Dodge Durango vs Jeep Grand Cherokee

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	Dodge Durango	Jeep Grand Cherokee
Complaints on file	19,369	40,071
Model years covered	1997–2026	1989–2026
Worst model year	2000	2014
Best model year	2025	2026
Crashes reported	947	2,816
Fires reported	512	846
Injuries reported	616	1,675
Deaths reported	16	58
Most complained-about part	Suspension	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	10.8%	13.5%

Dodge Durango by year

5 1,553 3,172 1,471 964 556 485 1,421 2,001 1,039 241 127 13 1,186 922 905 1,030 667 223 306 333 210 71 272 86 50 28 12 20

97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Suspension 3,854 19.9%

Electrical System 2,766 14.3%

Engine & Cooling 2,475 12.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 2,079 10.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 1,367 7.1%

Lights 1,131 5.8%

Brakes 1,026 5.3%

Airbags 856 4.4%

Jeep Grand Cherokee by year

7 5 7 4 784 775 983 1,250 1,433 1,349 2,319 1,855 1,128 1,771 890 1,572 2,733 1,754 1,478 990 195 171 2,425 2,330 1,117 3,405 1,768 440 566 1,222 544 364 670 481 684 439 137 26

89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Electrical System 7,630 19.0%

Transmission & Drivetrain 4,814 12.0%

Brakes 4,663 11.6%

Engine & Cooling 4,383 10.9%

Fuel & Propulsion 2,575 6.4%

Airbags 2,267 5.7%

Other & Unspecified 2,047 5.1%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 1,760 4.4%