Does the Jeep Grand Cherokee fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?

The Jeep Grand Cherokee records 20.30 lamps, reflectors and electrics failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 20.00 expected for a car of the same age mix: about as expected for its class and age (the difference is within its interval or under 0.5 items per 100 tests) (+0.30, 95% interval −0.03 to +0.64). It ranks 273 of 729 models on lamps, reflectors and electrics (1 = most failures above expected).

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What exactly fails on lamps, reflectors and electrics?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Jeep Grand Cherokee is “A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”, recorded 2,196 times in 2019–2024.

Jeep Grand Cherokee: most frequent lamps, reflectors and electrics defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources	2,196	3.13
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements	1,505	2.15
A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning	1,255	1.79
Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning	1,004	1.43
Headlamp reflector or lens slightly defective	865	1.23

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 70,108 (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 lamps, reflectors and electrics advisory, how often does it fail next time?

31.1% of Jeep Grand Cherokee MOTs with a lamps, reflectors and electrics advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 3,439 miles later (1,085 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,085 (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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Does the Jeep Grand Cherokee fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?

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