Honda CR-V vs Jeep Cherokee: recalls and problems

Since 2000 the Honda CR-V has 61 recalls and 15,759 owner complaints; the Jeep Cherokee has 45 recalls and 10,777 complaints. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each were sold.

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At a glance

Honda CR-VJeep Cherokee
Recalls6145
Do-not-drive / park-outside recalls01
Owner complaints15,75910,777
Crashes reported798287
Fires reported177154
Injuries reported649234
Most reported problemEnginePower Train

NHTSA data, model years 2000 onward.

Complaints by model year

Honda CR-VJeep Cherokee
2005 Honda CR-V: 479 complaints20052006 Honda CR-V: 398 complaints2006 Jeep Cherokee: 17 complaints2007 Honda CR-V: 888 complaints20072008 Honda CR-V: 963 complaints2009 Honda CR-V: 386 complaints20092010 Honda CR-V: 483 complaints2011 Honda CR-V: 555 complaints20112012 Honda CR-V: 403 complaints2013 Honda CR-V: 382 complaints20132014 Honda CR-V: 588 complaints2014 Jeep Cherokee: 2,652 complaints2015 Honda CR-V: 674 complaints2015 Jeep Cherokee: 1,794 complaints20152016 Honda CR-V: 396 complaints2016 Jeep Cherokee: 1,415 complaints2017 Honda CR-V: 1,782 complaints2017 Jeep Cherokee: 1,342 complaints20172018 Honda CR-V: 2,169 complaints2018 Jeep Cherokee: 692 complaints2019 Honda CR-V: 1,110 complaints2019 Jeep Cherokee: 1,683 complaints20192020 Honda CR-V: 363 complaints2020 Jeep Cherokee: 337 complaints2021 Honda CR-V: 342 complaints2021 Jeep Cherokee: 183 complaints20212022 Honda CR-V: 272 complaints2022 Jeep Cherokee: 52 complaints2023 Honda CR-V: 518 complaints2023 Jeep Cherokee: 3 complaints20232024 Honda CR-V: 396 complaints2025 Honda CR-V: 271 complaints20252026 Honda CR-V: 184 complaints2026 Jeep Cherokee: 9 complaints2027 Honda CR-V: 2 complaints2027

Every model year

YearCR-V recallsCR-V complaintsCherokee recallsCherokee complaints
202702——
2026018449
20251271——
20242396——
2023351813
20223272352
202143424183
202073633337
201981,110111,683
201852,1697692
201771,78261,342
2016339691,415
20153674111,794
20141588132,652
20132382——
20123403——
201113555——
201015483——
200912386——
200811963——
200712888——
200612398017
200512479——

Honda CR-V: top problems

Engine2,736
Electrical System2,425
Air Bags2,320
Steering1,779
Unknown or other1,690
Fuel System1,674

Jeep Cherokee: top problems

Power Train5,309
Engine2,313
Electrical System2,083
Unknown or other1,722
Service Brakes816
Vehicle Speed Control573
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Questions

Which has more problems, the Honda CR-V or the Jeep Cherokee?

Since model year 2000 owners have filed 15,759 complaints about the Honda CR-V and 10,777 about the Jeep Cherokee with NHTSA, so the Jeep Cherokee has fewer. These are raw counts: the model that sold more will usually have more complaints, so compare individual model years too.

Which has more recalls, the Honda CR-V or the Jeep Cherokee?

NHTSA lists 61 recall campaigns for the Honda CR-V and 45 for the Jeep Cherokee since model year 2000.