Jeep Grand Cherokee problems, by model year and system
4,149 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the Jeep Grand Cherokee 2016–2027, and the 7 systems the record is deep on — electrical (1,430), engine (905), transmission and drivetrain (586), fuel system (370), brake (314). Each system has a page across the years; 31 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 communicationsElectrical 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 →
Transmission and drivetrain problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Fuel system 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 →
Suspension problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Jeep Grand Cherokee complaints, year by system
Source: NHTSA complaint database| Model year | electrical | engine | transmission and drivetrain | fuel system | brake | steering | suspension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 0 in all | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2026 45 in all | 4 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 1 | — | — |
| 2025 115 in all | 45 | 30 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 3 | — |
| 2024 306 in all | 141 | 123 | 39 | 42 | 27 | — | — |
| 2023 578 in all | 248 | 114 | 53 | 64 | 7 | 58 | 108 |
| 2022 483 in all | 205 | 78 | 64 | 41 | 21 | 56 | 26 |
| 2021 487 in all | 141 | 70 | 70 | 39 | — | 119 | — |
| 2020 239 in all | 73 | 56 | 39 | 21 | 13 | — | — |
| 2019 368 in all | 82 | 69 | 46 | — | 116 | 14 | — |
| 2018 854 in all | 341 | 141 | 75 | 63 | 63 | — | — |
| 2017 364 in all | 89 | 108 | 88 | 33 | 29 | — | — |
| 2016 310 in all | 61 | 84 | 78 | 45 | 25 | 16 | — |
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 Grand Cherokee system draws the most complaints?
Electrical: 1,430 complaints across 12 model years, 34% of everything owners filed about the Jeep Grand Cherokee. A count, not a rate — it says nothing about how many were sold.
Which Jeep Grand Cherokee year has the most complaints?
2018 (854), 2023 (578), 2021 (487). Older years have had longer to collect them; the year pages show each year's share by system.