Jeep Cherokee 2008: MOT failure rate for its age

42.5% of 506 MOT tests of the Jeep Cherokee first registered in 2008 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 99.1 (95% CI 85.8–112.3; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2008 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age. This is a rough estimate from a smaller sample.

Jeep Cherokee built in 2008 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	42.5	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	506
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 85.8–112.3)	99.1	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	506
Rank among this model's 17 build years	10	of 17	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	506
Tested in 2024	77	tests	median 109,755 miles	2024	77

Built 2008 against Jeep Cherokee normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 11: 47.2% vs n/a%; age 12: 37.8% vs 43.8%; age 13: 49.5% vs 43.1%; age 14: 42% vs 42.1%; age 15: 47.4% vs 43%; age 16: 33.8% vs 42.3%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2008 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 2008 Jeep Cherokee fail at each age?

Cars built in 2008 were tested at ages 11 to 16 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 2008: 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)
11	123 (rough estimate)	47.2	38.6–55.9	not available	not available
12	111 (rough estimate)	37.8	29.4–47.1	43.8	86.4
13	111 (rough estimate)	49.5	40.4–58.7	43.1	115.1
14	112 (rough estimate)	42	33.2–51.2	42.1	99.7
15	95 (rough estimate)	47.4	37.6–57.3	43	110.3
16	77 (rough estimate)	33.8	24.2–44.9	42.3	79.7

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 629 (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 2008 Jeep Cherokee?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2008 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 39.1 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 2008 were tested at ages 11 to 16.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Jeep Cherokee built 2008 against the Jeep Cherokee in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2008, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	39.1	25.3	246
Brakes	36.1	24.3	227
Suspension	16.9	17.9	106
Visibility	13.4	10.7	84
Tyres	6	6.8	38

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 629 (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 2008 compare with the years around it?

Among the 17 published build years of the Jeep Cherokee, 2008 ranks 10 (1 = fails least for its age). 2007: index 99.6. 2009: index 95.6.

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 2008 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/2008/

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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