Jeep lighting problems
Across all Jeep models in NHTSA's complaint database, 2,091 complaints involve lighting. The Grand Cherokee accounts for the largest share (40%). The single worst model year is the 2000 Grand Cherokee with 81 lighting complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 2,091 about lighting, all Jeep models
- Most affected
- Grand Cherokee 40% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 62,000 miles 1,214 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 32 and 60
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Jeep models
Worst model years for lighting
- 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee81 complaints
- 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee68 complaints
- 2006 Jeep Commander66 complaints
- 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee66 complaints
- 2018 Jeep Compass64 complaints
Lighting complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 7 |
| 1991 | 4 |
| 1992 | 8 |
| 1993 | 14 |
| 1994 | 10 |
| 1995 | 29 |
| 1996 | 33 |
| 1997 | 38 |
| 1998 | 41 |
| 1999 | 69 |
| 2000 | 102 |
| 2001 | 44 |
| 2002 | 84 |
| 2003 | 52 |
| 2004 | 70 |
| 2005 | 90 |
| 2006 | 164 |
| 2007 | 69 |
| 2008 | 113 |
| 2009 | 30 |
| 2010 | 48 |
| 2011 | 81 |
| 2012 | 106 |
| 2013 | 41 |
| 2014 | 125 |
| 2015 | 86 |
| 2016 | 69 |
| 2017 | 65 |
| 2018 | 108 |
| 2019 | 43 |
| 2020 | 27 |
| 2021 | 73 |
| 2022 | 83 |
| 2023 | 23 |
| 2024 | 31 |
| 2025 | 10 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Among the 1,214 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 62,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.