Model Years

Jeep Grand Cherokee by Model Year: Problems, Recalls and MPG

Counting owner complaints filed in each model year's first three years, the 2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee drew the most (430; most-reported area: electrical system) and the 2020 the fewest (64).

Data: US EPA and NHTSAUpdated Sep 27, 2026

Every model year since 2016 in one place: EPA fuel economy, NHTSA recalls, owner complaints and crash test ratings. The best fuel economy rating, 25 mpg combined, arrived in 2016. Includes the three-row Grand Cherokee L and the 4xe plug-in hybrid.

Most and fewest complaints

Model years ranked by owner complaints filed with NHTSA in their first three years (model year Y: filed by the end of Y+2), so every year is measured over the same time on the road. Years without three full years of data, and partial first years with very few sold, are left out. Counts are not adjusted for how many were sold.

Model yearFirst 3 yearsAll complaintsRecalls
Most reported: electrical system
43057423
Most reported: electrical system
23748216
Most reported: electrical system
19348024
Most reported: electrical system
16885310
Most reported: engine
1193645
Most reported: powertrain
1013108
Most reported: brakes
783677
Most reported: electrical system
642383

Year by year

Model yearBest ratingRecallsComplaintsCrash test
2026
23 mpg
Gas
645
2025
22 mpg
Gas
5112
2024
22 mpg
Gas
18305
2023
22 mpg
Gas
23574
2022
22 mpg
Gas
24480 4 to 5 stars
2021
21 mpg
Gas
16482 4 to 5 stars
2020
21 mpg
Gas
3238 4 to 5 stars
2019
24 mpg
Diesel
7367 4 to 5 stars
2018
25 mpg
Diesel
10853
2017
21 mpg
Gas
5364 4 to 5 stars
2016
25 mpg
Diesel
8310 4 to 5 stars

Owner complaints by model year

All complaints filed so far. Counts rise with sales volume and with time on the road, so recent years look better than they may turn out. The highlighted bar is the model year with the most complaints in its first three years.

2023: 574 complaints

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Owner complaints by model year, Jeep Grand Cherokee
Model yearComplaints
2016310
2017364
2018853
2019367
2020238
2021482
2022480
2023574
2024305
2025112
202645

Best combined rating by model year

The best-rated version in each model year. Gas: 21 to 23 mpg (every year from 2016 to 2026); highest in 2026. Diesel: 24 to 25 mpg (2016, 2018 to 2019); highest in 2016.

  • Best gas version
  • Best diesel version

2026: gas 23 mpg · diesel not offered

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Jeep Grand Cherokee best combined mpg by model year
Model yearBest gas versionBest diesel version
20162125
201721–
20182125
20192124
202021–
202121–
202222–
202322–
202422–
202522–
202623–

Sources and method

  • US EPA fuel economy data (fueleconomy.gov), file dated Sep 18, 2026.
  • NHTSA recall file dated Sep 27, 2026 and owner complaint file dated Sep 26, 2026; NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings.

Complaint counts are unverified owner reports and are not adjusted for sales volume. How we build these pages. Spotted an error? Tell us.