Best Jeep Years to Buy by Model
The best Jeep years to buy: the 2009 Grand Cherokee, 2010 Compass, 2022 Cherokee and 2023 Renegade — the cleanest federal complaint records for each model. Years to skip include the 2014 Grand Cherokee and 2018 Wrangler. Based on 39,629 NHTSA owner complaints across 6 Jeep models, rated model year by model year.
Source: NHTSA owner complaints, recall campaigns & service bulletins · Updated 2026-11-07 · By CarWhere Research · How we rate model years
Best Jeep years, model by model
| Model | Best years | Years to skip | Years on record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeep Grand Cherokee | 20092010 | 201120122014201520182021202220232024 | 18 (2008–2025) |
| Jeep Wrangler | No standout year yet | 2008201820192020202120222023 | 18 (2008–2025) |
| Jeep Compass | 200920102013 | 2014201620172018201920202022 | 18 (2008–2025) |
| Jeep Cherokee | 202020212022 | 201420152019 | 12 (2014–2025) |
| Jeep Renegade | 20222023 | 2015201620172018 | 11 (2015–2025) |
| Jeep Gladiator | No standout year yet | 20202021 | 6 (2020–2025) |
Verdicts are each model’s own, rated against that model’s history; counts behind them are raw federal filings, not adjusted for sales volume.
The cleanest year for each Jeep model
2009 Jeep Grand Cherokee: 138 NHTSA owner complaints on record · all best-rated years: 2009 and 2010 · Best Grand Cherokee years →
2010 Jeep Compass: 81 NHTSA owner complaints on record · all best-rated years: 2009, 2010 and 2013 · Best Compass years →
2022 Jeep Cherokee: 44 NHTSA owner complaints on record · all best-rated years: 2020, 2021 and 2022 · Best Cherokee years →
2023 Jeep Renegade: 20 NHTSA owner complaints on record · all best-rated years: 2022 and 2023 · Best Renegade years →
Years to skip, in detail
Frequently asked questions
What are the best Jeep years to buy?
By model: Grand Cherokee 2009 and 2010; Compass 2009, 2010 and 2013; Cherokee 2020, 2021 and 2022; Renegade 2022 and 2023. Each matches that model's own best-years page, built from NHTSA owner-complaint and recall records.
Which Jeep years should I skip?
By model: Grand Cherokee 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024; Wrangler 2008, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023; Compass 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2022; Cherokee 2014, 2015 and 2019; Renegade 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018; Gladiator 2020 and 2021. The full breakdown is on the Jeep years-to-avoid page.
How are the best Jeep years chosen?
Each model year's NHTSA owner complaints are weighted for severity, converted to a rate per year on the road and compared with the rest of that model's own history; the lowest rates among years with enough road time earn "best". Full method at /research/years-to-avoid/methodology.