Jeep Grand Cherokee
Owners filed 29,036 complaints across 37 model years of the Jeep Grand Cherokee. The 2014 drew the most (2,375); the 1992 the fewest (3).
Model years37
Complaints29,036
Recalls331
Fires603
Deaths44
Every Jeep Grand Cherokee model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 6 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2025 | 74 | 4 | — | 8 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2024 | 241 | 16 | — | 10 | Electrical System | Fatalities reported | |
| 2023 | 384 | 21 | 3 | 14 | Electrical System | Fatalities reported | |
| 2022 | 259 | 13 | 1 | 6 | Electrical System | Above average | |
| 2021 | 403 | 12 | 8 | 20 | Electrical System | Above average | |
| 2020 | 237 | 3 | 5 | 24 | Electrical System | Above average | |
| 2019 | 367 | 7 | 4 | 17 | Electrical System | Above average | |
| 2018 | 853 | 11 | 10 | 42 | Electrical System | Above average | |
| 2017 | 364 | 6 | 3 | 26 | Engine | Above average | |
| 2016 | 308 | 9 | 7 | 27 | Power Train | Above average | |
| 2015 | 1,356 | 10 | 21 | 128 | Power Train | High concern | |
| 2014 | 2,375 | 19 | 40 | 150 | Power Train | High concern | |
| 2013 | 802 | 10 | 27 | 23 | Electrical System | Fatalities reported | |
| 2012 | 1,641 | 11 | 104 | 46 | Electrical System | High concern | |
| 2011 | 1,639 | 6 | 61 | 53 | Electrical System | Fatalities reported | |
| 2010 | 117 | 5 | 4 | 10 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2009 | 138 | 3 | — | 4 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2008 | 733 | 5 | 5 | 23 | Electrical System | Above average | |
| 2007 | 1,108 | 7 | 11 | 31 | Electrical System | Above average | |
| 2006 | 1,280 | 6 | 7 | 47 | Electrical System | Fatalities reported | |
| 2005 | 2,051 | 5 | 24 | 82 | Electrical System | High concern | |
| 2004 | 1,294 | 14 | 25 | 110 | Air Bags | Fatalities reported | |
| 2003 | 762 | 10 | 14 | 48 | Air Bags | Fatalities reported | |
| 2002 | 1,476 | 16 | 20 | 75 | Air Bags | Fatalities reported | |
| 2001 | 883 | 10 | 15 | 80 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor | Fatalities reported | |
| 2000 | 1,447 | 12 | 18 | 108 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor | Fatalities reported | |
| 1999 | 1,638 | 10 | 15 | 124 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor | Fatalities reported | |
| 1998 | 1,028 | 10 | 13 | 172 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch | Fatalities reported | |
| 1997 | 991 | 11 | 17 | 112 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch | Fatalities reported | |
| 1996 | 893 | 12 | 22 | 135 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch | Fatalities reported | |
| 1995 | 719 | 11 | 29 | 118 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch | Fatalities reported | |
| 1994 | 588 | 8 | 33 | 116 | Vehicle Speed Control | Fatalities reported | |
| 1993 | 555 | 12 | 35 | 58 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor | Fatalities reported | |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe | Routine | |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 | 1 | — | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine |
Which Jeep Grand Cherokee years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2014 is the weakest year on record, with 2,375 complaints concentrated in the power train. It carries 19 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.