Jeep Grand Cherokee reliability by year
62 recalls and 16,658 owner complaints across 21 model years. Best year to buy: 2025. Year to avoid: 2014.
Worst model years to avoid → — the single year to avoid for every model line we track, ranked side by side.
Years to avoid — and why 11 flagged on the NHTSA record
Cleaner on the data: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 . Still verify the specific vehicle.
At-a-glance: every year color-coded
Each cell shows the last two digits of the model year and its 0–10 reliability score from NHTSA data. Click any year to see the full record. ★ best year · ✕ year to avoid.
Year-by-year reliability 21 model years · newest first
Common trouble spots across the Grand Cherokee aggregated across 21 model years
Common questions
What's the best year to buy a Jeep Grand Cherokee?
Based on NHTSA complaint volume and severity weighting, the 2025 Jeep Grand Cherokee scores 7.6/10 — the strongest in the 2005–2025 range. 54 complaints on file, 2 active recalls. Reliability scores reflect the federal complaint record, not subjective owner reviews.
Which Jeep Grand Cherokee year should I avoid?
The 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee scores 4.2/10 — the weakest in the lineup. 2,362 owner complaints with NHTSA, 10 active recalls. That doesn't mean every 2014 is a problem — it means failure rates run higher than peer model years on the same platform.
Which years of the Jeep Grand Cherokee should I avoid?
On the NHTSA complaint and recall record, the model years to be most careful with are 2018 (avoid — the engine — 6 fire-related complaints and 5 crash-related complaints on the electrical system); 2016 (avoid — the powertrain — powertrain: 76 complaints, classified severe, failures cluster 11,000–51,000 mi); 2015 (avoid — the powertrain — 5 fire-related complaints and 4 crash-related complaints on the engine); 2014 (avoid — the powertrain — 25 fire-related complaints and 2 crash-related complaints on the electrical system); 2013 (avoid — the electrical system — 20 fire-related complaints and 1 crash-related complaint on the electrical system); 2012 (avoid — the electrical system — 93 fire-related complaints and 2 crash-related complaints on the electrical system). The cleaner years on the data are 2025, 2009, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2019. This is our read of the federal data, not a substitute for a pre-purchase inspection of the specific vehicle.
How many years of the Jeep Grand Cherokee are tracked?
21 model years (2005 through 2025) with NHTSA records on file. Total across the lineup: 62 recalls and 16,658 owner complaints.
What's the most-reported problem on the Jeep Grand Cherokee?
electrical is the most-reported category — 5,837 complaints across 21 model years. Average shop repair runs about $850.