Honda Accord 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 Honda Accord Jeep Grand Cherokee
Complaints on file 32,167 40,071
Model years covered 1979–2026 1989–2026
Worst model year 2008 2014
Best model year 1993 2026
Crashes reported 2,784 2,816
Fires reported 316 846
Injuries reported 1,818 1,675
Deaths reported 59 58
Most complained-about part Electrical System Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm 15.5% 13.5%

Honda Accord by year

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

What breaks

Electrical System 4,171 13.0%
Airbags 4,119 12.8%
Engine & Cooling 3,431 10.7%
Brakes 2,949 9.2%
Other & Unspecified 1,762 5.5%
Steering 1,653 5.1%

Jeep Grand Cherokee by year

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%
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%