Does the Jeep Grand Cherokee fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Jeep Grand Cherokee records 15.49 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 18.32 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−2.83, 95% interval −3.60 to −2.06). It ranks 492 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 Grand Cherokee by registration
What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Jeep Grand Cherokee is “a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm”, recorded 334 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 334 | 2.79 |
| Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 277 | 2.32 |
| Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake | 167 | 1.40 |
| Parking brake inoperative on one side | 149 | 1.25 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value | 132 | 1.10 |
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
If a Jeep Grand Cherokee gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
12.6% of Jeep Grand Cherokee MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 4,768 miles later (2,271 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,271 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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