The Lemon Index$3,000 middle bill · most between $2,400 and $3,600
About the same as the $3,000 middle bill owners of all 36 models reported.
2014–2020 Jeep Cherokee
Jeep Cherokee owners reported paying a median of $3,000 for a transfer case replacement, with the middle half of bills between $2,400 and $3,600. That's from 9 owner reports (9 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $5000%
- $500–$1,0000%
- $1,000–$2,50033%
- $2,500–$5,00067%
- $5,000 and up0%
Share of the 9 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2014 Jeep Cherokee2too few for a middle
- 2016 Jeep Cherokee2too few for a middle
- 2017 Jeep Cherokee1too few for a middle
- 2019 Jeep Cherokee2too few for a middle
- 2020 Jeep Cherokee2too few for a middle
Reports per model year, with the middle bill where there are 3 or more. YouTube amounts count for the generation the video covers.
Engines in these years
Engines with a page of their own that this model was sold with in the years above. Owners don't always say which engine they had.
Keep going
- Jeep Cherokee reliability by year
- Transfer case replacement cost on every car
- Car symptoms and what they can mean
Other repairs Jeep Cherokee owners reported
Wiring harness repair (18) · Differential repair (11) · Brake repair (10) · Engine replacement (5)
The details
How we count
Every number here is a repair bill an owner reported, never a shop's price list. Two sources: the bills owners wrote in their own complaints to the U.S. government (NHTSA), and the dollar amounts owners said out loud in YouTube repair and ownership videos. A figure counts for a repair when that repair is the part named nearest to it. Left out: purchase prices, payments, rentals, towing, warranties and deductibles, amounts under $50 or over $15,000, parts-only prices ("the part was $80 on Amazon"), bills for two different repairs named together, and money someone else paid. One number per complaint (or video) and repair: the biggest, so it's the bill, not the diagnosis fee.
The range is the middle half of the bills (the 25th to the 75th percentile), so one wild number can't swing it. Owners who complain to the government often had expensive repairs, so a typical bill can be lower. Costs vary by shop and region, by dealer vs independent shop, by parts and by miles. This is what owners reported, not a quote for your car.
Check the bills yourself
NHTSA complaint numbers (search them at nhtsa.gov): 11739427, 11729827, 11720324, 11712296, 11710461, 11643241, 11585020, 11441674, 11343082.
Quick answers
How much does transfer case replacement cost on a Jeep Cherokee?
Jeep Cherokee owners reported a median of $3,000, and the middle half paid $2,400 to $3,600, from 9 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Jeep Cherokee transfer case replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Jeep Cherokee middle bill of $3,000 is about the same as the $3,000 owners of all 36 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Jeep Cherokee repair costs come from?
From 9 complaints to NHTSA: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.
Sources: NHTSA owner complaints and YouTube videos (amounts said out loud), sorted by The Lemon Index. Owner reports, not a price quote. Costs vary by shop and region.