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2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee petrol: common problems and MOT failures

What MOT testers find on the petrol Jeep Grand Cherokee first registered in 2006 (petrol cars only): we looked at the 420 MOTs these cars had during 2023–2025. Plus known faults and what to look at before you buy one.

Small sample: there were only 420 MOTs of these cars during 2023–2025, so treat the percentages as rough. The known faults below don't depend on it.

420MOTs of 2006 petrol cars, done in 2023–2025
70%pass first time (all 2006 cars: 56%)
5,600typical miles a year
5.9×the usual rate for anti-roll bar bushes and joints

What goes wrong more than usual on a 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee petrol?

Parts flagged at MOT more often on the 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee petrol than on all cars registered in 2006.

  • Anti-roll bar bushes and joints5.9× usual
    Jeep Grand Cherokee
    7.1% All 2006 cars
    1.2%

    Failed outright at MOT: 0.7%, against 0.3% of all 2006 cars. The rest were advisories or minor defects.

    Rough price £100–£280 (pair of drop links) Checkatrade

    At the viewing: Drive slowly over bumps and listen for a knock or rattle from the front. Worn anti-roll bar links are a cheap fix.

Better than most

Tread depth: 9% here, against 22% of all 2006 cars.

Common 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee petrol MOT failures and advisories

The share of 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee petrol MOT tests where testers flagged each area, as a fail or an advisory. Rough prices are typical independent-garage costs.

  • Suspension
    38% 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.

  • Brakes
    28% 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.

  • Lights and electrics
    26% of testsRough price £10–£80

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

  • Tyres
    15% 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.

  • Exhaust and emissions
    10% of testsRough price £100–£1,200

    At the viewing: Look for black soot in the tailpipe, listen for blowing from the exhaust and check for an engine warning light.

  • Oil and fluid leaks
    9% of testsRough price £80–£600

    At the viewing: Look under the engine and on the ground where the car is usually parked for fresh oil or fluid.

Questions to ask the seller before buying a 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee petrol

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

  1. Any recent work on the anti-roll bar bushes and joints? (Flagged at MOT 5.9× as often on the 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee petrol 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
2020197Brakes 20%
2019772Brakes 18%
20181,196Brakes 22%
20172,561Brakes 23%
20163,072Brakes 25%
20154,137Brakes 27%
20144,331Brakes 27%
20132,951Brakes 25%
20121,527Brakes 24%
2011619Suspension 26%
2009141Suspension 47%
2008588Suspension 47%
2007634Suspension 50%
20051,454Suspension 51%
2004740Suspension 55%
2003446Suspension 59%
2002660Suspension 52%
2001544Suspension 45%
2000402Suspension 46%
1999325Suspension 50%
1998188Brakes 38%
1997119Suspension 44%
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 2006. "Flagged" includes advisories, so it isn't the same as a fail rate. How we score