Reliability & cost of ownership
Jeep Cherokee Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Jeep Cherokee? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars where on file — then open the year you're shopping for its AI reliability outlook where NHTSA has enough data.
Jeep Cherokee problems by model year
137 recall entries and 10,750 owner complaints on file across 19 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Jeep Cherokee, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- power train5,288 complaints
- engine2,172 complaints
- electrical system2,080 complaints
- unknown or other1,718 complaints
- service brakes636 complaints
- vehicle speed control571 complaints
- steering492 complaints
- fuel/propulsion system376 complaints