Does the Jeep Cherokee fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Jeep Cherokee records 24.26 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 15.64 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+8.62, 95% interval +8.28 to +8.97). It ranks 78 of 712 models on brakes (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on brakes · check a Jeep Cherokee by registration
What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Jeep Cherokee is “Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement”, recorded 2,751 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 2,751 | 3.54 |
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 2,152 | 2.77 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value | 1,371 | 1.76 |
| Parking brake inoperative on one side | 1,340 | 1.72 |
| Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake | 1,192 | 1.53 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 77,817 (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 Jeep Cherokee gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
17.7% of Jeep Cherokee MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 3,718 miles later (16,091 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 16,091 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
Other pages for this model
Jeep Cherokee 1999 · Jeep Cherokee 2000 · Jeep Cherokee 2001 · Jeep Cherokee 2002 · Jeep Cherokee 2003 · Jeep Cherokee 2004 · Jeep Cherokee 2005 · Jeep Cherokee 2006 · Jeep Cherokee 2007 · Jeep Cherokee 2008 · Jeep Cherokee 2009 · Jeep Cherokee 2010 · Jeep Cherokee 2014 · Jeep Cherokee 2015 · Jeep Cherokee 2016 · Jeep Cherokee 2017 · Jeep Cherokee 2018 · Jeep Cherokee in Norway · Jeep Cherokee in the Netherlands · Jeep Cherokee by postcode area · Jeep Cherokee body, chassis and structure failures · Jeep Cherokee vehicle identification failures · Jeep Cherokee lamps, reflectors and electrics failures · Jeep Cherokee noise, emissions and leaks failures · Jeep Cherokee road wheels failures · Jeep Cherokee seat belts and airbags failures · Jeep Cherokee steering failures · Jeep Cherokee suspension failures · Jeep Cherokee tyres failures · Jeep Cherokee visibility failures