2021 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
EPA
Crash rating
4of 5 ★5
frontal 4 · side 5 · rollover 3
7 recall campaigns6
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 hp4EPArated
the rated figure — EPA test-car 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 ★ · 7 recalls
Crash rating
★★★★☆5NHTSA
NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings, rear-wheel-drive 2021 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
76NHTSA
NHTSA recall register, campaigns naming GRAND CHEROKEE (2021) · as of 2026-09-10
7 campaigns, what and when
  • 2022-04-28Engine and engine cooling · exhaust system · emission control · gas recirculation valve (egr valve) — An unexpected loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash. 22V284000
  • 2022-07-28Exterior lighting · tail lights — A tail light side marker that does not illuminate can reduce vehicle visibility to other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash. 22V544000
  • 2023-05-18Steering · column — A loss of steering control increases the risk of a crash. 23V352000
  • 2023-06-08Suspension · rear · springs · coil springs — Rear coil springs that detach from the vehicle while driving increases the risk of a crash. 23V413000
  • 2023-08-14Back over prevention · display function — A rearview image that does not display while in reverse decreases the driver's visibility of the rear view, increasing the risk of injury or crash. 23V577000
  • 2024-02-22Suspension · front · control arm · upper ball joint — A loss of vehicle control increases the risk of a crash. 24V132000
  • 2024-06-13Back over prevention · sensing system · camera — A rearview camera image that does not display decreases the driver's visibility, increasing the risk of a crash. 24V436000
Complaints per 10,000 built
8.297NHTSA183 complaints, 19 severe · 220,866 built
computed here: 183 complaints ÷ 220,866 built (NHTSA early-warning production, 2026 Q1); no publisher states the rate
What owners complain about
Electrical system51Engine39Fuel/propulsion system34Power train34Unspecified25

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
Warranty
3 years10Jeep36,000 mi
Jeep's published 2021 warranty statement, compiled into carstandings.com's warranty table
On the road in New York
16,54311NY 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 EPA test-car data.↩
  5. Crash rating: NHTSA's overall rating for the rear-wheel-drive 2021 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 (183, of which 19 describe a crash, fire, injury or death) and the 220,866 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 2021 warranty statement, compiled into carstandings.com's warranty table.↩
  11. Registrations: 16,543 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 free, resellable source publishes a price for any 2021 car sold in the United States, so none is shown for any car in this market.↩

Sources: EPA · NHTSA — about these sources →