Jeep CHEROKEE - 1999
341.9 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 1999 is 349.1 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Jeep CHEROKEE, model year 1999.
Sample size: 260 cars, 497 tests and 1,699 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 260 cars
The 1999 Jeep Cherokee has an overall defect rate of 342 per 100 vehicles, which is slightly better than the average for its year at 345 per 100. Notably, the model performs well in the category of wheels, suspensions, and axles, showing a 20% lower defect rate compared to the average. However, it struggles with steering and equipment defects, with rates that are 28% and 28% higher than the average, respectively. Additionally, as mileage increases, the defect rate in the Cherokee rises significantly, particularly for vehicles over 124,000 miles.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 260 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 11.5% worse
171.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 153.4 / 100 tests
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
Steering
▼ 25.9% worse
32.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.9 / 100 tests
Visibility
▲ 12.4% better
23.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 26.6 / 100 tests
Lights & Electrics
▲ 5.2% better
69.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 73.0 / 100 tests
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 20.7% better
211.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 266.9 / 100 tests
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm … is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm … is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
Body/Structure
▼ 7.3% worse
82.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 76.5 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
Equipment
▼ 21.4% worse
23.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 19.2 / 100 tests
Other
▼ 24.6% worse
70.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 56.5 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 195
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 167
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 144
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 71
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 51
The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm … is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 44
Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 42
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 40
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 38
The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm … is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
FAIL
Occurrences: 37
Serious faults (Top 10)
The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm … is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
FAIL
Occurrences: 37
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 23
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 21
Brakes imbalance across an axle such that: the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle. Or in the case of testing on the road, the vehicle deviates excessively from a straight lin
FAIL
Occurrences: 19
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 15
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 13
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 13
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 12
is significantly reduced or The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): inadequately repaired
FAIL
Occurrences: 12
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 12