, against 21.0% nationally — 7.8 points above. Ask for the front and rear suspension to be checked on a ramp before you buy — worn bushes and broken springs are cheap to look at and expensive to discover at test time.
- Beats its own age and mileage. Once you allow for how old and how far these cars have been driven, the expected pass rate is 74.0% and this one manages 80.0% — 6.0 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- Based on a small sample. 195 tests back this page. That is enough to publish and to index, not enough to treat the decimal places as precise — read the pattern, not the second digit.
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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Every Jeep G-Cherokee first registered in 2009 is combined here — 2 trim and body variants in total — so the sample is as large as the DVSA data allows.
How does the 2009 Jeep G-Cherokee compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 74.0%, so this figure is 6.0 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 76.4%. The median 2009 Jeep G-Cherokee in this dataset had covered 108,728 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 84.8% of the time, April–September 75.0%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources", noted on 13.33% of tests.
- 195 recorded tests behind this page.
- 80.0% overall pass rate, 76.4% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Jeep G-Cherokee, the average is 77.8% — best year 2009 (80.0%), worst 2010 (76.8%).
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
- 195
- Typical mileage (median)
- 108,728 mi
- Make and model
- Jeep G-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 G-Cherokee MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 58% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the G-Cherokee
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| East of England | 34 | 88.2% |
| South East | 32 | 71.9% |
| South West | 24 | 70.8% |
| West Midlands | 23 | 82.6% |
| North West | 19 | 89.5% |
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 2009 G-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 2009 G-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 13.3% 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 the windscreen 6.7% of tests
“windscreen damaged”
Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.
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Check the suspension joints 5.6% 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 2009 G-Cherokee through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £32–£94 — and 45% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £32–£94
- Cheapest common item: srs malfunction indicator lamp warning lamp…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: joints constant velocity boot severely…
- £80–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 70%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 45%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 195 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 G-Cherokee, side by side
3 model years on record, from 2008 to 2010. Across them the pass rate runs from 76.8% to 80.0% — a spread of 3.2 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2008 78.6% position lamp not working
- 2009 80.0%registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2010 76.8% registration plate lamp(s)…
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 2009 Jeep G-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 2009 cars with a similar record
- Audi A6 80.2%
- Toyota Verso 79.8%
- BMW X3 79.8%
- Volvo XC70 80.2%
- Audi Tt 80.3%
- Land Rover Range Rover 79.6%
Closest pass rates among 2009 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 2009 Jeep G-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 622 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 | 182 | 28.80% | 20.98% | +7.82 |
| Brakes | 110 | 17.40% | 20.89% | −3.49 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 73 | 11.60% | 12.21% | −0.61 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 64 | 10.10% | 5.57% | +4.53 |
| Tyres | 55 | 8.70% | 19.76% | −11.06 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 50 | 7.90% | 5.52% | +2.38 |
| Visibility | 35 | 5.50% | 4.97% | +0.53 |
| Non-component advisories | 26 | 4.10% | 4.18% | −0.08 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 14 | 2.20% | 0.82% | +1.38 |
| Steering | 13 | 2.10% | 2.57% | −0.47 |
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 | 13.3% | £5–20 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 6.7% | £80–200 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 6.2% | £80–250 |
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 5.6% | £18–45 |
| Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body, chassis, structure | Major | 4.6% | £80–250 |
| Srs malfunction indicator lamp warning lamp indicates a fault Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | Major | 4.1% | £3–12 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 3.6% | £18–45 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.6% | £5–25 |
| Washers provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility | Major | 3.1% | £5–15 |
| Fixing missing Road Wheels | Major | 2.6% | £20–55 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 19.5% | £18–45 |
| Coil spring corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 17.4% | £25–65 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 17.4% | £45–95 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 16.9% | £200–700 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 14.4% | £45–110 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 12.3% | £40–150 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 3 | 66.7% | 24,685 mi |
| 30-60k | 8 | 100.0% | 51,715 mi |
| 60-90k | 37 | 81.1% | 78,637 mi |
| 90-120k | 67 | 77.6% | 103,478 mi |
| 120k+ | 80 | 80.0% | 146,631 mi |
Source: 195 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.
2009 G-Cherokee MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2009 Jeep G-Cherokee?
80.0% of the 195 2009 Jeep G-Cherokee tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 74.0% for cars first used in 2009. First-attempt pass rate: 76.4%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2009 Jeep G-Cherokee?
The three most recorded items are registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (13.33%), windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (6.67%), joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.15%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2009 Jeep G-Cherokee MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 66.7% of the time, falling to 80.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2009 Jeep G-Cherokee in this dataset had covered 108,728 mi.
Does the season affect the 2009 Jeep G-Cherokee MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 84.8% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 75.0%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.