Jeep Cherokee problems, by model year and system
5,606 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the Jeep Cherokee 2016–2026, and the 5 systems the record is deep on — transmission and drivetrain (2,693), engine (1,297), electrical (1,236), brake (338), steering (271). Each system has a page across the years; 16 model-year pages go deeper still. Every figure is a linked federal record; none is a failure rate or a verdict on one car.
The systems the record is deep on
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer communicationsTransmission and drivetrain problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Engine problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Electrical problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Brake problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Steering problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Jeep Cherokee complaints, year by system
Source: NHTSA complaint database| Model year | transmission and drivetrain | engine | electrical | brake | steering |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 5 in all | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 2023 3 in all | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 51 in all | 28 | 8 | 8 | 3 | — |
| 2021 166 in all | 97 | 28 | 23 | 14 | — |
| 2020 306 in all | 178 | 47 | 34 | 25 | 22 |
| 2019 1,649 in all | 811 | 470 | 340 | 108 | 120 |
| 2018 686 in all | 295 | 159 | 191 | 36 | 30 |
| 2017 1,334 in all | 650 | 264 | 342 | 58 | 46 |
| 2016 1,406 in all | 631 | 320 | 297 | 94 | 53 |
Complaints owners filed with NHTSA naming each system, per model year; a bold count links the year’s own page on that system. Counts scale with sales and with time on the road; nothing here is a rate, and NHTSA’s headings are coarse (“Power Train” is the transmission and the driveline).
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseWhich Jeep Cherokee system draws the most complaints?
Transmission and drivetrain: 2,693 complaints across 9 model years, 48% of everything owners filed about the Jeep Cherokee. A count, not a rate — it says nothing about how many were sold.
Which Jeep Cherokee year has the most complaints?
2019 (1,649), 2016 (1,406), 2017 (1,334). Older years have had longer to collect them; the year pages show each year's share by system.