Reliability & cost of ownership
Jeep Grand Cherokee Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Jeep Grand 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 Grand Cherokee problems by model year
255 recall entries and 22564 owner complaints on file across 27 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Jeep Grand Cherokee, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- electrical system7143 complaints
- engine2788 complaints
- service brakes2743 complaints
- power train2720 complaints
- air bags1974 complaints
- unknown or other1888 complaints
- seats1486 complaints
- fuel/propulsion system1237 complaints