MOT History from tests of petrol JEEP CHEROKEEs year 2003

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Pass percent:66.97%

(The average a petrol JEEP CHEROKEE year 2003 passes without issue)

Based on:10,126 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	583
Registration plate lamp issues	463
Headlamp aim out of alignment	415
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	258
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	237
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	207
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	148
Registration plate issues	143
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	136
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	127
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	120
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	103
Rear brake binding	99
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	91
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	83
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	80
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	77
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	72
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	69
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	68
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	68
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	65
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	59
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	58
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	54
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	49
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	48
Brake pipe excessively corroded	45
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	44
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	42
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	39
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	38
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	36
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	35
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	34
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	33
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	32
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	31
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	30
Windscreen has damage	30
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	30
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	28
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	27
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	26
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	26
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	25
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	24
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	24
Offside Obligatory mirror insecure \|8.1.1\|	23
Rear brake application uneven	23
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))	23
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	21
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment \|1.1.6 \|c\|\|	21
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	21
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	21
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	20
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	19
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	19
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))	18
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	18
Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	18
Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))	18
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	18
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	17
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	17
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	16
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	16
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	16
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	16
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	16
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	15
Offside Front Wheel nut\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	14
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))	14
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	14
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	13
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working \|1.3.1b\|	13
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	13
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	13
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	13
Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	13
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	13
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	13
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	13
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	13
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	13
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	13
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	12
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	12
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	12
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	12
Battery insecure and likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (ii))	12
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	12
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	12
Nearside Rear Wheel nut\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	11
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	11
Offside Rear Wheel nut\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	11
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	11
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	11
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))	11
Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d))	11
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	11

We get to these numbers by trawling through over 1 billion MOT test results since 2004 and crunched the numbers. We remove anything to do with Tyres, as they are model independent and group together common non-model specific issues. We are trying to get to a picture of what models have what issues.

Please note: We take the data from the DVSA. This data is raw and can contain typos and spelling mistakes that garages may have entered while recording a MOT result. Specifically miss-match on names of models and makes. We are constantly cleaning the data so bear with the odd issue.

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MOT History from tests of petrol JEEP CHEROKEEs year 2003

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