Does the Chrysler Grand Cherokee fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Chrysler Grand Cherokee records 41.74 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 19.04 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+22.70, 95% interval +22.09 to +23.30). It ranks 13 of 712 models on brakes (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Chrysler Grand Cherokee is “Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement”, recorded 3,719 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 3,719 | 8.41 |
| Parking brake inoperative on one side | 2,292 | 5.19 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value | 2,037 | 4.61 |
| Warning device shows system malfunction | 1,781 | 4.03 |
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 1,743 | 3.94 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 44,202 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
If a Chrysler Grand Cherokee gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
25.6% of Chrysler Grand Cherokee MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 4,520 miles later (9,833 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 9,833 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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