Does the Jeep Grand Cherokee fail the MOT on body, chassis and structure more than it should?

The Jeep Grand Cherokee records 5.83 body, chassis and structure failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 9.74 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−3.91, 95% interval −4.47 to −3.35). It ranks 513 of 663 models on body, chassis and structure (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on body, chassis and structure · check a Jeep Grand Cherokee by registration

What exactly fails on body, chassis and structure?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Jeep Grand Cherokee is “A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated”, recorded 187 times in 2019–2024.

Jeep Grand Cherokee: most frequent body, chassis and structure defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated	187	1.56
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc	150	1.25
Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is seriously reduced	66	0.55
Fuel system leaking excessively or a risk of fire	61	0.51
Body, cab or chassis excessively corroded at a mounting point	54	0.45

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 11,961 (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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Does the Jeep Grand Cherokee fail the MOT on body, chassis and structure more than it should?

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