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 — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Jeep Cherokee problems by model year
85 recall entries and 10609 owner complaints on file across 14 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Cherokee | 2 | 5 | No NCAP test | Full reliability report → |
| 2023 Cherokee | 1 | 3 | 4.0 | Full reliability report → |
| 2022 Cherokee | 3 | 50 | 4.0 | Full reliability report → |
| 2021 Cherokee | 4 | 157 | 4.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2020 Cherokee | 3 | 292 | 4.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2019 Cherokee | 11 | 1636 | 4.0 | Full reliability report → |
| 2018 Cherokee | 7 | 683 | 4.0 | Full reliability report → |
| 2017 Cherokee | 6 | 1333 | 4.0 | Full reliability report → |
| 2016 Cherokee | 9 | 1406 | 4.0 | Full reliability report → |
| 2015 Cherokee | 11 | 1786 | 4.0 | Full reliability report → |
| 2014 Cherokee | 13 | 2645 | 4.0 | Full reliability report → |
| 2006 Cherokee | 0 | 17 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2001 Cherokee | 8 | 228 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2000 Cherokee | 7 | 368 | No NCAP test | Full reliability report → |
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 train5177 complaints
- engine2154 complaints
- electrical system2071 complaints
- unknown or other1705 complaints
- service brakes811 complaints
- vehicle speed control569 complaints
- steering491 complaints
- fuel/propulsion system372 complaints