The Lemon IndexJeep Commander reliability.
Is it reliable? Not really. 4.6× the average car's complaints.
Avoid · 2006–2008
What owners say on YouTube
2006–2010 Commander · 197 most-watched videos
Owners praise
Owners complain about
Fixes owners look up most
- Oil changes & service404K views
- Infotainment, battery & electrical171K views
- Gauges, lights & wiring139K views
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Praise and complaints: the share of each generation's most-watched videos that mention a topic with a praise or trouble word next to it, in the title or what's said. YouTube rank: how positive owners and reviewers sound, compared with every car of the same model year. It measures tone, not failure rates. Videos belong to their creators; we link to them.
Looking at a 2009 or newer? Those are too new for a full complaint score (any score shown is partial, in gray), but YouTube owners like the 2010 best.
Engines & versions
Fewest complaints
2008.
Only 3 Jeep Commander years have enough complaints and sales to score, too few for best and worst lists. 2008 drew about twice the average car's complaints.
Every year. Lower is better. Tap a year for its full report.
Newest year first. Red = worse than average, gray = about average or too few complaints to score. #1, #2… = that year's YouTube rank among the 4 Jeep Commander years with enough videos (#1 = the year owners and reviewers talk about most positively). It is not a reliability rank.
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<iframe src="https://lemonindex.com/embed/cars/jeep-commander/" title="Jeep Commander reliability by model year (The Lemon Index)" width="100%" height="284" style="border:0;max-width:720px" loading="lazy"></iframe><p style="font-size:13px;margin:4px 0 0">Data: <a href="https://lemonindex.com/cars/jeep-commander/">Lemon Index</a> (Jeep Commander reliability by year)</p>Scores before 2010 are rough: fewer owners filed complaints back then.
YouTube rank: we read 199 YouTube videos about the Jeep Commander, 2006 to 2010, and ranked every year by how much they praise it vs. how much they talk about problems. YouTube's favorite: 2006. Old cars rank lower partly because most of their videos are repair and restoration videos. A gray dot means not enough data yet: under 10 videos, or a new year with no owner complaints to compare.
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Quick answers.
Is the Jeep Commander reliable?
Not really. It draws 4.6× the average car's complaints, and YouTube owners rate it about average for its age. No year beat the average car. The year with the fewest complaints, 2008, still drew 2.4× the average.
Is the Jeep Commander a good car?
Not overall: it draws more complaints than the average car, by owner complaints to the government per car sold (2006-2008: Lemon Index 459; 100 is average). Some years are much better than others: 2008 drew the fewest complaints and 2006 the most.
What are the best Jeep Commander years to buy?
Only 3 Jeep Commander years have enough data to score, so we don't list best years. 2008 drew the fewest complaints (about twice the average car's complaints).
What Jeep Commander years should you stay away from?
Only 3 Jeep Commander years have enough data to score, too few to single out years to avoid.
How many recalls does the Jeep Commander have?
24 safety recalls across the 5 model years we track. Most: 2006 (6), 2007 (6), 2008 (5). Each year's page lists them, and every Jeep Commander recall is in one list here.
What are the most common Jeep Commander problems?
Across every year, owners' complaints to the government name engine, electrical and transmission & drivetrain most. Some years are much worse than others: see the chart above.
Every year in one table
| Year | Index | Compared with average | Complaints | Top complaint | Recalls | Crash test | MPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 634 | about 6 times the average car's complaints | 422 | engine (52%) | 6 | — | 14–16 |
| 2007 | 359 | about 4 times the average car's complaints | 200 | engine (40%) | 6 | — | 14–16 |
| 2008 | 240 | about twice the average car's complaints | 66 | electrical (36%) | 5 | — | 14–16 |
| 2009 | – | complaints only, too few sold to score | 10 | electrical (20%) | 3 | — | 15–16 |
| 2010 | – | complaints only, too few sold to score | 12 | electrical (33%) | 4 | — | 15–16 |
The Lemon Index counts owner complaints filed with the U.S. government (NHTSA) in a car's first 3 years, per car sold, against the average car of the same model years (100 = average, lower is better). It measures complaints, not crash safety. U.S. sales source: en.wikipedia.org. How it works
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