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2016 Jeep Cherokee drivetrain & axles problems

634 complaints about drivetrain & axles have been filed for the 2016 Jeep Cherokee, which is 31% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
634 31% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
49,000 miles 371 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
7 and 4
Injuries and deaths
3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When drivetrain & axles problems show up

Drivetrain & axles complaints by mileage, 2016 Jeep Cherokee Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 49,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 72 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 74 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 88 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 61 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 38 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 19 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 12 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 4 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 49,000 miles
Based on 371 complaints that include mileage. 63% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles72
20k to 40k miles74
40k to 60k miles88
60k to 80k miles61
80k to 100k miles38
100k to 120k miles19
120k to 140k miles12
140k to 160k miles4
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 371 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 49,000 miles, and 63% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 7 crashes, 4 fires, 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owned a 2106 jeep cherokee sport. The contact stated that his wife was driving at 25 MPH when the front wheel on the driver's side detached from the vehicle, causing the vehicle to drop to the ground. The vehicle veered off the road grazing a tree until it stopped. The contact stated the air bags did not deploy causing the driver to hit the steering wheel. The contact stated that his wife sustained bruising on her chest, eyes, arms and suffered a concussion.

Reported at 44,000 miles, April 2020 CrashInjury

While making a turn, the vehicle lost power in the brakes, accelerator and steering wheel. Everything locked up while I was going upwards of 25MPH. I was able to coast to the side of the road, but completely lost the ability to control my vehicle. The car would not function until I turned it off and tried to restart it a few times taking a couple of minutes. This happened once on the 14th of march and once on the 15th of march.

Reported at 41,500 miles, March 2019

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