Jeep brakes problems
Across all Jeep models in NHTSA's complaint database, 9,543 complaints involve brakes. The Grand Cherokee accounts for the largest share (49%). The single worst model year is the 1999 Grand Cherokee with 734 brakes complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 9,543 about brakes, all Jeep models
- Most affected
- Grand Cherokee 49% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 40,000 miles 3,589 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 723 and 63
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Jeep models
Worst model years for brakes
- 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee734 complaints
- 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee484 complaints
- 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee352 complaints
- 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee309 complaints
- 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee270 complaints
Brakes complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 243 |
| 1991 | 220 |
| 1992 | 66 |
| 1993 | 385 |
| 1994 | 255 |
| 1995 | 299 |
| 1996 | 267 |
| 1997 | 343 |
| 1998 | 324 |
| 1999 | 889 |
| 2000 | 644 |
| 2001 | 331 |
| 2002 | 335 |
| 2003 | 152 |
| 2004 | 252 |
| 2005 | 148 |
| 2006 | 238 |
| 2007 | 204 |
| 2008 | 171 |
| 2009 | 49 |
| 2010 | 86 |
| 2011 | 415 |
| 2012 | 382 |
| 2013 | 224 |
| 2014 | 602 |
| 2015 | 369 |
| 2016 | 326 |
| 2017 | 240 |
| 2018 | 259 |
| 2019 | 308 |
| 2020 | 83 |
| 2021 | 106 |
| 2022 | 123 |
| 2023 | 74 |
| 2024 | 79 |
| 2025 | 41 |
| 2026 | 11 |
Among the 3,589 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 40,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.