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Every model year 2016–2027: recalls, owner complaints, NHTSA crash ratings and EPA efficiency side by side, each value traced to the file it came from.

12 Model years 2016–2027

125 Recalls NHTSA campaigns, all years

4,214 Complaints owner reports, all years

A Newest grade 2027 Safety Signal

2020 Best on record cleanest filed year

The 2027 Grand Cherokee →Which years to avoid Compare it

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Active NHTSA advisory on 5 model years of the Grand Cherokee — park outside or do not drive. The year rows below carry it.

Every Jeep Grand Cherokee model year

Source: NHTSA · EPA · one row per year

Year	Powertrains	Safety	Recalls	Complaints	Crash	Best efficiency
2027	Gas	A	0	0	—	23 mpg
2026	Plug-in hybrid Gas	D	6	54	★★★★★	23 mpg	Park outside
2025	Plug-in hybrid Gas	F	5	121	★★★★★	23 mpg	Park outside
2024	Plug-in hybrid Gas	F	18	314	★★★★★	23 mpg	Park outside
2023	Plug-in hybrid Gas	F	23	594	★★★★★	23 mpg	Park outside
2022	Plug-in hybrid Gas	F	24	489	★★★★★	23 mpg	Park outside
2021	Gas	F	16	501	★★★★★	21 mpg
2020	Gas	B	3	241	★★★★★	21 mpg
2019	Gas Diesel	F	7	370	★★★★★	24 mpg
2018	Gas Diesel	F	10	855	★★★★☆	25 mpg
2017	Gas	F	5	364	★★★★★	21 mpg
2016	Gas Diesel	F	8	311	★★★★★	25 mpg

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 2020

On the filed record so far, the 2020 is the cleanest Grand Cherokee year we hold, and the 2023 the one to check hardest. The 2023 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
2020	B	0.5	40
2017	F	0.6	40	2 critical
2016	F	0.8	31	2 critical
2019	F	1	53	2 critical
2021	F	3.2	100	2 critical
2018	F	1.2	107	5 critical
2022	F	6	122	Advisory
2023	F	7.7	198	Advisory

Which Jeep Grand Cherokee years reported which system early

Source: NHTSA complaints, odometer at report

Earliest on the record: 2021 electrical system complaints at 0.09× the mileage of same-age vehicles (median 2,623 miles). Latest: 2019 service brakes at 6.0× (60,000 miles).

Year	Electrical System	Engine	Power Train	Service Brakes	Fuel/Propulsion System	Vehicle Speed Control
2024	1.25×	1.03×	—	—	—	—
2023	1.24×	—	—	—	—	—
2022	0.84×	—	—	—	—	—
2021	0.09×	—	0.69×	—	—	—
2020	1.32×	0.26×	—	—	—	—
2019	1.06×	0.86×	0.51×	6.0×	—	—
2018	1.29×	0.5×	0.58×	1.69×	0.23×	0.56×
2017	1.01×	0.66×	1.18×	1.0×	0.81×	—
2016	0.87×	0.66×	0.63×	0.57×	0.91×	0.83×

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 Grand 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.

electrical problems 1,448 complaints, every model year engine problems 924 complaints, every model year transmission and drivetrain problems 600 complaints, every model year fuel system problems 376 complaints, every model year brake problems 318 complaints, every model year steering problems 269 complaints, every model year suspension problems 145 complaints, every model year

What changed year to year

Source: computed from the filed record

2027: dropped plug-in hybrid; 9 → 8 EPA configurations
2026: 5 → 9 EPA configurations
2025: 6 → 5 EPA configurations
2024: 7 → 6 EPA configurations
2023: 9 → 7 EPA configurations
2022: added plug-in hybrid; best combined mpg 21 → 23; 8 → 9 EPA configurations
2021: 5 → 8 EPA configurations
2020: dropped diesel; best combined mpg 24 → 21; 6 → 5 EPA configurations
2019: best combined mpg 25 → 24; 7 → 6 EPA configurations
2018: added diesel; best combined mpg 21 → 25; 4 → 7 EPA configurations
2017: dropped diesel; best combined mpg 25 → 21; 6 → 4 EPA configurations

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All Grand Cherokee head-to-heads →Which is better for you? →

Head-to-head	Verdict
2027 Grand Cherokee vs Ford Explorer · Large SUV	Explorer +9.7
2027 Grand Cherokee vs Kia Telluride · Large SUV	Telluride +15.7
2027 Grand Cherokee vs Hyundai Palisade · Large SUV	Palisade +20.5
2027 Grand Cherokee vs Chevrolet Traverse · Large SUV	Grand Cherokee +16.3
2027 Grand Cherokee vs Chevrolet Tahoe · Large SUV	Grand Cherokee +21.5
2027 Grand Cherokee vs Chevrolet Suburban · Large SUV	Grand Cherokee +22.9
2026 Grand Cherokee vs Toyota Highlander · Large SUV	Highlander +43.8
2026 Grand Cherokee vs Honda Pilot · Large SUV	Pilot +36.7
2026 Grand Cherokee vs Mazda CX-90 · Large SUV	CX-90 +36.6
2026 Grand Cherokee vs Toyota 4Runner · Large SUV	4Runner +31.1
2025 Grand Cherokee vs Toyota Sequoia · Large SUV	Sequoia +26.9

In the studies

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

Odometer at first complaint · rank 43 of 79 1.16× the mileage of same-age vehicles Jeep Grand Cherokee owners reported problems to NHTSA at a median 26,000 miles across 2018–2022 (fleet 23,512), later than vehicles of the same model year. 583 readings.

Common questions about the Jeep Grand Cherokee

Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kits

Which Jeep Grand Cherokee year is the best used buy?

On the recall record, the 2020 Grand Cherokee comes out top of the years before the current one: Safety Signal grade B (83/100), 3 recalls and 241 owner complaints on file. That ranks paperwork, not condition — a specific car's history and service record still decide it.

What Jeep Grand Cherokee years should I avoid?

2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 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 Grand Cherokee model year ranked, with the reasons.

How many recalls does the Jeep Grand Cherokee have?

Across model years 2016–2027, NHTSA has posted 125 recall campaigns for the Jeep Grand 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.