2001 Jeep Cherokee

Problems owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 2001 Jeep Cherokee, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.

• Service brakes, hydraulic53
• Engine and engine cooling37
• Power train24
• Suspension22
• Air bags21
• Electrical system19
• Seats18
• Steering16
• Equipment11
• Exterior lighting10

NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 19 injuries and 0 deaths reported

Compared with other years

NHTSA ODI complaints by model year

Fatal crashes in the US

From 2020 to 2023, 34 2001 Cherokee vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died; 19 people died inside them, and 7 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 2001 Jeep Cherokee failed the safety check 2.02% of the time — 1% more often than the average 2001 passenger car (2.00%). Median odometer at inspection: 169,795 miles.

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

Engines

The most common engines in 2001 Jeep Cherokee cars on Dutch roads are the 4.0 petrol (135 kW, 181 hp) and 3.7 petrol (155 kW, 208 hp).

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

224 first registered in 2001 are on Dutch roads; 25% arrived later as imports.

Most common APK defects

• Stuur- of fuseekogel met slijtage kleiner of gelijk 1,0 mm183
• Dimlicht onjuist afgesteld117
• Overmatige vloeistoflekkage overige vloeistoffen117
• Remverschil op 1 as te groot63
• Bandenspanning niet op juiste waarde53
• Remleiding door corrosie aangetast46
• Uitlaatsysteem niet gasdicht / onveilige afvoer uitlaatgasse40
• Ruitenwisserinstallatie geeft onvoldoende zicht38

Colours

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

In the United Kingdom

216 cars built in 2001 were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, and 436 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, 264 of these cars first registered in 2001 took their annual MOT test. 62% passed first time; among all cars first registered in 2001 the figure was 59%.

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

56 2001 cars are on the New Zealand register; 20% arrived as used imports, 75% 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 2 variants: combined 13.6–15.3 L/100 km (about 15–17 mpg US), CO₂ 313–352 g/km.

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

Recalls in Canada

1 Transport Canada recall for the 2001 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 2001 Jeep Cherokee: known faults, fixes and updates.

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)

NHTSA investigations

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation