Jeep Cherokee 1999: MOT failure rate for its age

33.0% of 716 MOT tests of the Jeep Cherokee first registered in 1999 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 75.8 (95% CI 66.1–85.5; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 1999 Jeep Cherokee fails less often than other build years of the same model at the same age. This is a rough estimate from a smaller sample.

Jeep Cherokee built in 1999 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	33.0	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	716
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 66.1–85.5)	75.8	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	716
Rank among this model's 17 build years	1	of 17	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	716
Tested in 2024	45	tests	median 118,472 miles	2024	45

Built 1999 against Jeep Cherokee normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 20: 33.7% vs 44.3%; age 21: 32.1% vs 42.4%; age 22: 36.4% vs n/a%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

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Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 1999 Jeep Cherokee fail at each age?

Cars built in 1999 were tested at ages 20 to 22 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Jeep Cherokee built 1999: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
20	401 (rough estimate)	33.7	29.2–38.4	44.3	76
21	315 (rough estimate)	32.1	27.2–37.4	42.4	75.6
22	321 (rough estimate)	36.4	31.4–41.8	not available	not available

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,037 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 1999 Jeep Cherokee?

The most common failure group on cars built in 1999 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 32.7 items per 100 first tests, against 25.3 across all build years of the Jeep Cherokee. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 1999 were tested at ages 20 to 22.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Jeep Cherokee built 1999 against the Jeep Cherokee in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 1999, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	32.7	25.3	531
Brakes	28.8	24.3	469
Suspension	22.4	17.9	365
Visibility	12	10.7	195
Body, chassis, structure	11.2	8.3	182

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,626 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 1999 compare with the years around it?

Among the 17 published build years of the Jeep Cherokee, 1999 ranks 1 (1 = fails least for its age). 2000: index 85.7.

Jeep Cherokee build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
1999	75.8	66.1–85.5	better (rough estimate)	716
2000	85.7	77.2–94.2	better (rough estimate)	1,050
2001	90.7	83.7–97.8	better (rough estimate)	1,614
2002	93.7	89.0–98.3	better (rough estimate)	3,728
2003	101.3	97.3–105.3	no different	5,572
2004	101.3	97.4–105.2	no different	5,781
2005	97.8	94.0–101.7	no different	5,710
2006	100.2	96.1–104.3	no different	5,145
2007	99.6	94.9–104.2	no different	4,061
2008	99.1	85.8–112.3	no different (rough estimate)	506
2009	95.6	85.7–105.5	no different (rough estimate)	926
2010	105.1	93.1–117.1	no different (rough estimate)	758
2014	104.5	99.7–109.3	no different	7,303
2015	101.6	97.8–105.4	no different	12,495
2016	96.2	91.5–100.8	no different	8,852
2017	97.2	88.7–105.7	no different (rough estimate)	2,840
2018	92.6	79.9–105.2	no different (rough estimate)	1,284

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 68,341 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Jeep Cherokee 1999 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/jeep-cherokee/1999/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

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