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Every model year 2016–2026: recalls, owner complaints, NHTSA crash ratings and EPA efficiency side by side, each value traced to the file it came from.

9 Model years 2016–2026

48 Recalls NHTSA campaigns, all years

5,679 Complaints owner reports, all years

C Newest grade 2026 Safety Signal

2023 Best on record cleanest filed year

The 2026 Cherokee →Which years to avoid Compare it

2026 Jeep Cherokee

Active NHTSA advisory on 1 model year of the Cherokee — park outside or do not drive. The year rows below carry it.

Every Jeep Cherokee model year

Source: NHTSA · EPA · one row per year

Year	Powertrains	Safety	Recalls	Complaints	Crash	Best efficiency
2026	Hybrid	C	4	9	—	37 mpg
2023	Gas	A	1	3	★★★★☆	24 mpg
2022	Gas	B	3	52	★★★★☆	26 mpg
2021	Gas	D	4	176	★★★★☆	26 mpg
2020	Gas	C	3	333	★★★★☆	26 mpg
2019	Gas	F	11	1,669	★★★★☆	26 mpg
2018	Gas	F	7	688	★★★★☆	25 mpg
2017	Gas	F	6	1,337	★★★★☆	25 mpg
2016	Gas	F	9	1,412	★★★★☆	25 mpg	Park outside

Which model year the record favours

Source: recalls and complaints per year on the road

Years to avoid, with the reasons →Best on the record 2023

On the filed record so far, the 2023 is the cleanest Cherokee year we hold, and the 2016 the one to check hardest. The 2016 carries a standing park-outside or do-not-drive advisory, which outranks every other number on this page.

Both figures are divided by the number of years the car has been on sale, because otherwise the oldest year on the page loses every time simply for having been around longer. The current model year and any year under three on the road are left out: their records are not finished.

Year	Safety Signal	Recalls /yr	Complaints /yr
2023	A	0.3	1
2022	B	0.8	13
2020	C	0.5	56	1 critical
2021	D	0.8	35	1 critical
2018	F	0.9	86	1 critical
2019	F	1.6	238	1 critical
2017	F	0.7	149	2 critical
2016	F	0.9	141	Advisory

Which Jeep Cherokee years reported which system early

Source: NHTSA complaints, odometer at report

Earliest on the record: 2019 engine complaints at 0.43× the mileage of same-age vehicles (median 18,000 miles). Latest: 2019 power train at 1.93× (52,000 miles).

Year	Power Train	Engine	Electrical System	Steering	Vehicle Speed Control	Service Brakes
2021	1.43×	—	—	—	—	—
2020	1.59×	0.99×	—	—	—	—
2019	1.93×	0.43×	1.02×	0.82×	0.57×	1.0×
2018	1.18×	0.57×	1.57×	1.69×	1.79×	1.34×
2017	1.17×	0.69×	1.14×	1.49×	1.73×	1.36×
2016	0.94×	0.68×	1.0×	1.04×	1.17×	1.06×

Each cell is that model year’s median odometer when owners reported the system, divided by the median for the same system across every make’s complaints on the same model year. under 0.67× reported early; 1.5× or more late; a dash means too few readings. When problems get reported, not how often — complaint counts are in the table above. Across the whole fleet: which systems go first.

What owners filed about the Jeep Cherokee, by system

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer communicationsEvery system, every year →

The systems the federal record is deep on for this nameplate: the complaints per model year, the mileage owners reported them at, and every recall, investigation and manufacturer bulletin filed under the heading — each one linked, none a failure rate.

transmission and drivetrain problems 2,752 complaints, every model year engine problems 1,306 complaints, every model year electrical problems 1,239 complaints, every model year brake problems 341 complaints, every model year steering problems 272 complaints, every model year

What changed year to year

Source: computed from the filed record

2026: added hybrid; dropped gas; best combined mpg 24 → 37; 2 → 1 EPA configurations
2023: best combined mpg 26 → 24; 7 → 2 EPA configurations
2022: 9 → 7 EPA configurations
2021: 10 → 9 EPA configurations
2019: best combined mpg 25 → 26

In the studies

Source: computed from the same record, method on each page

Odometer at first complaint · rank 55 of 79 1.46× the mileage of same-age vehicles Jeep Cherokee owners reported problems to NHTSA at a median 30,000 miles across 2018–2021 (fleet 23,512), later than vehicles of the same model year. 1,219 readings.

Common questions about the Jeep Cherokee

Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kits

Which Jeep Cherokee year is the best used buy?

On the recall record, the 2023 Cherokee comes out top of the years before the current one: Safety Signal grade A (92/100), 1 recall and 3 owner complaints on file. That ranks paperwork, not condition — a specific car's history and service record still decide it.

What Jeep Cherokee years should I avoid?

2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 have the weakest recall records in this range — one carries an active park-outside or do-not-drive advisory. The year pages list every campaign, its severity and whether a repair exists yet. Every Cherokee model year ranked, with the reasons.

How many recalls does the Jeep Cherokee have?

Across model years 2016–2026, NHTSA has posted 48 recall campaigns for the Jeep Cherokee. They are counted per model year in the table above, because a campaign almost never covers the whole run — it covers a build range.