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CarsLore / Compare / Large SUVs / MDX Type S vs Grand Cherokee

Acura MDX Type S vs Jeep Grand Cherokee

Two large SUVs, compared on the same official records: MOT and inspection results, safety ratings, fuel use, recalls and owner complaints. 1 like-for-like measure: the Acura MDX Type S leads on 0, the Jeep Grand Cherokee on 1.

Where each one leads

Acura MDX Type S

Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.

Jeep Grand Cherokee

  • On Canada's official test the most frugal 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee uses 11.3 l/100 km, the 2022 Acura MDX Type S 12.4.

Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare

At a glance

Acura MDX Type SJeep Grand Cherokee
Model years in the US safety record2022–20251989–2026
New cars registered in Europe—79,354 (2010–2022)
Licensed in the United Kingdom—9,582
On the road in the Netherlands—2,249
In traffic in Finland—118

EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).

Reliability and problems

Acura MDX Type SJeep Grand Cherokee
UK MOT first-time pass rate—76%
… against cars of the same age—+10%
New York safety inspections failed—1.3%
… against cars of the same year—−18%
Illogical odometer records (NL)—9.4%
US owner complaints3029,137
Most complaints aboutPower trainElectrical system
Model year with most complaints2022 (23)2014 (2,383)
US recall campaigns1128
Manufacturer service bulletins147,372
NHTSA defect investigations2163

Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).

Safety

Acura MDX Type SJeep Grand Cherokee
NHTSA overall rating—5★ (2027)

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).

Fuel, emissions and price

Acura MDX Type SJeep Grand Cherokee
Official combined fuel use, Canada12.4 l/100 km (2022)11.3 l/100 km (2022)
Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe—271 g/km
Average power of new cars in Europe—246 kW (330 hp)
Average mass in running order—2,368 kg
Dutch list price when new (median)—€92,479
Average odometer in Finland—200,000 km

Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).