Pass rate, every year
468 tests across 2 model years, 2003–2004.
−6.6 pts vs the national average
Pass rate, every year
468 tests across 2 model years, 2003–2004.
−6.6 pts vs the national average
Best year to buy
2004 74.6%
The strongest of the 2 years on record. See the 2004 page →
Worst year to buy
2003 74.1%
0.5 points below the 2004 peak. See the 2003 page →
The Jeep Gr Cherokee Crd MOT pass rate is 74.4%, −6.6 percentage points below the UK average. That is 468 DVSA MOT tests recorded between 2003 and 2004. This page lists the most common Jeep Gr Cherokee Crd MOT failures by category, names the best and worst model years, and finishes with a pre-MOT checklist you can run at home.
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Jeep Gr Cherokee Crd MOT pass rates does in your corner of the country.
The Jeep Gr Cherokee Crd passed on its first attempt in 69.4%, and its overall record sits −6.6 percentage points below the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Jeep Gr Cherokee Crd in the 2023–2025 data: 468 tests across 2 model years (2003–2004). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.
| Measure | This model |
|---|---|
| Tests analysed | 468 |
| Overall pass rate | 74.4% |
| Passed on first attempt | 69.4% |
| Average mileage at test | 127,947 mi |
| Model years covered | 2003–2004 (2 years) |
| Versus UK national average | −6.6 pts below |
Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.
Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Jeep Gr Cherokee Crd, the Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.
| Inspection section | Share of failures |
|---|---|
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 40% |
| Body, chassis, structure | 24% |
| Suspension | 18% |
| Brakes | 8% |
| Steering | 7% |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 3% |
Shares are over the Jeep Gr Cherokee Crd's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.
Around 40% of the recorded Jeep Gr Cherokee Crd failures fall in the Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (7.5%), "Battery(ies) insecure but not likely to fall from carrier" (4.7%), "Headlamp lens slightly defective" (2.8%) among the Jeep Gr Cherokee Crd's lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment faults.
Around 24% of the recorded Jeep Gr Cherokee Crd failures fall in the Body, chassis, structure section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated" (6.0%), "Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt" (3.6%), "Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases" (1.3%) among the Jeep Gr Cherokee Crd's body, chassis, structure faults.
Around 18% of the recorded Jeep Gr Cherokee Crd failures fall in the Suspension section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn" (5.1%), "Ball joint excessively worn" (2.8%) among the Jeep Gr Cherokee Crd's suspension faults.
The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Jeep Gr Cherokee Crd, each with how many of the model's 468 tests it was noted on.
The strongest Jeep Gr Cherokee Crd model year on record is 2004 (74.6% across 252 tests), and the weakest is 2003 (74.1%). The gap between them is 0.5 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.
| Year | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 Gr Cherokee Crd | 252 | 74.6% |
| 2003 Gr Cherokee Crd | 216 | 74.1% |
Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.
These checks follow this Jeep Gr Cherokee Crd's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Jeep Gr Cherokee Crd.
the lights — “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.
the suspension joints — “pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn”
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.
the battery — “battery(ies) insecure”
Check the battery is secure and its terminals are clean and tight — a loose battery is a fail on its own, and a weak one shows up as slow cranking on a cold morning.
Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Jeep Gr Cherokee Crd. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.
74.4% of the 468 recorded Jeep Gr Cherokee Crd MOT tests ended in a pass, −6.6 percentage points below the national average. 69.4% of those passed on the first attempt.
2004 is the strongest Jeep Gr Cherokee Crd year on record at 74.6%, while 2003 is the weakest at 74.1%. The year-by-year table below lists every model year with at least 50 recorded tests.
The most recorded Jeep Gr Cherokee Crd failures are "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" and "Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated" — together around 13% of tests, mostly in the Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment section.