2016 Jeep Cherokee engine problems

320 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2016 Jeep Cherokee, which is 16% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

Complaints: 320 16% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 42,000 miles 221 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 2 and 4
Injuries and deaths: 0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Based on 221 complaints that include mileage. 77% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	34
20k to 40k miles	66
40k to 60k miles	70
60k to 80k miles	28
80k to 100k miles	11
100k to 120k miles	5
120k to 140k miles	4
140k to 160k miles	3
160k to 180k miles	0
180k to 200k miles	0
200k+ miles	0

What the data shows

Of the 221 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 42,000 miles, and 77% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 4 fires.

What owners wrote

My 2016 jeep cherokee latitude caught fire, behind the engine, while I was driving it. I was able to extinguish the fire with the help of two-three bystanders and the fire department. There was a police report taken. While there is a recall for a auto rear-lift gate, my jeep cherokee does not have that feature and the fire started and was located below the vehicle and right behind the engine.

November 2016 Fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2016 jeep cherokee. The contact stated that the vehicle would not start after being parked overnight. The dealer was unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The VIN was invalid. The failure mileage was 2,000.

Reported at 2,000 miles, December 2016

Engine problems in other years

Engine problems across all Jeep models