Pass rate
83.1%
Around average — 4.5 pts ahead of the 78.6% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 2,498 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £26–£71
2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee MOT pass rate
- 2013
- 2 trims combined
- typical 89,802 mi
Most common fault
Brakes
26.7% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Which year to buy
- Best 2019 90.7% pass
- Avoid 2004 67.6% pass
Across the 19 years on record, a spread of 23.1 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 80.3%
- Typical mileage
- 90k mi
The 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee MOT pass rate is 83.1% of its MOT tests — 4.5 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 26.7% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Jeep Grand Cherokee does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Brakes: 1.3× the national share
Brakes make up 26.7% of everything recorded on the 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee, against 20.9% nationally — 5.8 points above. Have the discs and pads measured rather than glanced at, and ask whether the handbrake holds on a slope.
- 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 78.6% and this one manages 83.1% — 4.5 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
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 Grand Cherokee first registered in 2013 is combined here — 2 trim and body variants in total — so the sample is as large as the DVSA data allows.
How does the 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 78.6%, so this figure is 4.5 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 80.3%. The median 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee in this dataset had covered 89,802 mi.
97% of the tests on this vehicle ran on Diesel, which passed 82.9% of the time. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 82.6% of the time, April–September 83.7%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated", noted on 4.40% of tests.
- 2,498 recorded tests behind this page.
- 83.1% overall pass rate, 80.3% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Jeep Grand Cherokee, the average is 84.2% — best year 2019 (90.7%), worst 2004 (67.6%).
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
- 2,498
- Typical mileage (median)
- 89,802 mi
- Make and model
- Jeep Grand Cherokee
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Ball Joint
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 70% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Diesel is the most common here (97% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the Grand Cherokee
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 490 | 82.4% |
| East of England | 386 | 82.6% |
| Yorkshire | 251 | 84.1% |
| South West | 247 | 83.4% |
| North West | 233 | 81.1% |
| West Midlands | 232 | 87.1% |
| East Midlands | 211 | 84.8% |
| Scotland | 199 | 76.9% |
| Wales | 106 | 84.0% |
| North East | 98 | 82.7% |
| London | 42 | 95.2% |
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 2013 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 2013 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 suspension joints 4.4% 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.
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Check the lights 3.3% 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 2.4% 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.
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 2013 Grand Cherokee through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £26–£71 — and 38% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £26–£71
- Cheapest common item: registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the…
- £5–£20
- Dearest common item: windscreen damaged
- £80–£200
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 80%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 38%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 2,498 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
19 model years on record, from 2000 to 2020. Across them the pass rate runs from 67.6% to 90.7% — a spread of 23.1 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2000 74.4% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2001 74.1% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2002 69.5% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2003 72.2% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2004 67.6% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2005 78.5% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2006 77.1% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2007 81.3% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2008 73.6% battery(ies) insecure but not…
- 2011 79.0% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2012 82.3% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2013 83.1%ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2014 83.4% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2015 85.5% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2016 85.7% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2017 88.2% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2018 90.2% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2019 90.7% malfunction indicator lamp…
- 2020 89.8% wipers blade defective
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 2013 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 2013 cars with a similar record
- Jaguar Xj 83.2%
- BMW 6 Series 83.2%
- Land Rover Range Rover Evoque 82.8%
- Land Rover Defender 82.8%
- Volkswagen Touareg 83.4%
- Volvo XC70 82.7%
Closest pass rates among 2013 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 2013 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 3,199 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 863 | 26.70% | 20.89% | +5.81 |
| Tyres | 666 | 20.60% | 19.76% | +0.84 |
| Suspension | 459 | 14.20% | 20.98% | −6.78 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 417 | 12.90% | 12.21% | +0.69 |
| Steering | 204 | 6.30% | 2.57% | +3.73 |
| Visibility | 183 | 5.70% | 4.97% | +0.73 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 163 | 5.00% | 5.52% | −0.52 |
| Non-component advisories | 142 | 4.40% | 4.18% | +0.22 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 56 | 1.70% | 5.57% | −3.87 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 46 | 1.40% | 1.76% | −0.36 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 4.4% | £18–45 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 3.3% | £5–20 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 2.4% | £80–200 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.0% | £5–25 |
| Ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension | Major | 1.9% | £18–45 |
| Fluid level below minimum Steering | Minor | 1.3% | £60–200 |
| Headlamp not working on main beam Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.2% | £5–25 |
| Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 1.2% | £45–110 |
| Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative Tyres | Major | 1.2% | £45–95 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.1% | £5–20 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 16.6% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 11.1% | £45–110 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 9.5% | £18–45 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 4.3% | £200–700 |
| Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Suspension | Advisory | 3.8% | £30–75 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 2.9% | £40–150 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 20 | 95.0% | 22,985 mi |
| 30-60k | 292 | 91.1% | 50,262 mi |
| 60-90k | 942 | 84.0% | 76,101 mi |
| 90-120k | 802 | 81.9% | 103,366 mi |
| 120k+ | 437 | 78.0% | 141,812 mi |
Source: 2,498 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.
2013 Grand Cherokee MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee?
83.1% of the 2,498 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 78.6% for cars first used in 2013. First-attempt pass rate: 80.3%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee?
The three most recorded items are ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (4.40%), registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (3.28%), windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (2.36%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 95.0% of the time, falling to 78.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee in this dataset had covered 89,802 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee?
Diesel: 82.9% pass rate across 2,429 tests. Petrol: 91.3% pass rate across 69 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 82.6% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 83.7%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.