Jeep Cherokee 2002: MOT failure rate for its age

41.4% of 3,728 MOT tests of the Jeep Cherokee first registered in 2002 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 93.7 (95% CI 89.0–98.3; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2002 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 2002 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	41.4	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	3728
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 89.0–98.3)	93.7	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	3728
Rank among this model's 17 build years	5	of 17	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	3728
Tested in 2024	338	tests	median 108,948 miles	2024	338

Built 2002 against Jeep Cherokee normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 17: 43.8% vs 48.6%; age 18: 41.2% vs 44.5%; age 19: 40.3% vs 43.1%; age 20: 40.4% vs 39.4%; age 21: 39.2% vs 40.9%; age 22: 38.5% vs n/a%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2002 Jeep Cherokee by registration · All Jeep Cherokee MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

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

How does the 2002 Jeep Cherokee fail at each age?

Cars built in 2002 were tested at ages 17 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 2002: 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)
17	1,120	43.8	40.9–46.7	48.6	90.1
18	848	41.2	37.9–44.5	44.5	92.4
19	730	40.3	36.8–43.9	43.1	93.5
20	584	40.4	36.5–44.4	39.4	102.5
21	446 (rough estimate)	39.2	34.8–43.8	40.9	96
22	338 (rough estimate)	38.5	33.4–43.8	not available	not available

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 4,066 (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 2002 Jeep Cherokee?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2002 is suspension: 37.5 items per 100 first tests, against 17.9 across all build years of the Jeep Cherokee. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2002 were tested at ages 17 to 22.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Jeep Cherokee built 2002 against the Jeep Cherokee in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2002, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Suspension	37.5	17.9	1,524
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	33.5	25.3	1,363
Brakes	25.6	24.3	1,039
Body, chassis, structure	15.8	8.3	642
Visibility	12.7	10.7	517

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 4,066 (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 2002 compare with the years around it?

Among the 17 published build years of the Jeep Cherokee, 2002 ranks 5 (1 = fails least for its age). 2001: index 90.7. 2003: index 101.3.

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 2002 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/2002/

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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