"How reliable is the 2015 Jeep Cherokee?"

"Based on 2629 NHTSA complaints, the 2015 Jeep Cherokee has a median complaint mileage of 25659 miles. The most common issue is POWER TRAIN."

"What are common problems with the 2015 Jeep Cherokee?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2015 Jeep Cherokee is POWER TRAIN, accounting for a significant portion of the 2629 total complaints filed."

2015 Jeep Cherokee: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 2629 complaints

2629

Total Complaints

25,659mi

Median Mileage

POWER TRAIN

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

4,500 25th Percentile

25,659 Median Mileage

59,850 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN

982

ENGINE

359

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

313

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

255

SERVICE BRAKES

124

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

118

STEERING

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

STRUCTURE:BODY

AIR BAGS

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"AFTER USING THE AUTOMATIC REMOTE STARTER I GET IN THE VEHICLE AND PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND TURN IT TO THE "ON" SETTING. I THEN DRIVE THE VEHICLE. A SOME POINT IN THE TRIP WHEN I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP THE ENGINE TURNS OFF AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IS AUTOMATICALLY ENGAGED. IN ORDER TO DRIVE ..."

"POWER STEERING WENT OUT DURING A TURN AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. RACK AND PINION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED IS WHAT I'M BEING TOLD FROM MY SERVICE DEPARTMENT. I'M WAITING FOR VEHICLE TO BE FIXED BUT AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT NOW. I ONLY HAD IT FOR 10 DAYS BEFORE THE I..."

"I RECENTLY LEASED A NEW 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE WITH SAFETY PACKAGE AND FCW SYSTEM. WHEN I TOOK VEHICLE HOME I REALIZED THAT THE FORWARD COLLISION WARNING SYSTEM WAS NOT ENGAGING IE: NO AUDIBLE AND NO VISUAL ALERTS SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES FOR RE..."

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