1999 Jeep Cherokee

Problems owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 1999 Jeep Cherokee, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.

• Service brakes, hydraulic95
• Power train53
• Air bags38
• Engine and engine cooling36
• Visibility36
• Electrical system26
• Steering24
• Suspension22
• Seat belts17
• Seats15

NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 27 injuries and 3 deaths reported

Compared with other years

NHTSA ODI complaints by model year

Fatal crashes in the US

From 2020 to 2023, 34 1999 Cherokee vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died; 24 people died inside them, and 10 of the vehicles rolled over. This is a count, not a crash rate: it grows with the number of cars on the road.

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), crash years 2020–2023 (public domain)

New York safety inspections

At its first New York inspection the 1999 Jeep Cherokee failed the safety check 1.68% of the time — 4% less often than the average 1999 passenger car (1.76%). Median odometer at inspection: 178,776 miles.

NY DMV Vehicle Inspections (vezn-fmmk), initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count

Engines

The most common engines in 1999 Jeep Cherokee cars on Dutch roads are the 4.0 petrol (127 kW, 170 hp), 4.0 petrol (131 kW, 176 hp) and 2.5 petrol (87 kW, 117 hp), out of 4 versions with at least 20 cars.

RDW Open Data (CC0): registered passenger cars and their fuel data · engine size rounded to 0.1 litre, net maximum power · versions with at least 20 cars

In the Netherlands

231 first registered in 1999 are on Dutch roads; 50% arrived later as imports.

Most common APK defects

• Stuur- of fuseekogel met slijtage kleiner of gelijk 1,0 mm187
• Overmatige vloeistoflekkage overige vloeistoffen154
• Dimlicht onjuist afgesteld126
• Remverschil op 1 as te groot81
• Bandenspanning niet op juiste waarde64
• Kentekenplaatverlichting werkt niet (goed) / ontbreekt50
• Remleiding door corrosie aangetast48
• Uitlaatsysteem niet gasdicht / onveilige afvoer uitlaatgasse41

Colours

RDW Open Data: registered vehicles and APK defects (CC0) · defect descriptions in the RDW's Dutch wording

In the United Kingdom

220 cars built in 1999 were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, and 447 more were declared off the road (SORN).

Department for Transport and DVLA, vehicle licensing statistics (table VEH0124, year of manufacture) · Open Government Licence v3.0

MOT test results in Great Britain

In 2023, 251 of these cars first registered in 1999 took their annual MOT test. 72% passed first time; among all cars first registered in 1999 the figure was 63%.

DVSA anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023 (Department for Transport) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · first tests only; a fix made at the test station within the hour still counts as a fail

In New Zealand

51 1999 cars are on the New Zealand register; 22% arrived as used imports, 76% were sold new in New Zealand.

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0

Fuel consumption

Official Canadian test results for 7 variants: combined 11.7–14.6 L/100 km (about 16–20 mpg US), CO₂ 269–336 g/km.

Litres per 100 km. Natural Resources Canada, Fuel consumption ratings (open.canada.ca) · Open Government Licence – Canada

Recalls in Canada

3 Transport Canada recalls for the 1999 Jeep Cherokee.

Transport Canada Vehicle Recalls Database · Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada

Recalls

Whether a recall was fixed on a particular car is known only to the manufacturer: check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

NHTSA recalls · summaries in NHTSA's own words

Service bulletins

What Jeep told its dealers about the 1999 Jeep Cherokee: known faults, fixes and updates.

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)

NHTSA investigations

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation