Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT vs Buick Verano: which is more reliable?
The Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT and the Buick Verano are level on the federal record — 79/100 against 82/100 across the years we score. Which one to buy is decided by the model year, not the badge.
The record, side by side
Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT
- 5 model years scored
- 1,441 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)
Buick Verano
- 6 model years scored
- 440 owner complaints on record
- about 6 complaints per year on the road
- 15 recall campaigns, 14 safety-critical
- best year 2017 (93/100) · worst 2014 (66/100)
Mean score is the average across model years from 2013 on, where both records are comparable. How the score works.
Year by year: Grand Cherokee SRT against Verano
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
Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT
- Electrical System — 464 complaints
- Unknown Or Other — 368 complaints
- Engine — 262 complaints
Buick Verano
- Electrical System — 122 complaints
- Engine — 106 complaints
- Air Bags — 93 complaints
Both nameplates have Electrical System as their largest complaint group, so the choice between them is about how often, not about what.
Years to avoid on each
Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT — avoid: 2018.
Buick Verano: no model year scores below 45; the strongest are 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017.
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 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT prices at about $31,600 and a Buick Verano at about $21,800 — the Buick Verano is roughly $9,800 less, and they return 15.0 against 24.0 MPG combined.
Class-level estimates re-priced to your country, not a valuation of one car. Method.
FAQ
Is the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT or the Buick Verano more reliable?
On the NHTSA record the Buick Verano scores 82/100 against the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT's 79/100, averaged across every model year we hold. The gap is small enough that the model year matters more than the badge.
Which Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT and Buick Verano years should I avoid?
Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT: 2018. Buick Verano: no year scores below 45. Each of those scores under 45 out of 100 on complaints per year of exposure and recall campaigns.
What goes wrong on the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT and the Buick Verano?
The largest complaint group on the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT is Electrical System (464 complaints); on the Buick Verano it is Electrical System (122).
Is the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT or the Buick Verano cheaper to own?
A recent used Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT prices at about $31,600 and a Buick Verano at about $21,800, before insurance and the maintenance band. Both pages carry the five-year running-cost figure.