FaultScore

Worst years for a Jeep Commander 4X4

Owners have filed 696 complaints about the Jeep Commander 4X4 with NHTSA across model years 2007 to 2009. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.

Avoid

2007 Jeep Commander 4X4

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

Cleanest on record

2009 Jeep Commander 4X4

21 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Jeep Commander 4X4 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
2009 A 21 0 0 61,000 Electrical System
2008 B 162 4 0 70,000 Electrical System
2007 D 513 12 0 67,522 Electrical System

What breaks on a Jeep Commander 4X4

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

Electrical System 222 31.9%

Worst in 2007

Engine & Cooling 155 22.3%

Worst in 2007

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Other & Unspecified 21 3.0%

Worst in 2007

Steering 18 2.6%

Worst in 2007

Airbags 16 2.3%

Worst in 2008

Body & Structure 16 2.3%

Worst in 2007

Stability & Traction Control 16 2.3%

Worst in 2007

Seat Belts 12 1.7%

Worst in 2007

Brakes 11 1.6%

Worst in 2007

Fuel & Propulsion 9 1.3%

Worst in 2007

Tires 9 1.3%

Worst in 2007

Exactly what failed on a Jeep Commander 4X4

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

Automatic Transmission 22 32.4%
Engine 15 22.1%
Body 8 11.8%
Windshield 7 10.3%
Pressure Monitoring AND Regulating Systems 4 5.9%
Sun/Moon Roof Assembly 4 5.9%
Instrument Cluster/Panel 2 2.9%
Side/Window 2 2.9%
Control Unit/Module 2 2.9%
Switch 2 2.9%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Jeep Commander 4X4, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Apr 2007 peak 48 Jul 2019

Jeep Commander 4X4 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 4X4

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