Jeep Commander Reliability
3,922 NHTSA complaints (2005–2010). Complaint rate: 3076.1 per 1,000 vehicles.
Which Years to Buy & Avoid
Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.
Bottom line: Avoid the 2006–2007 Jeep Commander (145 crash-related complaints). The 2009–2010 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
Avoid These Years
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Better Years
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Jeep Commander Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 1,252 | 2.7% |
| ENGINE | 439 | 2.5% |
| POWER TRAIN | 369 | 2.2% |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 251 | 2.0% |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 140 | 2.1% |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 129 | 5.4% |
| STEERING | 116 | 8.6% |
| AIR BAGS | 103 | 30.1% |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 96 | 2.1% |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 88 | 1.1% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005GOOD | — | 7 | 0 | — | View 2005View→ |
| 2006AVOID | — | 2,341 | 111 | 18 | View 2006View→ |
| 2007AVOID | — | 982 | 34 | 15 | View 2007View→ |
| 2008 | — | 458 | 21 | 3 | View 2008View→ |
| 2009GOOD | — | 64 | 0 | — | View 2009View→ |
| 2010GOOD | — | 70 | 0 | 3 | View 2010View→ |
See also: Jeep Commanderaccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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