FaultScore

Worst years for a Jeep Commander

Owners have filed 3,923 complaints about the Jeep Commander with NHTSA across model years 2005 to 2010. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.

Avoid

2006 Jeep Commander

2,342 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly electrical system.

Cleanest on record

2009 Jeep Commander

64 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Jeep Commander year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2010 A 70 0 3 70,100 Electrical System
2009 A 64 0 0 75,000 Electrical System
2008 B 458 21 3 83,300 Electrical System
2007 C 982 34 15 78,000 Electrical System
2006 D 2,342 112 18 78,300 Electrical System
2005 7 0 0 70,000 Transmission & Drivetrain

What breaks on a Jeep Commander

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Electrical System 1,308 33.3%

Worst in 2006

Engine & Cooling 793 20.2%

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Body & Structure 224 5.7%

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Steering 117 3.0%

Worst in 2006

Brakes 116 3.0%

Worst in 2006

Airbags 109 2.8%

Worst in 2006

Seat Belts 90 2.3%

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Lights 84 2.1%

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Exactly what failed on a Jeep Commander

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

Body 96 20.6%
Engine 88 18.9%
Door 86 18.5%
Automatic Transmission 65 14.0%
Control Module (Tcm/Pcm/Tecm) 35 7.5%
Windshield 30 6.5%
Latch 20 4.3%
Switch 17 3.7%
Ignition 15 3.2%
Instrument Cluster/Panel 13 2.8%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Jeep Commander, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Feb 2006 peak 162 Apr 2026

Jeep Commander problems by state

Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.

Compare the Jeep Commander

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.