Jeep Grand Cherokee engine problems by year

2,836 NHTSA owner complaints name the engine across 33 Grand Cherokee model years. The most reported year is 2014 with 406 reports.

Year	Engine reports	Share	Median mileage
2025 Grand Cherokee	19	30%	—
2024 Grand Cherokee	101	43%	16,750 mi
2023 Grand Cherokee	81	21%	—
2022 Grand Cherokee	50	20%	—
2021 Grand Cherokee	60	15%	—
2020 Grand Cherokee	48	21%	8,099 mi
2019 Grand Cherokee	61	17%	16,600 mi
2018 Grand Cherokee	120	14%	15,375 mi
2017 Grand Cherokee	101	28%	36,300 mi
2016 Grand Cherokee	76	25%	35,900 mi
2015 Grand Cherokee	199	15%	62,000 mi
2014 Grand Cherokee	406	17%	60,000 mi
2013 Grand Cherokee	105	13%	77,000 mi
2012 Grand Cherokee	284	17%	76,000 mi
2011 Grand Cherokee	343	21%	70,000 mi
2010 Grand Cherokee	21	18%	101,360 mi
2009 Grand Cherokee	22	16%	62,940 mi
2008 Grand Cherokee	107	15%	78,000 mi
2007 Grand Cherokee	169	15%	88,000 mi
2006 Grand Cherokee	124	10%	93,000 mi
2005 Grand Cherokee	134	7%	100,500 mi
2004 Grand Cherokee	35	3%	121,984 mi
2003 Grand Cherokee	16	2%	140,000 mi
2002 Grand Cherokee	26	2%	157,750 mi
2001 Grand Cherokee	19	2%	128,500 mi
2000 Grand Cherokee	34	2%	146,000 mi
1999 Grand Cherokee	22	1%	162,500 mi
1998 Grand Cherokee	14	1%	159,943 mi
1997 Grand Cherokee	15	2%	164,577 mi
1996 Grand Cherokee	17	2%	165,000 mi
1995 Grand Cherokee	3	0%	—
1994 Grand Cherokee	3	1%	—
1993 Grand Cherokee	1	0%	—

Share is the fraction of that year’s complaints naming the engine. Raw counts are not adjusted for sales volume — years that sold more units naturally accumulate more reports.

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