Fatal crash profile · Model
Jeep Grand Cherokee
Compared with Jeep · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 2,704
- Fatal crashes
- 2,684
- Deaths inside
- 1,270
- Other deaths
- 1,757
Between 2020 and 2024, 2,704 vehicles described as Jeep Grand Cherokee were involved in 2,684 fatal crashes in the United States. 1,270 people died inside these vehicles and 1,757 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 | 556 |
| 2021 | 567 |
| 2022 | 548 |
| 2023 | 508 |
| 2024 | 525 |
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
42%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- 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 | 271 | 334 |
| 2021 | 279 | 367 |
| 2022 | 252 | 363 |
| 2023 | 227 | 343 |
| 2024 | 241 | 350 |
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
19%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 1.2 times the share for Jeep: 16%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%
20%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About the same as the share for Jeep: 20%
- About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 18%
51%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Jeep: 51%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | Jeep Grand Cherokee | Jeep | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 19.4% | 16.5% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 20.0% | 19.8% | 17.7% |
| At night | 51.4% | 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 | 1,924 |
| Cloudy | 352 |
| Rain | 185 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 28 |
| Snow | 24 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 1,278 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 651 |
| Dark - Lighted | 592 |
| Dusk | 66 |
| Dawn | 57 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 194 |
| Florida | 181 |
| California | 180 |
| Michigan | 146 |
| New York | 127 |
| Illinois | 113 |
| North Carolina | 109 |
| Pennsylvania | 100 |
| Georgia | 96 |
| Colorado | 89 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Explore
Jeep Grand Cherokee by model year
- 2024 14 crashes
- 2023 28 crashes
- 2022 29 crashes
- 2021 117 crashes
- 2020 114 crashes
- 2019 128 crashes
- 2018 164 crashes
- 2017 143 crashes
- 2016 65 crashes
- 2015 178 crashes
- 2014 168 crashes
- 2013 56 crashes
- 2012 85 crashes
- 2011 113 crashes
- 2010 32 crashes
- 2009 25 crashes
- 2008 69 crashes
- 2007 86 crashes
- 2006 110 crashes
- 2005 121 crashes
- 2004 212 crashes
- 2003 66 crashes
- 2002 94 crashes
- 2001 93 crashes
- 2000 100 crashes
- 1999 67 crashes
- 1998 65 crashes
- 1997 56 crashes
- 1996 43 crashes
- 1995 23 crashes
- 1994 16 crashes
- 1993 17 crashes
Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.
Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 2020 | Winston Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina | HAWTHORNE RD | 1 |
| Feb 9, 2020 | Hillsborough County, Florida | I-75 | 1 |
| Feb 8, 2020 | Hill County, Texas | FM 933 | 1 |
| Feb 8, 2020 | Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma | I-44 | 1 |
| Feb 7, 2020 | Robertson County, Texas | US-190 | 2 |
| Feb 7, 2020 | Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, Indiana | BYRKIT ave | 1 |
| Feb 7, 2020 | Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado | W HARMONY RD | 1 |
| Feb 6, 2020 | Montgomery County, Pennsylvania | SR-3042 Ardmore Ave | 1 |
| Feb 5, 2020 | Chatham County, North Carolina | SSR-1008 FARRINGTON RD | 1 |
| Feb 5, 2020 | Marco, Collier County, Florida | CR-92 | 1 |
| Feb 4, 2020 | Post Falls, Kootenai County, Idaho | I-90 IC 5 WB ON RAMP | 1 |
| Feb 4, 2020 | Bluffton, Clay County, Georgia | SR-1 | 1 |
| Feb 4, 2020 | Orange County, Florida | sr-91 | 1 |
| Feb 3, 2020 | Collier County, Florida | CR-862 | 1 |
| Feb 2, 2020 | Matteson, Cook County, Illinois | I-57 | 1 |
| Feb 1, 2020 | Wayne County, Ohio | CR-22 Mechanicsburg Rd | 2 |
| Jan 31, 2020 | Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky | SR-1932 | 1 |
| Jan 31, 2020 | Marion County, Florida | CR-315 | 1 |
| Jan 30, 2020 | Osceola County, Florida | OSCEOLA POLK LINE RD | 1 |
| Jan 29, 2020 | Providence, Cache County, Utah | SR-165 | 1 |
| Jan 29, 2020 | Brunswick County, North Carolina | SSR-1410 GREEN HILL RD | 1 |
| Jan 28, 2020 | Okaloosa County, Florida | SR-20 | 1 |
| Jan 27, 2020 | Buncombe County, North Carolina | US-70 TUNNEL RD | 1 |
| Jan 26, 2020 | Austerlitz, Columbia County, New York | SR-987G TACONIC STATE PKWY | 1 |
| Jan 25, 2020 | New Castle County, Delaware | US-13 DUPONT PKWY | 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.