Jeep Cherokee: best and worst years
Every model year, ranked by owner complaints reported to NHTSA relative to time on the road. Click a year for its problems, recalls and trouble codes.
Years to avoid: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Complaint rates far above this model's median, even after adjusting for time on the road.
Held up best: 1992, 2022
The fewest complaints relative to years on the road - at most half the model's median rate.
2026too new to judge5 complaints · 4 recalls2022solid year51 complaints · 3 recalls2021166 complaints · 4 recalls2020309 complaints · 3 recalls2019worst year1,649 complaints · 11 recalls2018worst year686 complaints · 7 recalls2017worst year1,335 complaints · 6 recalls2016worst year1,406 complaints · 9 recalls2015worst year1,788 complaints · 11 recalls2014worst year2,647 complaints · 13 recalls2001229 complaints · 8 recalls2000369 complaints · 7 recalls1999366 complaints · 8 recalls1998398 complaints · 11 recalls1997390 complaints · 10 recalls1996447 complaints · 10 recalls1995608 complaints · 11 recalls1994519 complaints · 9 recalls1993418 complaints · 7 recalls1992solid year113 complaints · 5 recalls1991233 complaints · 9 recalls1990270 complaints · 9 recalls
Ranked by complaints per year on the road (age capped at 12 years), so older years do not lead just because they have been around longer. Years under 3 years old are not judged - they have not had time to show their problems. Rates are relative to this model only and are not adjusted for sales volume.