2008 Jeep Commander: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 458 complaints
458
Total Complaints
83,300mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Top Issue
21
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

55,000 25th Percentile
83,300 Median Mileage
112,269 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
191
ENGINE
58
POWER TRAIN
26
AIR BAGS
21
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
15
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
15
SERVICE BRAKES
10
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
10
STEERING
9
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
9

Severity Assessment

21
Crashes
3
Fires
19
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"I JUST PURCHASED MY 2008 JEEP COMMANDER ALMOST 3 WEEKS AGO AND I ALREADY HAVE A CRACKED WINDSHIELD. AT FIRST IT WAS JUST A LITTLE STAR THAT TURNED INTO A VERY LARGE CRACK IN JUST A MATTER OF HOURS. IT WAS A VERY SMALL ROCK THAT MADE A VERY BIG CRACK. NOW MY NAVIGATION SYSTEM IS BUGGING OUT. *TR"
"TL- THE CONTAC OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. WAS TRAVELING 30MPH WHEN THE FRONT AXEL BROKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER DIAGNOSE THAT FRONT AXEL BROKE BECAUSE OF A CATOSTROPHIC DEFECT. THE DEALER SPOKE TO THE MANUFACTURE REQUESTING A NEW VEHICLE. CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 75. LI"
"ONLY AFTER 3 WEEKS OF DRIVING, THE WINDSHIELD DEVELOPED A CRACK STARTING AT THE CENTER OF THE DASHBOARD AND SPREADING UP AND TO THE DRIVERS SIDE. THERE WAS NO IMPACT OR OBJECT THAT IMPACTED THE WINDSHIELD THAT CAUSED THIS CRACK. IT SEEMED TO OCCUR IN RESPONSE TO THE HEAT BEING LOWERED IN THE CAR D..."

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