The Lemon IndexJeep Liberty reliability.
Is it reliable? It's mixed. About as many complaints as the average car.
About average · 2010–2012
20122nd generation (KK)
What owners say on YouTube
2002–2007 Liberty · 199 most-watched videos
Owners praise
Owners complain about
Fixes owners look up most
Before you buy, watch
2008–2012 Liberty · 198 most-watched videos
Owners praise
Owners complain about
Fixes owners look up most
- Heat, A/C & blend door554K views
- Infotainment, battery & electrical330K views
- Cooling system317K views
Before you buy, watch
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.
Fewest complaints
2011.
Every year. Lower is better. Tap a year for its full report.
Show 3 older years (2002–2004, YouTube reviews only, no complaint data)
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 11 Jeep Liberty 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-liberty/" title="Jeep Liberty reliability by model year (The Lemon Index)" width="100%" height="376" 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-liberty/">Lemon Index</a> (Jeep Liberty reliability by year)</p>Scores before 2010 are rough: fewer owners filed complaints back then.
YouTube rank: we read 395 YouTube videos about the Jeep Liberty, 2002 to 2012, and ranked every year by how much they praise it vs. how much they talk about problems. YouTube's favorite: 2011. 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 Liberty reliable?
It's mixed. It draws about as many complaints as the average car, but YouTube owners complain about it more than about most cars its age. Fewest complaints: 2011. Most complaints: 2012.
Is the Jeep Liberty a good car?
It is about average, by owner complaints to the government per car sold (2010-2012: Lemon Index 104; 100 is average). Some years are much better than others: 2011 drew the fewest complaints since 2010 and 2012 the most.
What are the best Jeep Liberty years to buy?
By owner complaints per car sold since 2010: 2011, 2010. 2011 drew the fewest.
What Jeep Liberty years should you stay away from?
The 3 years with the most complaints per car sold since 2010: 2012 (worse than average, Lemon Index 177). 100 is the average car; lower is better.
How many recalls does the Jeep Liberty have?
38 safety recalls across the 8 model years we track. Most: 2006 (10), 2005 (8), 2007 (7). Each year's page lists them, and every Jeep Liberty recall is in one list here.
What are the most common Jeep Liberty problems?
Across every year, owners' complaints to the government name visibility, suspension and electrical 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 217 | about twice the average car's complaints | 251 | suspension (40%) | 8 | — | 17–21 |
| 2006 | 305 | about 3 times the average car's complaints | 257 | visibility (33%) | 10 | — | 17–21 |
| 2007 | 271 | about 3 times the average car's complaints | 221 | visibility (75%) | 7 | — | 17 |
| 2008 | 194 | about twice the average car's complaints | 129 | fuel system, gasoline (52%) | 5 | — | 17–19 |
| 2009 | – | too few complaints to score | 17 | electrical (29%) | 1 | — | 17–18 |
| 2010 | 70 | about two-thirds as many complaints as the average car | 38 | fuel system (16%) | 2 | — | 17–18 |
| 2011 | 53 | about half as many complaints as the average car | 42 | electrical (24%) | 3 | — | 17–18 |
| 2012 | 177 | about twice the average car's complaints | 145 | airbags (54%) | 2 | ★★★☆☆ | 17–18 |
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: goodcarbadcar.net. How it works
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