Worst years for a Jeep Grand Cherokee
Owners have filed 39,991 complaints about the Jeep Grand Cherokee with NHTSA across model years 1989 to 2026. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.
Avoid
2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee3,401 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly electrical system.
Cleanest on record
2026 Jeep Grand Cherokee18 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.
Every Jeep Grand Cherokee 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.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | A | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2025 | C | 127 | 11 | 0 | 5,290 | Electrical System |
| 2024 | B | 433 | 11 | 0 | 12,000 | Electrical System |
| 2023 | C | 675 | 27 | 4 | 18,000 | Electrical System |
| 2022 | B | 474 | 13 | 1 | 26,000 | Electrical System |
| 2021 | C | 665 | 36 | 11 | 18,000 | Electrical System |
| 2020 | C | 353 | 43 | 8 | 7,100 | Electrical System |
| 2019 | B | 540 | 25 | 6 | 32,100 | Brakes |
| 2018 | D | 1,211 | 76 | 15 | 19,000 | Electrical System |
| 2017 | C | 566 | 39 | 7 | 33,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2016 | C | 440 | 45 | 13 | 32,967 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2015 | F | 1,766 | 181 | 35 | 41,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2014 | F | 3,401 | 226 | 58 | 46,932 | Electrical System |
| 2013 | C | 1,117 | 41 | 44 | 66,049 | Electrical System |
| 2012 | D | 2,327 | 72 | 144 | 65,000 | Electrical System |
| 2011 | D | 2,425 | 91 | 91 | 64,200 | Electrical System |
| 2010 | B | 171 | 18 | 5 | 72,000 | Electrical System |
| 2009 | A | 195 | 9 | 0 | 62,360 | Electrical System |
| 2008 | B | 990 | 35 | 10 | 76,200 | Electrical System |
| 2007 | C | 1,478 | 47 | 15 | 70,000 | Electrical System |
| 2006 | C | 1,754 | 79 | 9 | 81,688 | Electrical System |
| 2005 | D | 2,733 | 137 | 34 | 80,000 | Electrical System |
| 2004 | D | 1,572 | 149 | 33 | 64,000 | Airbags |
| 2003 | C | 890 | 60 | 17 | 71,250 | Airbags |
| 2002 | D | 1,771 | 98 | 23 | 74,250 | Airbags |
| 2001 | C | 1,128 | 95 | 21 | 69,150 | Windows, Mirrors & Wipers |
| 2000 | D | 1,855 | 132 | 24 | 85,000 | Brakes |
| 1999 | D | 2,319 | 157 | 21 | 80,800 | Brakes |
| 1998 | D | 1,349 | 194 | 18 | 105,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1997 | D | 1,433 | 143 | 28 | 120,000 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1996 | C | 1,250 | 156 | 26 | 138,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1995 | C | 983 | 146 | 44 | 115,461 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1994 | C | 775 | 142 | 39 | 146,000 | Brakes |
| 1993 | C | 784 | 68 | 37 | 129,000 | Brakes |
| 1992 | — | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1991 | — | 7 | 1 | 2 | — | Brakes |
| 1990 | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | — | Brakes |
| 1989 | — | 7 | 0 | 1 | — | Engine & Cooling |
What breaks on a Jeep Grand Cherokee
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Exactly what failed on a Jeep Grand Cherokee
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Jeep Grand Cherokee, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Jeep Grand Cherokee 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 Grand Cherokee
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.