Year by year
| Model year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 1 |
| 1981 | 0 | 2 |
A model year gets its own page when it has enough data for at least three sections
Most common problems
- Engine and engine cooling4
- Power train3
- Fuel system, gasoline3
- Unknown or other1
- Tires1
- Service brakes1
- Seat belts1
NHTSA ODI complaints, all model years
In New Zealand
20 CJ7 cars are on the New Zealand register; 50% arrived as used imports.
| Model year | Registered | Sold new in NZ | Used imports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 1980 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1976 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0
New registrations in Europe
1 new Jeep CJ7 cars registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland between 2020 and 2020, from the European Environment Agency's CO₂ monitoring of every new car. In 2020 the largest markets were Spain (1).
| Year | New cars | CO₂ g/km |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 100 (NEDC) |
Averages are weighted by registrations; CO₂ is the type-approval value (NEDC until the WLTP switch). European Environment Agency, CO₂ emissions from new passenger cars · re-use permitted with acknowledgement
Recalls
3 campaigns cover the CJ7.
ORIGINAL PRODUCTION TRANSMISSION LUBRICANT USED IN THE INVOLVED VEHICLES MAY NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE LUBRICATION TO PROTECT THE TRANSMISSION"S FIRST GEAR.
THE TRANSMISSION THROTTLE CONTROL ROD SPRING MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED. THIS MAY CAUSE THE THROTTLE TO CLOSE MORE SLOWLY THAN NORMAL. VEHICLES MAY RETURN TO IDLE SLOWLY.
SOME OF THE INVOLVED VEHICLES WERE ASSEMBLED WITH TONGUE-END REAR SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES INSTEAD OF THE BUCKLE END AND TONGUE-END ASSEMBLIES. WITHOUT THE BUCKLE END ASSEMBLIES, THE REAR SEAT BELTS CANNOT BE FASTENED.
NHTSA recalls