NHTSA Safety Recalls
2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee Recalls
The 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee has 9 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 8, 2023.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 9
- Owner complaints
- 311
- Crashes reported
- 27
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
7 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
9 recalls on the 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Engine and engine cooling
- Campaign
- 23V411000
- Reported
- June 8, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 80,629
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2015, 2017–2020 Grand Cherokee, 1 other model
Fuel system, diesel: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 22V406000
- Reported
- June 9, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 138,645
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2015, 2017–2020 Grand Cherokee, 1 other model
Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control: gas recirculation valve (egr valve)
- Campaign
- 20V699000
- Reported
- November 12, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 28,884
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2015, 2017–2019 Grand Cherokee
Engine and engine cooling: engine: diesel
- Campaign
- 20V475000
- Reported
- August 13, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 58,016
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2015 Grand Cherokee, 1 other model
Electrical system: wiring
- Campaign
- 18V332000
- Reported
- May 17, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,815,661
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2015, 2017–2018 Grand Cherokee, 14 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 16V814000
- Reported
- November 10, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 30,183
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Power train: automatic transmission: park/neutral start interlock switch
- Campaign
- 16V249000
- Reported
- April 27, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 32,384
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper
- Campaign
- 16V168000
- Reported
- March 23, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 21,183
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2015 Grand Cherokee, 1 other model
Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline: turbo/supercharger
- Campaign
- 17E061000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2015, 2017 Grand Cherokee
2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee complaints by year
NHTSA has received 311 owner complaints about the 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee, the newest on October 1, 2026. Of these, 27 describe a crash (9%) and 7 a fire; owners reported 18 injuries.
In complaints about the 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee, the component group named most often is the power train (25%), followed by the engine (24%) and the electrical system (20%).
1 of the 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee's 9 recalls also concerns the power train.
Where 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee owners gave the mileage (182 complaints), the median was 32,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train78
- Engine76
- Electrical System61
- Unknown Or Other31
- Fuel/Propulsion System28
- Service Brakes22
Complaints received, by year
| 2016 | 43 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 31 | |
| 2018 | 27 | |
| 2019 | 33 | |
| 2020 | 38 | |
| 2021 | 16 | |
| 2022 | 21 | |
| 2023 | 47 | |
| 2024 | 22 | |
| 2025 | 17 | |
| 2026 | 16 |
Complaints about the 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee peaked in 2023, when NHTSA received 47. 43% arrived between 2015 and 2019, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2016 vehicles, the 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee drew 0.5× the complaints of the median Jeep Grand Cherokee year in the same window: 18th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 311 complaints about the 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Jeep Grand Cherokee by model year
Other 2016 Jeep models
Newest record on this page: October 1, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted