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Jeep Grand Cherokee vs Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class

Two large SUVs, compared on the same official records: MOT and inspection results, safety ratings, fuel use, recalls and owner complaints. 2 like-for-like measures: the Jeep Grand Cherokee leads on 0, the Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class on 2.

Where each one leads

Jeep Grand Cherokee

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

Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class

  • Fewer Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class cars in the Netherlands carry an illogical odometer record (7.7% against 9.4%).
  • New Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class cars registered in Europe in 2022 average 253 g/km of CO₂ on the WLTP test, against 271 for the Jeep Grand Cherokee in 2022.

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

Jeep Grand CherokeeMercedes-Benz GLS-Class
Model years in the US safety record1989–2026—
New cars registered in Europe79,354 (2010–2022)26,871 (2014–2022)
Licensed in the United Kingdom9,5823,502
On the road in the Netherlands2,249733
In traffic in Finland118—

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

Jeep Grand CherokeeMercedes-Benz GLS-Class
UK MOT first-time pass rate76%—
… against cars of the same age+10%—
New York safety inspections failed1.3%—
… against cars of the same year−18%—
Illogical odometer records (NL)9.4%7.7%
US owner complaints29,137—
Most complaints aboutElectrical system—
Model year with most complaints2014 (2,383)—
US recall campaigns128—
Manufacturer service bulletins7,372—
NHTSA defect investigations163—

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

Jeep Grand CherokeeMercedes-Benz GLS-Class
NHTSA overall rating5★ (2027)—

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

Fuel, emissions and price

Jeep Grand CherokeeMercedes-Benz GLS-Class
Official combined fuel use, Canada11.3 l/100 km (2022)—
Real-world use in Europe, diesel—10.6 l/100 km
Real-world use in Europe, petrol hybrid—15.2 l/100 km
Real-world use in Europe, diesel hybrid—10.4 l/100 km
Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe271 g/km253 g/km
Average power of new cars in Europe246 kW (330 hp)304 kW (408 hp)
Average mass in running order2,368 kg2,591 kg
Dutch list price when new (median)€92,479€195,655
Average odometer in Finland200,000 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).