GMC Acadia vs Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk: which is more reliable?
The Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk is ahead of the GMC Acadia on the federal record, 77/100 against 68/100 — a real but narrow gap that a bad model year on either side closes.
The record, side by side
GMC Acadia
- 15 model years scored
- 4,249 owner complaints on record
- about 39 complaints per year on the road
- 50 recall campaigns, 28 safety-critical
- best year 2023 (87/100) · worst 2017 (36/100)
Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk
- 4 model years scored
- 1,116 owner complaints on record
- about 38 complaints per year on the road
- 0 recall campaigns, 0 safety-critical
- best year 2021 (94/100) · worst 2018 (47/100)
Mean score is the average across model years from 2013 on, where both records are comparable. How the score works.
Year by year: Acadia against Grand Cherokee Trackhawk
The comparison that decides the purchase. A nameplate is not one car — a redesign can move the record sixty points inside two years, and the two nameplates rarely move together.
What owners actually complain about
GMC Acadia
- Power Train — 1,017 complaints
- Electrical System — 949 complaints
- Unknown Or Other — 759 complaints
Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk
- Electrical System — 385 complaints
- Unknown Or Other — 296 complaints
- Engine — 177 complaints
They do not fail the same way: the Acadia's complaints concentrate in Power Train, the Grand Cherokee Trackhawk's in Electrical System. That difference matters more to a buyer than the score gap, because it says which repair bill you are taking on.
Years to avoid on each
GMC Acadia — avoid: 2017, 2019.
Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk — avoid: 2018.
A year scores below 45 on complaints per year of exposure and recall campaigns. Every car’s years to avoid.
What each costs today
A recent used GMC Acadia prices at about $40,800 and a Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk at about $31,600 — the Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk is roughly $9,200 less, and they return 21.0 against 13.0 MPG combined.
Class-level estimates re-priced to your country, not a valuation of one car. Method.
FAQ
Is the GMC Acadia or the Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk more reliable?
On the NHTSA record the Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk scores 77/100 against the GMC Acadia's 68/100, averaged across every model year we hold. The gap is small enough that the model year matters more than the badge.
Which GMC Acadia and Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk years should I avoid?
GMC Acadia: 2017, 2019. Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk: 2018. Each of those scores under 45 out of 100 on complaints per year of exposure and recall campaigns.
What goes wrong on the GMC Acadia and the Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk?
The largest complaint group on the GMC Acadia is Power Train (1,017 complaints); on the Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk it is Electrical System (385).
Is the GMC Acadia or the Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk cheaper to own?
A recent used GMC Acadia prices at about $40,800 and a Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk at about $31,600, before insurance and the maintenance band. Both pages carry the five-year running-cost figure.