Jeep Grand Cherokee MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Jeep Grand Cherokee MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Jeep Grand Cherokee passed on its first attempt in 81.9%, and its overall record sits +3.2 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Jeep Grand Cherokee in the 2023–2025 data: 24,295 tests across 19 model years (2000–2020). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common Jeep Grand Cherokee MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Jeep Grand Cherokee, 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.

Shares are over the Jeep Grand Cherokee's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Jeep Grand Cherokee DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Jeep Grand Cherokee, each with how many of the model's 24,295 tests it was noted on.

• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 572 Jeep Grand Cherokee tests, 2.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 456 Jeep Grand Cherokee tests, 1.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated" (Minor) — noted on about 453 Jeep Grand Cherokee tests, 1.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt" (Major) — noted on about 234 Jeep Grand Cherokee tests, 1.0% of the model's MOT record.
• "Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements" (Major) — noted on about 219 Jeep Grand Cherokee tests, 0.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Decelerometer (sp) efficiency below requirements" (Major) — noted on about 211 Jeep Grand Cherokee tests, 0.9% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Jeep Grand Cherokee Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Jeep Grand Cherokee model year on record is 2019 (90.7% across 829 tests), and the weakest is 2004 (67.6%). The gap between them is 23.1 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Jeep Grand Cherokee reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 1.1 points a year across the most recent model years shown above.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Jeep Grand Cherokee Owners

These checks follow this Jeep Grand Cherokee's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Jeep Grand Cherokee.

• the windscreen — “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.

• 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 — “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.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Jeep Grand Cherokee. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions: Jeep Grand Cherokee MOT & Reliability