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2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee: common problems and MOT failures

What MOT testers find on the Jeep Grand Cherokee first registered in 2017: we looked at the 2,561 MOTs these cars had during 2023–2025. Plus known faults and what to look at before you buy one.

2,561MOTs of 2017 cars, done in 2023–2025
85%pass first time (all 2017 cars: 80%)
8,200typical miles a year
4×the usual rate for side repeaters

What goes wrong more than usual on a 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee?

Parts flagged at MOT more often on the 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee than on all cars registered in 2017.

  • Side repeaters4× usual
    Jeep Grand Cherokee
    2% All 2017 cars
    0.5%

    Failed outright at MOT: 1.2%, against 0.3% of all 2017 cars. The rest were advisories or minor defects.

    Rough price £10–£80 our estimate

    At the viewing: Ask a friend to check every light, including brake lights and indicators, while you operate them.

Better than most

Tyre condition: 5.5% here, against 13.5% of all 2017 cars.

Common 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee MOT failures and advisories

The share of 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee MOT tests where testers flagged each area, as a fail or an advisory. Rough prices are typical independent-garage costs.

  • Brakes
    23% of testsRough price £150–£350

    At the viewing: Look for a lip on the disc edges and feel for judder or pulling when braking firmly from about 40mph.

  • Tyres
    20% of testsRough price £70–£150

    At the viewing: Check the tread on all four tyres, including the inside edges, and look for cracks or bulges.

  • Lights and electrics
    6% of testsRough price £10–£80

    At the viewing: Ask a friend to check every light, including brake lights and indicators, while you operate them.

  • Suspension
    6% of testsRough price £120–£400

    At the viewing: Listen for knocks over speed bumps, and look behind each front wheel for a snapped coil spring.

  • Wipers, windscreen and mirrors
    5% of testsRough price £15–£250

    At the viewing: Check for chips in the driver's view, and test the wipers and washers.

  • Driveshafts and joints
    2% of testsRough price £60–£350

    At the viewing: On full steering lock, drive slowly and listen for clicking from the front wheels.

Questions to ask the seller before buying a 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Ask before you travel to see it. A seller who knows the car will have answers, and receipts.

  1. Any recent work on the side repeaters? (Flagged at MOT 4× as often on the 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee as on other cars the same age.)
  2. Can I see the service history and receipts for any big jobs?

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Other years

Every year of the Jeep Grand Cherokee compared

YearMOT testsMost flagged
2026–Too new for MOT data
2025–Too new for MOT data
2024–Too new for MOT data
2023–Too new for MOT data
2020205Brakes 19%
2019772Brakes 18%
20181,216Brakes 21%
20163,072Brakes 25%
20154,137Brakes 27%
20144,331Brakes 27%
20132,951Brakes 25%
20121,555Brakes 24%
2011630Suspension 26%
2009148Suspension 46%
2008592Suspension 47%
2007649Suspension 49%
20061,766Suspension 46%
20051,474Suspension 51%
2004747Suspension 55%
2003446Suspension 59%
2002660Suspension 52%
2001563Suspension 45%
2000409Suspension 45%
1999335Suspension 50%
1998203Brakes 38%
1997124Suspension 45%
1996–Too few tests

Where this comes from: the DVSA's anonymised results for every MOT test done in Great Britain during 2023–2025, counting the MOTs of Jeep Grand Cherokee cars first registered in 2017. "Flagged" includes advisories, so it isn't the same as a fail rate. How we score