Jeep Cherokee by model year

20,684 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Jeep Cherokee across 23 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

See the best and worst years for the Jeep Cherokee

Complaints by model year

Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.

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Model year	Complaints
1990	368
1991	297
1992	175
1993	571
1994	618
1995	732
1996	584
1997	496
1998	553
1999	516
2000	508
2001	329
2014	3,977
2015	2,670
2016	2,059
2017	1,942
2018	1,001
2019	2,487
2020	441
2021	245
2022	79
2023	4
2026	14

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG	Safety
2026	14		4	37
2023	4		1	22 to 24
2022	79	Drivetrain & axles (37%)	3	21 to 26	4 stars
2021	245	Drivetrain & axles (42%)	4	21 to 26	4 stars
2020	441	Drivetrain & axles (45%)	3	21 to 26	4 stars
2019	2,487	Drivetrain & axles (33%)	11	21 to 26	4 stars
2018	1,001	Drivetrain & axles (30%)	7	21 to 25	4 stars
2017	1,942	Drivetrain & axles (33%)	6	21 to 25	4 stars
2016	2,059	Drivetrain & axles (31%)	9	22 to 25	4 stars
2015	2,670	Drivetrain & axles (38%)	11	22 to 25	4 stars
2014	3,977	Drivetrain & axles (37%)	13	20 to 25	4 stars
2001	329	Brakes (20%)	2	15 to 18
2000	508	Brakes (24%)	1	16 to 20
1999	516	Brakes (23%)	2	16 to 20
1998	553	Brakes (18%)	5	16 to 20
1997	496	Fuel system (30%)	4	15 to 20
1996	584	Brakes (19%)	6	15 to 19
1995	732	Body & structure (21%)	6	15 to 19
1994	618	Body & structure (35%)	5	15 to 19
1993	571	Brakes (28%)	3	15 to 19
1992	175	Brakes (29%)	1	15 to 19
1991	297	Brakes (63%)	5	15 to 18
1990	368	Brakes (48%)	5	16 to 20