Fatal crash profile · Model year
2016 Jeep Cherokee
Compared with Jeep Cherokee · Jeep · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 163
- Fatal crashes
- 163
- Deaths inside
- 54
- Other deaths
- 130
Between 2020 and 2024, 163 vehicles described as 2016 Jeep Cherokee were involved in 163 fatal crashes in the United States. 54 people died inside these vehicles and 130 people outside them (occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists) died in the same crashes.
Counts show how often this vehicle appears in fatal crashes. They also reflect how many are on the road, so they are not a safety rating. See how it compares with other suvs or with all vehicles.
Overview
Vehicles in fatal crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 32 |
| 2021 | 23 |
| 2022 | 39 |
| 2023 | 39 |
| 2024 | 30 |
Reflects how many of these vehicles are on the road as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.
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Deaths
Who died in these crashes
29%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About three-quarters of the share for Jeep Cherokee: 41%
- About two-thirds of the share for Jeep: 43%
- About 60 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11 | 25 |
| 2021 | 5 | 20 |
| 2022 | 11 | 34 |
| 2023 | 13 | 30 |
| 2024 | 14 | 21 |
Other road users are occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists killed in the same crashes.
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Crash factors
Speeding, drinking and night-time crashes
12%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About three-quarters of the share for Jeep Cherokee: 16%
- About two-thirds of the share for Jeep: 16%
- About 60 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%
20%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.2 times the share for Jeep Cherokee: 17%
- About the same as the share for Jeep: 20%
- About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 18%
52%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Jeep Cherokee: 49%
- About the same as the share for Jeep: 51%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2016 Jeep Cherokee | Jeep Cherokee | Jeep | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 11.7% | 15.9% | 16.5% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 20.2% | 17.5% | 19.8% | 17.7% |
| At night | 52.1% | 48.9% | 50.8% | 49.3% |
Share of vehicles in fatal crashes. Speeding and drinking are as recorded for the driver in police reports.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 118 |
| Cloudy | 19 |
| Rain | 13 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 5 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 84 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 48 |
| Dark - Lighted | 24 |
| Dusk | 3 |
| Dawn | 3 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 18 |
| Michigan | 10 |
| Florida | 9 |
| Pennsylvania | 9 |
| Georgia | 7 |
| Colorado | 6 |
| Illinois | 6 |
| Ohio | 6 |
| Wisconsin | 6 |
| North Carolina | 6 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2021 | Erie, Monroe County, Michigan | US-24 TELEGRAPH RD | 1 |
| Apr 23, 2021 | Panola County, Mississippi | CR-EUREKA RD | 1 |
| Apr 1, 2021 | Thornton, Adams County, Colorado | I-25 HOV LN | 1 |
| Mar 11, 2021 | Prince William County, Virginia | SR-294/PRINCE WILLIAM PKWY | 1 |
| Feb 20, 2021 | Verona, Oneida County, New York | SR-365 | 1 |
| Jan 8, 2021 | Fulton County, Georgia | CR-607/MALLORY RD | 1 |
| Dec 25, 2020 | Hancock County, Mississippi | SR-603 | 2 |
| Dec 12, 2020 | Valley Head, Randolph County, West Virginia | SR-15 | 1 |
| Dec 5, 2020 | Wayne County, Ohio | SR-83 EASTON RD | 1 |
| Nov 5, 2020 | Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana | CASSOPOLIS ST | 2 |
| Oct 5, 2020 | Uniontown, Fayette County, Pennsylvania | SR-2027 CONNELLSVILLE ST | 1 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | York County, South Carolina | SR-75 | 1 |
| Sep 16, 2020 | Buffalo County, Wisconsin | SR-35 | 1 |
| Sep 10, 2020 | DeKalb County, Georgia | SR-10 | 1 |
| Aug 31, 2020 | Assumption Parish, Louisiana | SR-1 | 1 |
| Aug 22, 2020 | Largo, Pinellas County, Florida | US-19 | 1 |
| Aug 19, 2020 | Pleasant Ridge, Oakland County, Michigan | W TEN MILE RD | 1 |
| Aug 4, 2020 | Shiprock, San Juan County, New Mexico | SR-371 | 1 |
| Aug 1, 2020 | Crawford County, Michigan | CR-LOVELLS RD | 1 |
| Jul 31, 2020 | Cimarron, Gray County, Kansas | SR-23 | 1 |
| Jul 25, 2020 | Lexington-Fayette, Fayette County, Kentucky | US-25 | 1 |
| Jul 6, 2020 | Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan | I-96 | 1 |
| Jul 2, 2020 | Prince George's County, Maryland | SR-214 | 1 |
| Jun 23, 2020 | St. Louis, St. Louis city, Missouri | SR-115 | 1 |
| Jun 21, 2020 | Portia, Lawrence County, Arkansas | US-63-3 | 2 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2024. Vehicle make and model as decoded by NHTSA's vPIC service. "All vehicles" covers every vehicle with a known make.