2017 Jeep Cherokee - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

🔎 Common problems of the 2017 Jeep Cherokee

1,901 problems have been reported for the 2017 Jeep Cherokee. The following chart shows the 20 most common problems for 2017 Jeep Cherokee. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's power train with 628 problems. The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's equipment (341 problems).

Table 1. Common problems of the 2017 Jeep Cherokee

📈 PPMY Index and Problem Occurrence Trend

In our research we use the PPMY index to compare the reliability of vehicles. The PPMY index of a certain model is defined as the problems reported per thousand vehicles per Year. The total sales of the 2017 Jeep Cherokee in the United States are 55,969 units [1]. If the total number of problems reported by Jeep Cherokee owners in the last 9 years is 1901, and the age of the vehicle is 9, the PPMY index can then be calculated as

      PPMY Index = 1901 / 55,969 / 9 * 1000 = 3.77.

For more information, refer to this page: A study of reliability comparison across Jeep Cherokee model year vehicles.

The following chart shows the number of problems reported during each of the service years since the debut of the 2017 Jeep Cherokee in 2017.

Table 2. PPMY Index and Problem Occurrence Trend

Service Year Number of Problems
  2026
37
  2025
216
  2024
118
  2023
129
  2022
128
  2021
187
  2020
388
  2019
436
  2018
175
  2017
2

📊 Compare the 2017 Jeep Cherokee with Other Model Years

When making the decision between buying a new or used Jeep Cherokee, the following table can be used to compare the 2017 Jeep Cherokee with the Jeep Cherokee from other model years. Note that the number of problems reported for the 2017 Cherokee is 1,901 while the average number of problems reported for the 29 model years of the Jeep Cherokee is 611.

Table 3. Compare the 2017 Jeep Cherokee with other model years



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