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Owner complaints, NHTSA recalls and a reliability grade for each model year, from public NHTSA data. Pick a year:
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA for the Jeep Cherokee are highest for the 2015 model year (1,790) and lowest for 2023 (3). The worst three-year run in this table is 2015–2017, with 4,537 complaints. The complaint area that most often tops a year’s list is Power Train (9 of 9 years). Newer model years have had less time to collect complaints, so compare years of a similar age.
| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Top complaint area |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 1 | Power Train |
| 2022 | 51 | 3 | Power Train |
| 2021 | 176 | 4 | Power Train |
| 2020 | 325 | 3 | Power Train |
| 2019 | 1,664 | 11 | Power Train |
| 2018 | 687 | 7 | Power Train |
| 2017 | 1,337 | 6 | Power Train |
| 2016 | 1,410 | 9 | Power Train |
| 2015 | 1,790 | 11 | Power Train |
Counts are a snapshot of NHTSA data from October 2026 (distinct owner complaints and recall campaigns). Open a year for the current numbers, the recalls and the most common problems.
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