...Est. ZJ Licensed
...SORN
...Total Registered
...Change vs Prev. Quarter
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How this estimate is calculated: Four DVLA entries are confirmed ZJ-specific (Orvis A, Laredo A, Laredo TD, Limited TD) and counted in full. The "Grand Cherokee Limited" and "Grand Cherokee Ltd Auto" entries span multiple generations, so we filter to manufacture years 1999 and earlier to isolate ZJ-era cars. This gives an estimated total of around 247 ZJs licensed on UK roads. The confirmed floor, using only the four ZJ-specific entries, is 101.
Survival Over Time
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Source: howmanyleft.co.uk (DVLA quarterly data). Updated daily.
Current Figures by Variant
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Why Are They Disappearing?
- Sill corrosion. The ZJ is a unibody vehicle. Perforated sills are a structural failure. UK roads and salt accelerate this, and once the sills go the car is uneconomical to repair for most owners.
- MOT failures. The headlamp self-levelling system is an MOT requirement on UK-spec ZJs. The motors fail with age and cost around £265 per side to replace. Many cars have been SORNed rather than repaired.
- Fuel costs. At current UK petrol prices, a 4.0-litre averaging 20mpg is an expensive daily driver.
- 2009 scrappage scheme. The government incentive of £2,000 against a new car removed a significant number of structurally borderline ZJs permanently.
- ULEZ and clean air zones. Pre-Euro 3 petrol ZJs face daily charges in London and several other UK cities.
- Specialist knowledge fading. As fewer garages have experience with these cars, more owners have SORNed rather than find someone willing to work on them.