2014 Jeep Cherokee 2.0L Diesel · WP64 SBZ

The most recent MOT on 2025‑08‑07 resulted in a pass at 98,504 miles, but it noted several lingering issues: the front fog lamps were not working, the nearside and offside rear child seats prevented a full inspection of the adult seat belts, the offside front inner suspension arm pin or bush was worn (though not causing excessive movement), and the nearside rear brake disc showed wear, pitting or scoring without being seriously weakened. Looking back, the vehicle failed the MOT on 2025‑08‑02 for high headlamp aim, an inoperative registration‑plate lamp, the same fog‑lamp fault, the child‑seat obstruction, excessive wear on the nearside front inner suspension arm pin or bush, wear on the offside front inner suspension arm pin or bush, and the same brake‑disc condition. Earlier failures in 2024 involved thin brake pads, a faulty tyre‑pressure‑monitoring system, and tyre wear approaching the legal limit, while the 2023 pass only recorded slight play in the offside rear wheel bearing. The pattern shows that suspension wear (front inner suspension arm pin/bush) and brake‑disc wear have been present for at least two years, with the suspension wear appearing to have lessened from “excessively worn” to “worn but not excessive” between the August 2025 fail and pass. Lighting faults (headlamp aim, registration‑plate lamp, fog lamps) have been intermittent, with some corrected between tests and others persisting. Tyre‑related issues and TPMS faults appeared only in the 2024 fail and have not been reported since, suggesting they may have been resolved. Overall, the trend is not clearly worsening; the core wear items (suspension and brakes) remain stable or show slight improvement, while electrical/lamp faults fluctuate. The recorded mileage of 98,504 miles on a 2014 vehicle works out to roughly 8,200 miles per year, which is typical for its age. This figure does not strongly indicate either unusually light use or excessive wear, so the mileage signal is ambiguous and should not be over‑interpreted. For a buyer, the priority checks in person should be: - Inspect the front suspension inner arm pins/bushes for any play, noise or visible wear.