Where each one leads
Ford Explorer Sport
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
Jeep Grand Cherokee
- Against cars of the same year, the Jeep Grand Cherokee comes out better in New York safety inspections (fails 18% less often than average) than the Ford Explorer Sport (fails 18% more often than average).
- On Canada's official test the most frugal 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee uses 11.3 l/100 km, the 2003 Ford Explorer Sport 15.1.
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
| Ford Explorer Sport | Jeep Grand Cherokee | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 1993–2005 | 1989–2026 |
| 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
| Ford Explorer Sport | Jeep Grand Cherokee | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | — | 76% |
| … against cars of the same age | — | +10% |
| New York safety inspections failed | 2.4% | 1.3% |
| … against cars of the same year | +18% | −18% |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | — | 9.4% |
| US owner complaints | 736 | 29,137 |
| Most complaints about | Structure | Electrical system |
| Model year with most complaints | 2001 (188) | 2014 (2,383) |
| US recall campaigns | 5 | 128 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 373 | 7,372 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 16 | 163 |
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
| Ford Explorer Sport | Jeep Grand Cherokee | |
|---|---|---|
| NHTSA overall rating | — | 5★ (2027) |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Ford Explorer Sport | Jeep Grand Cherokee | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 15.1 l/100 km (2003) | 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).