2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee — 3.6L

The 2015 model year arrives immediately after the 2014 peak, when complaints reached 2,369, recalls hit 19, and investigations stood at 10—the highest levels in this generation. By comparison, 2015 saw complaints fall sharply to 1,343, recalls drop to 10, and investigations decrease to 8, while TSBs declined from 632 to 511, suggesting a significant moderation of the prior year’s federal activity. However, 2015 still sits above the cleaner trajectory established in 2016 and 2017, when complaints fell to 307 and 361 respectively, indicating it occupies a transitional midpoint rather than a fully settled phase. Federal filings for 2015 also show Seats and Power Train as the two largest complaint categories with 249 and 248 filings respectively, though the data does not specify root causes; the year additionally recorded 127 crash-related and 21 fire-related complaints. Relative to the worst year of the generation, 2015 is meaningfully improved, yet it retains roughly double the complaint volume of the immediately following model years, so buyers gain some relief but not the full stability seen later. Given this downward but still elevated profile, 2015 is a cautiously acceptable choice for a used purchase if priced below the quieter 2016 and 2017 models, though shoppers prioritizing the lowest federal activity within this generation should target those later years instead.