Does the Chrysler Jeep Cherokee fail the MOT on vehicle identification more than it should?

The Chrysler Jeep Cherokee records 0.73 vehicle identification failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 0.67 expected for a car of the same age mix: about as expected for its class and age (the difference is within its interval or under 0.5 items per 100 tests) (+0.06, 95% interval −0.06 to +0.18). It ranks 267 of 636 models on vehicle identification (1 = most failures above expected).

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What exactly fails on vehicle identification?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Chrysler Jeep Cherokee is “Number plate inscription missing or illegible”, recorded 50 times in 2019–2024.

Chrysler Jeep Cherokee: most frequent vehicle identification defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
Number plate inscription missing or illegible	50	0.26
Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements	43	0.23
Number plate missing or so insecure that it is likely to fall off	36	0.19

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 18,982 (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

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