2020 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Standard SUV · gas

★ Open to everyone — one of the ten most-registered models this year.

Fuel economy
21mpg1
19 city · 26 highway
CO₂ 414 g/mi · 257 g/km2
EPA
Fuel cost
$2,8383
per year · estimate
EPA · EIA
Power
295hp4
rated
NHTSA
Crash rating
4of 5 ★5
frontal 4 · side 5 · rollover 3
1 recall campaign6
NHTSA
Test weight
5,000lb9
2,268 kg · EPA test class
EPA
Warranty
3yr10
36,000 mi
Jeep
How much to run it21 mpg · $2,838 / yr
Combined
21 mpg1EPA
EPA test cycle, combined · configuration Grand Cherokee 2WD
City · highway
19 · 26EPA
EPA test cycle, mpg
Tailpipe CO₂
414 g/mi2EPA257 g/km
tailpipe rating, driven as rated on the test cycle · 257 g/km
Fuel, per year
$2,8383EPA · EIAestimate · $14,191 over five years
estimate — 13,800 mi at $4.319 per gallon, EIA US regular, 2026-09-14
How it performs295 hp
Power
295 hp4NHTSArated
the rated figure — NHTSA's CAFE market data
Engine
3.6 L, 6 cylindersEPA
as listed in the EPA fuel-economy file
Transmission
Automatic 8-spdEPA
as listed in the EPA fuel-economy file
Drive
Rear-wheel driveEPA
as listed in the EPA fuel-economy file
How safe4 of 5 ★ · 1 recall
Crash rating
★★★★☆5NHTSA
NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings, rear-wheel-drive 2020 Grand Cherokee · as of 2026-09-10
Frontal · side · rollover
4 · 5 · 3NHTSAof 5 stars each
the three tests behind the overall rating
Recall campaigns
16NHTSA
NHTSA recall register, campaigns naming GRAND CHEROKEE (2020) · as of 2026-09-10
1 campaign, what and when
  • 2020-09-10Back over prevention · sensing system · camera — The lingering rearview image can distract the driver, increasing the risk of a crash. 20V191000
Complaints per 10,000 built
10.447NHTSA237 complaints, 31 severe · 226,906 built
computed here: 237 complaints ÷ 226,906 built (NHTSA early-warning production, 2026 Q1); no publisher states the rate
What owners complain about
Electrical system69Unspecified63Engine50Power train39Air bags17

See these complaints at NHTSA ↗

How big5,000 lb
Kerb weight
—8
EPA test weight
5,000 lb9EPA2,268 kg
EPA equivalent test weight class — the loaded class it was tested at, not kerb weight
Class
Standard SUVEPA
the publisher's own vehicle class
Body
SUVNHTSA
as NHTSA lists it
Ownership3 yr / 36,000 mi
Price
—13NHTSA
Warranty
3 years10Jeep36,000 mi
Jeep's published 2020 warranty statement, compiled into carstandings.com's warranty table
On the road in New York
17,30811NY DMV
NY DMV registration file, 2026-09-02

Notes and sources

  1. Fuel economy: EPA combined test-cycle figure for the configuration Grand Cherokee 2WD (19 city, 26 highway). EPA data dated 2026-09-09, the latest modifiedOn date EPA records in vehicles.csv.↩
  2. CO₂: EPA's tailpipe rating for the car driven as rated on the test cycle — 414 g/mi, or 257 g/km.↩
  3. Fuel cost: an estimate — 13,800 mi a year at the EPA combined figure, priced at $4.319 per gallon (EIA US regular, 2026-09-14). Five years: $14,191. No publisher states this figure.↩
  4. Power: 295 hp is the rated figure, from NHTSA's CAFE market data.↩
  5. Crash rating: NHTSA's overall rating for the rear-wheel-drive 2020 Grand Cherokee — frontal 4, side 5, rollover 3 stars. NHTSA data as of 2026-09-10.↩
  6. Recall campaigns: NHTSA's count for this nameplate (GRAND CHEROKEE), as of 2026-09-10. Each is repaired free of charge by dealers.↩
  7. Complaints per 10,000 built: computed here from NHTSA's complaint count for the Grand Cherokee nameplate (237, of which 31 describe a crash, fire, injury or death) and the 226,906 vehicles NHTSA's own early-warning production reports place on it (2026 Q1). No publisher states the rate itself.↩
  8. Kerb weight: not published. No source states a curb weight for this car.↩
  9. EPA test weight: 5,000 lb (2,268 kg) is the equivalent test weight class EPA tested this configuration at, not the kerb weight.↩
  10. Warranty: 3 years or 36,000 miles, from Jeep's published 2020 warranty statement, compiled into carstandings.com's warranty table.↩
  11. Registrations: 17,308 Grand Cherokees of this model year on New York's roads, from the NY DMV registration file as of 2026-09-02.↩
  12. This car is measured on the petrol scale: miles per gallon, the tailpipe CO₂ rating and whole-car horsepower. MPGe and charge-weighted CO₂ are electric-scale quantities and do not apply to it.↩
  13. Price: no price is published for this car. NHTSA's CAFE market data prices this market's cars by compliance configuration, and it lists none matching this one.↩

Sources: EPA · NHTSA — about these sources →