Jeep Grand Cherokee vs Honda Pilot: recalls and problems

Since 2000 the Jeep Grand Cherokee has 110 recalls and 22,761 owner complaints; the Honda Pilot has 63 recalls and 9,458 complaints. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each were sold.

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At a glance

Jeep Grand CherokeeHonda Pilot
Recalls11063
Do-not-drive / park-outside recalls10
Owner complaints22,7619,458
Crashes reported1,219348
Fires reported44198
Injuries reported1,011466
Most reported problemElectrical SystemEngine

NHTSA data, model years 2000 onward.

Complaints by model year

Jeep Grand CherokeeHonda Pilot
2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee: 2,052 complaints2005 Honda Pilot: 679 complaints20052006 Jeep Grand Cherokee: 1,280 complaints2006 Honda Pilot: 268 complaints2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee: 1,109 complaints2007 Honda Pilot: 211 complaints20072008 Jeep Grand Cherokee: 734 complaints2008 Honda Pilot: 133 complaints2009 Jeep Grand Cherokee: 138 complaints2009 Honda Pilot: 134 complaints20092010 Jeep Grand Cherokee: 118 complaints2010 Honda Pilot: 111 complaints2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee: 1,641 complaints2011 Honda Pilot: 293 complaints20112012 Jeep Grand Cherokee: 1,645 complaints2012 Honda Pilot: 173 complaints2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee: 805 complaints2013 Honda Pilot: 273 complaints20132014 Jeep Grand Cherokee: 2,392 complaints2014 Honda Pilot: 116 complaints2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee: 1,372 complaints2015 Honda Pilot: 109 complaints20152016 Jeep Grand Cherokee: 313 complaints2016 Honda Pilot: 1,730 complaints2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee: 364 complaints2017 Honda Pilot: 943 complaints20172018 Jeep Grand Cherokee: 856 complaints2018 Honda Pilot: 443 complaints2019 Jeep Grand Cherokee: 371 complaints2019 Honda Pilot: 929 complaints20192020 Jeep Grand Cherokee: 241 complaints2020 Honda Pilot: 497 complaints2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee: 413 complaints2021 Honda Pilot: 459 complaints20212022 Jeep Grand Cherokee: 270 complaints2022 Honda Pilot: 175 complaints2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee: 410 complaints2023 Honda Pilot: 151 complaints20232024 Jeep Grand Cherokee: 257 complaints2024 Honda Pilot: 119 complaints2025 Jeep Grand Cherokee: 81 complaints2025 Honda Pilot: 217 complaints20252026 Jeep Grand Cherokee: 36 complaints2026 Honda Pilot: 31 complaints2026

Every model year

YearGrand Cherokee recallsGrand Cherokee complaintsPilot recallsPilot complaints
2026636131
20254815217
2024162577119
2023214106151
2022132705175
20211241310459
2020324111497
2019737113929
2018108567443
201753644943
2016831381,730
201591,3724109
2014182,3923116
201398056273
2012101,6459173
201161,64111293
2010511810111
200921389134
200847347133
200751,1097211
200641,2808268
200532,05213679

Jeep Grand Cherokee: top problems

Electrical System7,197
Engine3,697
Power Train2,753
Service Brakes2,702
Air Bags1,986
Unknown or other1,926

Honda Pilot: top problems

Engine2,619
Electrical System2,072
Power Train1,333
Unknown or other1,193
Fuel System888
Air Bags739
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Questions

Which has more problems, the Jeep Grand Cherokee or the Honda Pilot?

Since model year 2000 owners have filed 22,761 complaints about the Jeep Grand Cherokee and 9,458 about the Honda Pilot with NHTSA, so the Honda Pilot 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 Jeep Grand Cherokee or the Honda Pilot?

NHTSA lists 110 recall campaigns for the Jeep Grand Cherokee and 63 for the Honda Pilot since model year 2000.