"How reliable is the 2011 Jeep Liberty?"

"Based on 240 NHTSA complaints, the 2011 Jeep Liberty has a median complaint mileage of 58910 miles. The most common issue is ELECTRICAL SYSTEM."

"What are common problems with the 2011 Jeep Liberty?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2011 Jeep Liberty is ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, accounting for a significant portion of the 240 total complaints filed."

2011 Jeep Liberty: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 240 complaints

240

Total Complaints

58,910mi

Median Mileage

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

38,000 25th Percentile

58,910 Median Mileage

93,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

AIR BAGS

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

ENGINE

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

STRUCTURE:BODY

SERVICE BRAKES

VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY

POWER TRAIN

VISIBILITY/WIPER

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP LIBERTY LIMITED. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40-70 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE AND JERK WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE BECAME A CONTINUOUS OCCURRENCE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT T..."

"VEHICLE CAN SHIFT FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE AND DRIVE TO PARK WITH OUT PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. *TT"

"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP LIBERTY JET. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH WHEN THE CHROME COVERS OF THE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER REPLACED THE COVERS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,185."

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 41 complaints

25th: 36,000 mi Median: 52,000 mi 75th: 78,573 mi

AIR BAGS 33 complaints

25th: 41,546 mi Median: 76,550 mi 75th: 106,221 mi

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 31 complaints

25th: 30,650 mi Median: 58,500 mi 75th: 73,657 mi

ENGINE 21 complaints

25th: 49,511 mi Median: 60,000 mi 75th: 88,500 mi

UNKNOWN OR OTHER 13 complaints

25th: 88,750 mi Median: 116,020 mi 75th: 123,829 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

NY: 37 CA: 22 PA: 17 NJ: 15 TX: 13 FL: 13 MA: 13 OH: 12 MI: 9 IL: 8

Who Files Complaints?

2.9%

Original Owners

97.1%

Second+ Owners

Jeep Liberty — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
2002	2328	82,000	AIR BAGS	220
2003	1730	71,000	AIR BAGS	181
2004	1440	73,000	SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT	119
2005	1461	70,000	FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM	104
2006	1808	59,700	VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS	57
2007	941	60,000	VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS	36
2008	760	67,000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	19
2009	146	62,500	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	2
2010	270	60,000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	20
2012	551	50,000	AIR BAGS	33

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