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
247 recall entries and 22356 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 system7089 complaints
- service brakes2734 complaints
- engine2732 complaints
- power train2687 complaints
- air bags1955 complaints
- unknown or other1855 complaints
- seats1459 complaints
- hydraulic1216 complaints