Fatal crash profile · Model year
2018 Jeep Cherokee
Compared with Jeep Cherokee · Jeep · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 67
- Fatal crashes
- 67
- Deaths inside
- 30
- Other deaths
- 44
Between 2020 and 2024, 67 vehicles described as 2018 Jeep Cherokee were involved in 67 fatal crashes in the United States. 30 people died inside these vehicles and 44 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 | 12 |
| 2021 | 14 |
| 2022 | 11 |
| 2023 | 16 |
| 2024 | 14 |
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
41%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About the same as the share for Jeep Cherokee: 41%
- About the same as the share for Jeep: 43%
- About 80 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 10 |
| 2021 | 4 | 10 |
| 2022 | 9 | 5 |
| 2023 | 7 | 10 |
| 2024 | 6 | 9 |
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
13%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 85 percent of the share for Jeep Cherokee: 16%
- About 80 percent of the share for Jeep: 16%
- About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 19%
21%
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 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 18%
49%
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 | 2018 Jeep Cherokee | Jeep Cherokee | Jeep | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 13.4% | 15.9% | 16.5% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 20.9% | 17.5% | 19.8% | 17.7% |
| At night | 49.3% | 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 | 54 |
| Cloudy | 10 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 37 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 16 |
| Dark - Lighted | 12 |
| Dawn | 1 |
| Dusk | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 12 |
| Florida | 9 |
| California | 3 |
| Louisiana | 3 |
| Virginia | 3 |
| Montana | 3 |
| Georgia | 3 |
| Pennsylvania | 3 |
| Arizona | 2 |
| Illinois | 2 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 2021 | Blaine County, Idaho | SR-75 | 1 |
| Jun 12, 2021 | Clovis, Fresno County, California | N CLOVIS AVE | 1 |
| Jun 3, 2021 | New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana | I-10 | 1 |
| Apr 2, 2021 | George County, Mississippi | CR-BEAVER DAM RD | 1 |
| Mar 6, 2021 | Collier County, Florida | I-75 | 1 |
| Dec 21, 2020 | Wilson County, Texas | CR-401/CR-OLD FLORESVILLE RD | 1 |
| Dec 4, 2020 | Denton, Denton County, Texas | FM 428 | 1 |
| Sep 19, 2020 | Miami-Dade County, Florida | SR-997 | 2 |
| Sep 10, 2020 | Gallup, McKinley County, New Mexico | I-40 | 1 |
| Aug 4, 2020 | Cole County, Missouri | US-50 | 1 |
| Jul 10, 2020 | Boone County, Illinois | SR-76/BELVIDERE RD | 1 |
| Jun 27, 2020 | Ottawa County, Michigan | SR-45 LAKE MICHIGAN DR | 1 |
| Jun 10, 2020 | Ector, Fannin County, Texas | FM 898 | 1 |
| May 31, 2020 | Hamilton County, Ohio | SR-128 HAMILTON CLEVES RD | 1 |
| Apr 3, 2020 | Fannin County, Georgia | SR-2 | 2 |
| Feb 10, 2020 | Santa Rosa County, Florida | CR-184 BERRYHILL RD | 1 |
| Jan 11, 2020 | Houston, Harris County, Texas | VOSS RD | 1 |
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.