Jeep Grand Cherokee Reliability

39,562 NHTSA complaints (1989–2026). Complaint rate: 144.7 per 1,000 vehicles.

Severity Score
282.6
Complaints
39,562
Crash Rate
7.0%
Fire Rate
2.1%
Injuries
2,106
Fatalities
82

Jeep Grand Cherokee Generations

Manufacturer redesigns the car every few years (a “generation”). Each generation has different engineering and common issues. Click a generation to see year-by-year breakdown.

GenerationYearsComplaints
Gen 11993–19986,574
Gen 21999–20049,532
Gen 32005–20107,318
Gen 42011–202114,594
20112,422View→
20122,313View→
20131,108View→
20143,368View→
20151,727View→
2016435View→
2017552View→
20181,165View→
2019520View→
2020329View→
2021655View→
Gen 52022–present1,521

Which Years to Buy & Avoid

Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.

Bottom line: Avoid the 2004–2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee (365 crash-related complaints). The 2022 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

Avoid These Years

2004–2006
~2,019/yr complaints · 365 crashes
2014–2015
~2,548/yr complaints · 403 crashes
2011–2012
~2,368/yr complaints · 162 crashes
1999–2000
~2,087/yr complaints · 289 crashes

Average

1993–1998
~1,096/yr complaints
2001
~1,128/yr complaints
2003
~888/yr complaints
2007–2008
~1,234/yr complaints

Better Years

2022
~432/yr complaints
2019–2020
~425/yr complaints
2016–2017
~494/yr complaints
2009–2010
~183/yr complaints

Too New

2024–2026
464 complaints so far

Need 3+ years on the road for reliable complaint data.

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Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA complaint count per model year

Jeep Grand Cherokee — Complaints by Model YearPeak: 2014 (3,368)
09681,9372,9053,8731989199219951998200120042007201020132016201920222025

Common Jeep Grand Cherokee Problems

Most reported component complaints to NHTSA

ComponentComplaintsCrash %
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM6,9431.7%
ENGINE2,7752.6%
POWER TRAIN2,22010.1%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER1,9944.5%
AIR BAGS1,96616.4%
SERVICE BRAKES1,4849.3%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM1,3762.8%
SEATS1,3631.5%
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR1,3501.2%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL1,12828.8%

Year-by-Year Breakdown

NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.

YearGenerationComplaintsCrashesFiresDetails
1989GOOD—701View→
1990GOOD—501View→
1991GOOD—712View→
1992GOOD—42—View→
1993Gen 1(ZJ)7846837View→
1994Gen 1(ZJ)77514239View→
1995Gen 1(ZJ)98314644View→
1996Gen 1(ZJ)1,25015626View→
1997Gen 1(ZJ)1,43314328View→
1998Gen 1(ZJ)1,34919418View→
1999AVOIDGen 2(WJ)2,31915721View→
2000AVOIDGen 2(WJ)1,85513224View→
2001Gen 2(WJ)1,1289521View→
2002AVOIDGen 2(WJ)1,7709823View→
2003Gen 2(WJ)8886017View→
2004AVOIDGen 2(WJ)1,57214933View→
2005AVOIDGen 3(WK)2,73313734View→
2006AVOIDGen 3(WK)1,751799View→
2007Gen 3(WK)1,4784715View→
2008Gen 3(WK)9903510View→
2009GOODGen 3(WK)1959—View→
2010GOODGen 3(WK)171185View→
2011AVOIDGen 4(WK2)2,4229091View→
2012AVOIDGen 4(WK2)2,31372144View→
2013Gen 4(WK2)1,1084141View→
2014AVOIDGen 4(WK2)3,36822458View→
2015AVOIDGen 4(WK2)1,72717933View→
2016GOODGen 4(WK2)4354511View→
2017GOODGen 4(WK2)552387View→
2018Gen 4(WK2)1,1657515View→
2019GOODGen 4(WK2)520256View→
2020GOODGen 4(WK2)329398View→
2021Gen 4(WK2)6553611View→
2022GOODGen 5(WL)432121View→
2023Gen 5(WL)625262View→
2024TOO NEWGen 5(WL)3709—View→
2025TOO NEWGen 5(WL)913—View→
2026TOO NEWGen 5(WL)30—View→

See also: Jeep Grand Cherokeeaccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.

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