2022 Jeep Cherokee

The 2022 Jeep Cherokee sits near the end of this generation's lifecycle, and the federal data shows a clear and sustained downward arc in problem volume since the troubled launch years. Complaints peaked at 2,636 in 2014 with 13 recalls and 4 investigations, then spiked again in 2019 at 1,588 complaints and 11 recalls — but by 2022, complaints had fallen to just 45, recalls to 3, and investigations to zero, continuing a decline from 259 (2020) and 137 (2021). The following year (2023) shows only 3 complaints and 1 recall, reinforcing that the platform had matured significantly by the time the 2022 was produced. For the target year specifically, the dominant complaint area is Power Train at 18 of 45 total complaints, with 2 crash complaints and zero fire complaints reported; the data does not specify root causes for these issues. With low recall volume, no open investigations, and a fraction of the complaint density seen in earlier model years, the 2022 Cherokee represents one of the more statistically stable years in this generation — making it a reasonable used buy, provided the power train is thoroughly inspected prior to purchase.