Jeep Grand Cherokee

The 2026 Grand Cherokee in brief

The 2026 Jeep Grand Cherokee is a standard SUV offered with 2 engines (2.0L 4-cyl turbo and 3.6L 6-cyl), including a hybrid version and rear-wheel drive, 4-wheel drive and all-wheel drive.

It measures about 193 inches long and 78 inches wide on a 117-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 5,368 lb (4xe Base 4dr SUV).

EPA rates its most efficient version at 23 MPG combined (23 city / 27 highway), 6% better than the 2026 standard SUV average of 21.7 MPG, for an estimated $2,900 a year in fuel.

It has 6 recall campaigns on file and owners have filed 55 complaints with NHTSA since 2015, most often about the engine.

The Jeep Grand Cherokee has 23 model years in our data, from 2005 to 2027, classed as Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD, Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD, Sport Utility Vehicle - 2WD.

Its most efficient year was 2018 at 25 MPG combined; across all years the best version ranged from 17 to 25 MPG.

Owners most often report problems with the electrical system (5,508), engine (2,358), unknown or other (1,822).

Buying used? 2020 has the fewest problems in our data, and 2015 is the year to avoid.

2022 has the most recalls (24); all years together count 87 campaigns and 13,534 owner complaints.

How the 2005 Grand Cherokee compares

The 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee is a SUV - offered with 3 engines (3.7L 6-cyl, 4.7L 8-cyl and 5.7L 8-cyl) and rear-wheel drive and 4-wheel or all-wheel drive.

It measures about 187 inches long and 73 inches wide on a 109-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 4,440 lb (4dr SUV 4WD Laredo).

About the Jeep Grand Cherokee

The Jeep Grand Cherokee is a range of mid-sized sport utility vehicles produced by American manufacturer Jeep. It has used a unibody chassis since its introduction in 1992, when most SUVs were still manufactured with body-on-frame construction.

From the Wikipedia article "Jeep Grand Cherokee", licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.