1995 Jeep Cherokee: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 732 complaints
732
Total Complaints
111,500mi
Median Mileage
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
Top Issue
110
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

90,723 25th Percentile
111,500 Median Mileage
162,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
105
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
102
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
63
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
44
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
27
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
25
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
20
AIR BAGS
14
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
14
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
12

Severity Assessment

110
Crashes
11
Fires
86
Injuries
2
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHEEL CRACKED ON RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WHILE DRIVING LOST CONTROL UNDER THE BOTTOM DAMAGE 30 MPH. TT"
"WHILE VEHICLE WAS IDLING AND THEN PUT INTO GEAR IT HAD SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND HIT BUILDING, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT/INJURY. *AK"
"BRAKES DID NOT HOLD VEHICLE BACK FROM HITTING BUILDING. *AK"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28