2007 Jeep Commander: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 982 complaints
982
Total Complaints
78,000mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Top Issue
34
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

48,000 25th Percentile
78,000 Median Mileage
112,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
364
ENGINE
154
POWER TRAIN
108
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
65
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
34
STEERING
33
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
33
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
20
SEAT BELTS
19
AIR BAGS
18

Severity Assessment

34
Crashes
15
Fires
13
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"I PURCHASED A NEW 2006 JEEP COMMANDER LIMITED 4.7L 4WD. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ON ONE OCCASION AND A RURAL ROAD ON ANOTHER OCCASION AT SEPARATE TIMES IN ON THE SAME DAY (TWO DAYS AFTER PURCHASING) AND WAS MOVING AT AROUND 70 MPH ON THE HWY AND 45 ON THE RURAL ROAD WHEN I SHIFTED IN MY SEAT. ..."
"WE PURCHASED A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER ON FEB.10. IT HAS 2,000 MILES ON IT. LAST WEEK, THE ENGINE "THREW A ROD" THROUGH THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE REQUIRING A NEW ENGINE TO BE INSTALLED. IT WAS THE RESULT OF ROAD RAINWATER BEING TAKEN INTO THE ENGINE THROUGH THE AIR INTAKE. I AM HAVING TO FILE A CLAIM WITH ..."
"WE PURCHASED A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER ON FEB.10. IT HAS 2,000 MILES ON IT. LAST WEEK, THE ENGINE "THREW A ROD" THROUGH THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE REQUIRING A NEW ENGINE TO BE INSTALLED. IT WAS THE RESULT OF ROAD RAINWATER BEING TAKEN INTO THE ENGINE THROUGH THE AIR INTAKE. I AM HAVING TO FILE A CLAIM WITH ..."

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