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2022 Jeep Cherokee problems

Owners have filed 79 complaints with NHTSA about the 2022 Jeep Cherokee. Drivetrain & axles is the most reported problem area, at 37% of complaints. Next are electrical system (10%) and engine (10%).

At a glance

Complaints
79 filed with NHTSA
Most reported
Drivetrain & axles 37% of complaints
Crashes and fires
3 and 0
Injuries and deaths
6 and 0
Typical mileage
45,000 miles 14 complaints with mileage

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

Where the complaints are

Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.

  • Drivetrain & axles 37%
  • Electrical system 10%
  • Engine 10%
  • Lighting 6%
  • Brakes 5%
  • Fuel system 5%
  • Air bags 4%
  • Forward collision avoidance 4%
  • Lane departure 4%
  • Steering 4%

When problems show up

Complaints by mileage, 2022 Jeep Cherokee Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 45,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 5 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 0 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 3 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 0 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 4 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 45,000 miles
Based on 14 complaints that include mileage. 50% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
View the numbers
MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles5
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles0
60k to 80k miles3
80k to 100k miles0
100k to 120k miles4
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 14 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 44,000 miles.

Safety-related details: 3 complaints mention a crash; 6 injuries reported.

Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2022 ranks 20th most-complained-about out of 21 model years of the Jeep Cherokee with enough data (79 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.

What owners wrote

A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.

The contact owns a 2022 Jeep Cherokee. The contact stated while at a four-way intersection, another driver made a left turn at 30-40 MPH as a result the contact did not have ample time to stop and crashed into the front passenger side of the vehicle causing it to turn 180 degrees during the impact. The air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was towed to an impound lot. A dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired.

Reported at 18,100 miles, December 2024 CrashInjury

The contact owns a 2022 Jeep Cherokee. The contact stated that while driving at 60 MPH, another vehicle failed to stop at a stop sign and merged into oncoming traffic; as a result, the contact crashed into the vehicle. The contact stated that the air bags did not deploy upon impact. A fellow motorist, who witnessed the accident, assisted the contact by helping her into the front passenger seat and driving her vehicle off to the shoulder of the highway.

Reported at 105,000 miles, January 2026 CrashInjury

During an accident the driver side airbags did not deploy. The vehicle was rammed on the rear passenger wheel area. The impact was significant enough to have the curtain airbags on the passenger side go off, but the only person in the vehicle was myself, the driver.

July 2026 CrashInjury

The contact owns a 2022 Jeep Cherokee. The contact stated that while driving uphill at 30 MPH, the vehicle started jerking and then roll backwards with the accelerator pedal depressed. The contact stated that there was an abnormal rubbing sound coming from the vehicle, with the "4WD" and "Neutral Warning Vehicle May Move Even in Park" messages were displayed on the instrument panel. The contact immediately pulled over and shifted to park(P); however, the vehicle continued to roll backwards.

Reported at 66,000 miles, September 2026

The contact owns a 2022 Jeep Cherokee. The contact stated that while driving 35 MPH, the vehicle failed to switch to 4WD and remained in 2WD. The “Service 4WD” warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a service center, and a diagnostic scan was performed. The diagnostic scan retrieved a fault code associated with the PTU failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure by telephone. The contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 62,534.

Reported at 62,534 miles, October 2026

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