Jeep Liberty
Across 13 model years (2000–2012), the Jeep Liberty has 30 NHTSA recall campaigns and 8,307 complaints on file.
The component named most often in complaints is suspension (172.9 per 1,000 component mentions), followed by air bags (116.6).
The 2002 model year has the most complaints (1,781). Recall campaigns peaked in 2006 with 5; complaints were received in the largest number in 2014 (1,375). Within Jeep, this line ranks 3 of 35 by total complaints.
Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
Model years
| Model year | Recalls | Complaints | vs line average | Units in campaigns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Jeep Liberty NHTSA record | 0 | 6 | 1% | — |
| 2001 Jeep Liberty NHTSA record | 0 | 10 | 2% | — |
| 2002 Jeep Liberty | 8 | 1,781 | 279% | 4,437,642 |
| 2003 Jeep Liberty | 7 | 1,299 | 203% | 4,548,253 |
| 2004 Jeep Liberty | 7 | 1,040 | 163% | 2,978,062 |
| 2005 Jeep Liberty | 5 | 1,065 | 167% | 3,229,900 |
| 2006 Jeep Liberty | 9 | 1,274 | 199% | 3,439,007 |
| 2007 Jeep Liberty | 6 | 648 | 101% | 2,351,844 |
| 2008 Jeep Liberty | 4 | 473 | 74% | 78,762 |
| 2009 Jeep Liberty | 0 | 92 | 14% | — |
| 2010 Jeep Liberty | 2 | 162 | 25% | 40,671 |
| 2011 Jeep Liberty | 3 | 145 | 23% | 817,346 |
| 2012 Jeep Liberty | 2 | 312 | 49% | 806,250 |
"vs line average" is the model year's complaints as a share of the line's average per model year (100% = average). A campaign covering several model years counts once per year. Model years with one campaign and fewer than 25 complaints are listed but have no page of their own; the NHTSA link opens the agency's record.
Components most reported
Per 1,000 component mentions across all Jeep Liberty complaints (10,875 mentions).
Campaigns by year reported
Complaints by year received
Other Jeep model lines
- Grand Cherokee 245 recalls · 22,126 complaints
- Wrangler 219 recalls · 8,874 complaints
- Liberty 53 recalls · 8,307 complaints
- Cherokee 160 recalls · 8,021 complaints
- Commander 20 recalls · 2,560 complaints
- Patriot 16 recalls · 1,625 complaints
- Wrangler 4-DR 4X4 1 recalls · 1,353 complaints
- Compass 38 recalls · 1,183 complaints
- Wrangler 2-DR 4X4 0 recalls · 762 complaints
- Renegade 22 recalls · 686 complaints
- Laredo 0 recalls · 587 complaints
- Commander 4X4 0 recalls · 461 complaints
- Patriot 4X4 1 recalls · 391 complaints
- Compass 4X4 1 recalls · 212 complaints
- Patriot FWD 0 recalls · 170 complaints
- Wrangler Sahara 0 recalls · 155 complaints
- Commander 4X2 0 recalls · 147 complaints
- Wrangler 4-DR 4X2 0 recalls · 106 complaints
- Wagoneer 90 recalls · 73 complaints
- Compass FWD 0 recalls · 67 complaints
- Comanche 16 recalls · 53 complaints
- Grand Wagoneer 54 recalls · 51 complaints
- Wrangler 2-DR 4X4 RHD 0 recalls · 51 complaints
- Wrangler X RHD 4X4 0 recalls · 37 complaints
- CJ7 17 recalls · 17 complaints
- CJ5 19 recalls · 2 complaints
- Gladiator 37 recalls · 0 complaints
- Grand Cherokee L 27 recalls · 0 complaints
- Grand Cherokee 4XE 18 recalls · 0 complaints
- Wrangler 4XE 16 recalls · 0 complaints
- CJ6 14 recalls · 0 complaints
- Wagoneer S 13 recalls · 0 complaints
- Grand Wagoneer L 8 recalls · 0 complaints
- Truck 6 recalls · 0 complaints
- Wagoneer L 5 recalls · 0 complaints
Questions and answers
Which Jeep Liberty model years have the most recalls?
2006 (9), 2002 (8), 2003 (7). Across model years 2000–2012 there are 30 distinct campaigns.
Which Jeep Liberty model year has the most complaints?
2002, with 1,781 of the line's 8,307 complaints. Newer model years have had less time to accumulate reports.
What do owners of the Jeep Liberty complain about?
suspension (172.9 per 1,000 mentions), air bags (116.6 per 1,000 mentions), visibility (96.3 per 1,000 mentions). Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
Where does this data come from?
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall and complaint flat files, public domain, dated 29 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019.
Provenance
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall, complaint and investigation flat files, public domain, dated 29 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019. Model names are as NHTSA records them; variants such as "Accord" and "Accord Hybrid" are separate lines. See the methodology.