Jeep Liberty

385 complaints across 3 scored model years and 5 recall campaigns.

Which years to avoid

Ownership label · Jeep Liberty Full report

Grade 2010–2012

2012 vs model median 2.5×

Model median3× median

Airbags & Restraints 98

Electrical 54

Engine 16

Avoid

2012

Best

2010 · 2011

Year by year

Severity-weighted complaints filed in each model year’s first 60 months on the road, so every year is measured over an identical window.

Severity-weighted complaint volume and grade by model year for the Jeep Liberty
Year	vs median	Reports	Grade
2010	0.83×	71	B
2011	1.00×	76	C
2012	2.53×	238	F

What it costs to run

EPA figures for the most recent model year on record.

EPA fuel economy and drivetrain
Combined MPG	17.5
City / Highway	15.5 / 21.5
Engine	3.7L, 6 cyl
Drive	Rear-Wheel Drive
Annual fuel cost	$3,500

Recalls

5 campaigns on record.

Recall campaigns, largest first
Campaign	Component	Model years	Units affected
13V282000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	2011, 2012	442,320
17V640000	SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT	2011, 2012	363,930
10V315000	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER	2010	20,626
10V009000	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC	2010	20,045
11V315000	STEERING:COLUMN	2011	11,096

Others in Compact SUVs

Same body and size class. Each grade describes that model against its own history — these are not ranked against each other.

Other models in the same segment
Model	Years to avoid	Grade
Acura RDX	20192020	C
Audi Q5	20182021	C
Audi SQ5	none flagged	C
BMW X3	20132019	C
Buick Envision	2017	C
Cadillac SRX	2013	C
Cadillac XT5	2017	C
Chevrolet Blazer	none flagged	C

How this was calculated

Every model year is scored over an identical window: complaints filed with NHTSA during the first 60 months after that model year went on sale. Without this, older cars look worse purely because they have had longer to accumulate reports.

Limitations. Complaints are unverified reports submitted voluntarily by owners; they are allegations, not findings, and reporting rates vary between models. Model years with fewer than 60 months on the road are marked provisional and excluded from verdicts. Cross-model comparison is withheld pending production-volume data.

Full methodology · Sources · Data vintage August 9, 2026

Working 2012 Liberty

Complaints in window: 238
Severity-weighted: 333
Model median (weighted): 132
vs model median: 2.53×
Recall campaigns (weighted): 2
Open investigations: 1

Score 28.4 F