Jeep Cherokee MOT pass rates & common failures

Every completed first-attempt MOT on a Jeep Cherokee in Great Britain in 2025 — 11,007 tests. Figures cover every Cherokee first-tested in 2025, all trims grouped. How the Cherokee ages, what it fails on, and what mileage is normal, computed directly from the official DVSA record of every test.

Pass rate 2025
67.2%
5.1 points below the class-4 average (72.3%); unadjusted for age — the age-matched comparison is below
Tests analysed
11,007
first tests, 2025
Arrived with a dangerous fault
8.4%
of Cherokee first tests; national 7.3%
Typical mileage at 10 years
83,750
middle half: 66,250–101,250 miles (2,500-mile-band midpoints)

How many Jeep Cherokee cars are still on the road?

At the end of 2025, DVLA's register held 19,848 Jeep Cherokee cars that were taxed or on SORN: 11,182 taxed and 8,666 on SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification — kept, but declared off the road by the keeper). The MOT figures above count tests; these count cars, across the whole United Kingdom, cars only. Jeep Cherokee vans, where they exist, are counted by DVLA as goods vehicles and are not in these figures.

Still taxed, end of 2025
11,182
56.3% of the 19,848 Cherokee cars taxed or on SORN; 62 model variants grouped
On SORN, end of 2025
8,666
declared off the road by their keepers — 43.7% of that total

How the numbers are moving

The number of taxed Cherokee cars peaked at 28,127 at the end of 2015 and has since fallen by 16,945 (60.2%) to 11,182 at the end of 2025. Cars on SORN went from 3,644 at the end of 2014 to 8,666 at the end of 2025, up 137.8%. A car leaves the taxed count when it is scrapped, exported or declared off the road; the year-end counts do not say which.

Taxed Cherokee cars, year by year

Cars of this model taxed and on the road at the end of each year, 2014–2025.

010k20k30k2014201620182020202220242025Year (count at the end of the year)Taxed Cherokee cars, year 2014: 28kTaxed Cherokee cars, year 2015: 28kTaxed Cherokee cars, year 2016: 28kTaxed Cherokee cars, year 2017: 26kTaxed Cherokee cars, year 2018: 24kTaxed Cherokee cars, year 2019: 22kTaxed Cherokee cars, year 2020: 20kTaxed Cherokee cars, year 2021: 18kTaxed Cherokee cars, year 2022: 16kTaxed Cherokee cars, year 2023: 14kTaxed Cherokee cars, year 2024: 13kTaxed Cherokee cars, year 2025: 11k11k
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YearTaxed Cherokee cars
201427,932
201528,127
201628,056
201726,179
201824,188
201921,903
202020,012
202118,291
202216,251
202314,340
202412,684
202511,182

Cherokee cars on SORN, year by year

Cars of this model declared off the road at the end of each year, 2014–2025. Its own scale — SORN counts are a fraction of the taxed count.

02k4k6k8k10k2014201620182020202220242025Year (count at the end of the year)Cherokee cars on SORN, year 2014: 4kCherokee cars on SORN, year 2015: 4kCherokee cars on SORN, year 2016: 5kCherokee cars on SORN, year 2017: 6kCherokee cars on SORN, year 2018: 6kCherokee cars on SORN, year 2019: 7kCherokee cars on SORN, year 2020: 8kCherokee cars on SORN, year 2021: 8kCherokee cars on SORN, year 2022: 8kCherokee cars on SORN, year 2023: 9kCherokee cars on SORN, year 2024: 8kCherokee cars on SORN, year 2025: 9k9k
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YearCherokee cars on SORN
20143,644
20154,254
20164,898
20175,656
20186,271
20196,974
20207,550
20217,744
20228,096
20238,513
20248,499
20258,666

Which model years survive

Taxed Cherokee cars at the end of 2025 by year of manufacture, and each year's share of the 11,182 taxed in all. Every build year holding at least 1% has its own row; the rest share one. A build year's count depends on how many were sold that year as well as how many have lasted.

Year of manufacture Taxed, end of 2025Share of taxed Cherokee cars
20183052.7%
20175144.6%
20161,33311.9%
20151,82216.3%
20141,0599.5%
20104664.2%
20094484.0%
20083112.8%
20077857.0%
20067436.6%
20055394.8%
20046035.4%
20035364.8%
20022952.6%
20012161.9%
20002222.0%
19992202.0%
19982662.4%
19971811.6%
19961241.1%
All other build years (20 years, each under 1%)1941.7%

Population source: Department for Transport / DVLA vehicle licensing statistics, table VEH0124, updated 15 July 2026; counts of the cars on DVLA's register that were taxed or on SORN at the end of each year shown, United Kingdom, cars only, excluding cars recorded with no model name. SortedCars groups DVLA's model name CHEROKEE under this model. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. SortedCars is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, DVLA or the Department for Transport.

How the Cherokee ages

First-time pass rate by vehicle age, Cherokee vs all cars, 2025.

Jeep CherokeeAll cars
50%60%70%80%90%100%3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)Jeep Cherokee, vehicle age 8: 78.7%Jeep Cherokee, vehicle age 9: 76.1%Jeep Cherokee, vehicle age 10: 73.4%Jeep Cherokee, vehicle age 11: 69.4%Jeep Cherokee, vehicle age 18: 56.9%Jeep Cherokee, vehicle age 19: 54.7%Jeep Cherokee, vehicle age 20: 58.4%All cars, vehicle age 3: 88.5%All cars, vehicle age 4: 87.2%All cars, vehicle age 5: 86%All cars, vehicle age 6: 83.5%All cars, vehicle age 7: 80.9%All cars, vehicle age 8: 78.2%All cars, vehicle age 9: 74.9%All cars, vehicle age 10: 71.9%All cars, vehicle age 11: 68.6%All cars, vehicle age 12: 65.8%All cars, vehicle age 13: 63.5%All cars, vehicle age 14: 61.2%All cars, vehicle age 15: 59.3%All cars, vehicle age 16: 58.3%All cars, vehicle age 17: 57.2%All cars, vehicle age 18: 57.4%All cars, vehicle age 19: 57%All cars, vehicle age 20: 57.6%Jeep Cherokee 58.4%All cars 57.6%
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Age (years)Cherokee testsCherokee pass rateAll cars
854978.7%78.2%
91,40876.1%74.9%
101,95373.4%71.9%
111,15269.4%68.6%
1851356.9%57.4%
1967454.7%57.0%
2068858.4%57.6%

Better or worse than the average car?

The Cherokee's pass rate minus the all-cars pass rate at each age, in percentage points. Bars above zero: the Cherokee beats the average car of that age. Below zero: it trails.

Cherokee aheadCherokee behind
-4-2+0+2+4Age 8: +0.5 points vs the average carAge 9: +1.2 points vs the average car9Age 10: +1.5 points vs the average carAge 11: +0.8 points vs the average car11Age 18: -0.5 points vs the average carAge 19: -2.3 points vs the average car19Age 20: +0.8 points vs the average car20Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)Gap (points)
8+0.5
9+1.2
10+1.5
11+0.8
18-0.5
19-2.3
20+0.8

The Cherokee fleet on the road, by age

How many took a first MOT in 2025 at each age — the shape of the Cherokee fleet still in use.

05001k1k2kAge 8: 5498Age 9: 1kAge 10: 1k10Age 11: 1kAge 18: 51318Age 19: 674Age 20: 68820Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)First tests
8549
91,408
101,953
111,152
18513
19674
20688

What a Cherokee fails on

Where the failure items land when a Cherokee fails or needs a fix at test, 2025. Use it as a pre-purchase checklist: these are the areas to look at first.

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment23.4%
Suspension22.1%
Brakes20.9%
Body, chassis, structure8.2%
Tyres7.2%
Noise, emissions and leaks6.1%
Visibility5.3%
Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems3.1%

Share of all failure items, 2025 — the 8 biggest categories shown (96.1% of the items); smaller categories are not listed.

The advisories to watch

Where testers most often write "keep an eye on this" for a Cherokee, 2025 — the faults in the post.

Suspension: 29.3% of advisories29.3%Brakes: 27.4% of advisories27.4%Tyres: 18.3% of advisories18.3%Noise, emissions and leaks: 10.3% of advisories10.3%Body, chassis, structure: 5.7% of advisoriesNon-component advisories: 3.3% of advisories
SuspensionBrakesTyresNoise, emissions and leaksBody, chassis, structureNon-component advisories
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CategoryShare of advisories
Suspension29.3%
Brakes27.4%
Tyres18.3%
Noise, emissions and leaks10.3%
Body, chassis, structure5.7%
Non-component advisories3.3%

Petrol, diesel or hybrid Cherokee?

First-time pass rate for the two most-tested Cherokee fuel types, 2025, against the all-cars average. Fleet ages differ by fuel — newer fleets help the electrified bars.

50%60%70%80%90%100%all cars 72.3%Diesel: 67.8% of 9,007 tests67.8%Diesel9,007 testsPetrol: 64.3% of 1,932 tests64.3%Petrol1,932 tests
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FuelTestsPass rate
Diesel9,00767.8%
Petrol1,93264.3%

What mileage is normal for a Cherokee?

Mileage recorded at test by vehicle age, 2025. The line is the typical (median) Cherokee; the shaded band holds the middle half. A car far outside the band, in either direction, is worth questions the recorded history can answer.

Typical Cherokee (median)
0k25k50k75k100k125k150k8101820Vehicle age (years)Age 8: typical 61,250 miles (middle half 46,250–78,750)Age 9: typical 73,750 miles (middle half 58,750–93,750)Age 10: typical 83,750 miles (middle half 66,250–101,250)Age 11: typical 86,250 miles (middle half 71,250–106,250)Age 18: typical 106,250 miles (middle half 91,250–128,750)Age 19: typical 106,250 miles (middle half 86,250–128,750)Age 20: typical 106,250 miles (middle half 88,750–126,250)106k mi

Mileage values are midpoints of 2,500-mile bands.

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Age (years)Lower quarterTypical (median)Upper quarter
846,25061,25078,750
958,75073,75093,750
1066,25083,750101,250
1171,25086,250106,250
1891,250106,250128,750
1986,250106,250128,750
2088,750106,250126,250

What fails at each age

The Cherokee's failure mix by age band, 2025 — each band's top categories at their true share of that band's failure items; the pale remainder is everything else. How the mix shifts with age is the point of the chart.

SuspensionLamps, reflectors and electrical equipmentTyresBrakesNoise, emissions and leaksBody, chassis, structureEverything else
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Age bandCategoryShare of the band's failure items
6-9 yrsSuspension28.3%
6-9 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment24.8%
6-9 yrsTyres17.3%
6-9 yrsBrakes12.1%
6-9 yrsNoise, emissions and leaks9.3%
6-9 yrsEverything else8.2%
10-13 yrsSuspension29.8%
10-13 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment22.0%
10-13 yrsTyres17.9%
10-13 yrsBrakes13.5%
10-13 yrsNoise, emissions and leaks7.5%
10-13 yrsEverything else9.3%
14+ yrsBrakes25.8%
14+ yrsSuspension21.7%
14+ yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment19.1%
14+ yrsBody, chassis, structure11.4%
14+ yrsNoise, emissions and leaks4.9%
14+ yrsEverything else17.1%

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How these figures are computed. Every number on this page is calculated by SortedCars from the DVSA anonymised MOT results dataset (every MOT test in Great Britain — 2025 for single-year figures; trend figures state their span, currently 2023–2025). Where a figure comes from a sample or uses banded values (mileage is banded to 2,500 miles), the page says so beside the figure. Test class 4 only, first tests only — retests are excluded. Class 4 is the car MOT class and also covers car-derived vans, pickups and motorhomes tested to the same standard; where this page says "cars" it means class 4. Pass rate = passes ÷ (passes + failures + pass-after-rectification): a vehicle that failed and was fixed during the visit counts as a fail. Pass rates describe fleets, not individual machines: they reflect how cars were driven, maintained and used as well as how they were built, and beyond recorded mileage none of that is in the data. A well-kept example of a model with a weak average can still pass; a neglected example of a strong one can still fail. No figure is shown for any group with fewer than 500 tests. Alias spellings of a make in the DVSA file are counted under one make name, and all trims and variants of a model are grouped under one model name, using SortedCars' grouping tables. The taxed and SORN counts on this page are the one exception: they are not computed from MOT records but taken from the Department for Transport's vehicle licensing statistics (DfT/DVLA table VEH0124, updated 15 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0), which count the cars on DVLA's register that were taxed or on SORN at the end of each year shown, UK-wide, cars only. They describe a model as a whole, grouped under SortedCars' model names, and say nothing about any one car. “Dangerous” is DVSA's statutory defect category (in force since May 2018): a defect posing an immediate risk to road safety — driving the vehicle before repair is an offence. What these figures are for. These statistics are general information about groups of vehicles. They are not advice, a valuation or a recommendation to buy, avoid or price any particular vehicle, and no decision about one car should rest on them alone — check the car itself and its own records. We take care over the calculations, but we cannot guarantee they are complete, current or free of error, and we accept no liability for loss arising from reliance on them. This does not limit any liability that cannot lawfully be limited — see our Terms & Conditions. If you believe any figure on this page is inaccurate, contact us. SortedCars is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the DVSA or DVLA. DVSA publishes the raw test records; the statistics on this page are SortedCars' own calculations from them. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.