"How reliable is the 2014 Jeep Cherokee?"

"Based on 3932 NHTSA complaints, the 2014 Jeep Cherokee has a median complaint mileage of 36000 miles. The most common issue is POWER TRAIN."

"What are common problems with the 2014 Jeep Cherokee?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2014 Jeep Cherokee is POWER TRAIN, accounting for a significant portion of the 3932 total complaints filed."

2014 Jeep Cherokee: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 3932 complaints

3932

Total Complaints

36,000mi

Median Mileage

POWER TRAIN

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

12,110 25th Percentile

36,000 Median Mileage

67,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN

1437

ENGINE

511

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

430

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

279

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

186

SERVICE BRAKES

182

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

178

STEERING

116

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

VISIBILITY/WIPER

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"2014 JEEP CHEROKEE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *SMD VERY SHORTLY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE CONSUMER NOTICED SPOTS ON THE DRIVEWAY, WHICH THEN PROGRESSED INTO A HORRIBLE WHINING AND GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHIFT ERRATICALLY AND THE CONSUMER DID N..."

"I PURCHASED MY NEW JEEP CHEROKEE ON 2/2/2014. FROM VERY SOON AFTER I BEGAN DRIVING IT, I WAS AWARE THAT THERE WAS AN UNUSUALLY HIGH AMOUNT OF NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END WHEN THE CAR WAS GOING MORE THAN 30 MPH OR SO; IT SOUNDED AS IF THE CAR HAD A PROPELLER. I RETURNED THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP ..."

"DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65MPH WHEN THE GAS PEDAL BECAME UNRESPONSIVE. THERE WAS STILL ELECTRICAL POWER TO THE CAR BUT I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. THIS HAS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF 4 TIMES ON THE HIGHWAY TWICE BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AND TWICE AFTER. ALL TIMES I MADE IT SAFELY TO THE SHOULDER A..."

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