2017 Jeep Cherokee

Rating overview
Evaluation criteria	Rating
Small overlap front: driver-side
Moderate overlap front: original test
Side: original test
Roof strength
Head restraints & seats

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Headlights (varies by trim/option)
Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle
Optional system	Superior

Evaluation criteria	Rating
LATCH ease of use

Small overlap front: driver-side

Rating applies to 2014-18 models

Tested vehicle: 2015 Jeep Cherokee Latitude 4-door 4wd

The Jeep Cherokee was re-introduced for the 2014 model year after last being sold in the U.S. as a 2001 model.

Evaluation criteria	Rating

Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Chest
Hip/thigh
Lower leg/foot
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics The dummy’s head barely contacted the frontal airbag before sliding off the left side as the steering column moved 15 cm to the right, leaving the head vulnerable to contact with forward side structure. Additionally, the seat belt allowed excessive forward excursion of the dummy’s head and torso. The side curtain airbag did not deploy, leaving the dummy's head vulnerable to contacts with side structure and outside objects.

Action shot taken during the small overlap frontal crash test.

The dummy's position in relation to the door frame, steering wheel, and instrument panel after the crash test indicates that the driver's survival space was not maintained well.

Intrusion of the door hinge pillar and instrument panel contributed to a moderate risk of injuries to the left knee and left lower leg.

During the crash, the dummy's head barely contacted the airbag before sliding off to the left as the steering column moved to the right. The seat belt allowed the dummy to move too far forward, and the side curtain airbag did not deploy.

Technical measurements for this test

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CEN1507
Lower occupant compartment
Lower hinge pillar max (cm)	21
Footrest (cm)	8
Left toepan (cm)	4
Brake pedal (cm)	2
Parking brake (cm)
Rocker panel lateral average (cm)	6
Upper occupant compartment
Steering column	4
Upper hinge pillar max (cm)	17
Upper dash (cm)	15
Lower instrument panel (cm)	13

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CEN1507
Head
HIC-15	75
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.4
Extension bending moment (Nm)	20
Maximum Nij	0.35
Chest maximum compression (mm)	20
Femur (kN)
Left	3.5
Right	1.6
Knee displacement (mm)
Left	13
Right	6
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left	1
Right	0
Maximum tibia index
Left	0.84
Right	0.45
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left	1.5
Right	1.1
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	39
Right	47

About the small overlap front test

Moderate overlap front: original test

Rating applies to 2014-18 models

Tested vehicle: 2014 Jeep Cherokee Sport 4-door 4wd

The Jeep Cherokee was re-introduced for the 2014 model year after last being sold in the U.S. as a 2001 model.

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Chest
Leg/foot, left
Leg/foot, right
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics

Action shot taken during the moderate overlap frontal crash test.

The dummy's position in relation to the steering wheel and instrument panel after the crash test indicates that the driver's survival space was maintained well.

Smeared greasepaint indicates where the dummy's head hit the B-pillar and head restraint during rebound. Head accelerations from these hits were low.

Intrusion into the driver's space was minimal, and all leg and foot injury measures were low.

Technical measurements for this test

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CEF1305
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm)	6
Left (cm)	10
Center (cm)	9
Right (cm)	9
Brake pedal (cm)	6
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm)	1
Right (cm)	1
Steering column movement
Upward (cm)	-1
Rearward (cm)	-1
A-pillar rearward movement (cm)	1

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CEF1305
Head
HIC-15	205
Peak gs at hard contact	31
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.6
Extension bending moment (Nm)	12
Maximum Nij	0.30
Chest maximum compression (mm)	24
Legs
Femur force - left (kN)	2.1
Femur force - right (kN)	1.7
Knee displacement - left (mm)	4
Knee displacement - right (mm)	5
Maximum tibia index - left	0.58
Maximum tibia index - right	0.53
Tibia axial force - left (kN)	1.9
Tibia axial force - right (kN)	1.9
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	70
Right	133

About the original moderate overlap front test

Side: original test

Rating applies to 2014-23 models

Tested vehicle: 2019 Jeep Cherokee Latitude 4-door 4wd with standard front and rear head curtain airbags, front seat-mounted torso airbags, and rear seat-mounted pelvis airbags

The Jeep Cherokee was re-introduced for the 2014 model year after last being sold in the U.S. as a 2001 model. Beginning with the 2019 model year, the Cherokee was re-engineered and restyled, but no changes affecting side crashworthiness were made. Therefore the results of two side tests of the Cherokee were combined, one of a 2014 model by the Institute and the other of a 2019 model by Fiat Chrysler. Ratings are based on both tests, but the vehicle specifications shown below are based on Fiat Chrysler's test.

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Torso
Pelvis/leg
Driver head protection
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck
Torso
Pelvis/leg
Rear passenger head protection

View of the vehicle and barrier just after the Institute's crash test of a 2014 model Jeep Cherokee.

View of the vehicle after the crash with doors removed, showing the side airbags and damage to the occupant compartment (Institute test vehicle shown).

Smeared greasepaint shows where the driver dummy's head was protected from being hit by hard structures by the side curtain airbag in the Institute's test.

Smeared greasepaint shows where the rear passenger dummy’s head was protected by the side airbag.

Technical measurements for this test

Test ID	CES1308	VTS1815
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm)	-17.5	-17.5
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CES1308	VTS1815
Head HIC-15	120	103
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.1	0.9
Compression (kN)	0.3	0.2
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	30	27
Lateral force (kN)	1.1	1.1
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	32	32
Average deflection (mm)	28	28
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	4.67	4.12
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.63	0.62
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	1.7	1.4
Acetabulum force (kN)	1.5	1.9
Combined force (kN)	3.0	3.2
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	1.0	0.8
L-M moment (Nm)	63	83
A-P moment (Nm)	-16	30

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CES1308	VTS1815
Head HIC-15	214	137
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.3	0.3
Compression (kN)	0.1	0.3
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	30	34
Lateral force (kN)	1.1	1.8
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	23	24
Average deflection (mm)	12	16
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	2.18	3.44
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.15	0.33
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	0.7	0.3
Acetabulum force (kN)	1.3	2.5
Combined force (kN)	2.0	2.5
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	0.5	0.2
L-M moment (Nm)	25	38
A-P moment (Nm)	-20	-26

About the original side crash test

Roof strength

Rating applies to 2014-18 models

Tested vehicle: 2014 Jeep Cherokee Latitude 4-door 4wd

Overall evaluation
Curb weight	4,022 lbs
Peak force	20,114 lbs
Strength-to-weight ratio	5.00

About the roof strength test

Head restraints & seats

Seat type: Manual cloth seat

Overall evaluation
Dynamic rating
Seat/head restraint geometry

Technical measurements for this test

Seat type	Manual cloth seat
Geometry
Backset (mm)	38
Distance below top of head (mm)	-5
Seat design parameters
Pass/fail	Pass
Max T1 acceleration (g)	12.5
Head contact time (ms)	57
Force rating	1
Neck forces
Max neck shear force (N)	23
Max neck tension (N)	360

About the head restraint & seat test
Currently, IIHS tests apply only to front seats.

Headlights

Ratings are given for 3 different headlight variations available on this vehicle.

Trim level(s)

Sport Altitude trim
Latitude trim
75th Anniversary Edition trim
Trailhawk trim
Limited trim
High Altitude trim
Overland trim
Sport trim equipped with Sport Appearance Plus package

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Low-beam headlight type	HID projector
High-beam headlight type	HID projector
Curve-adaptive?	No
High-beam assist?	No
Overall rating
Distance at which headlights provide at least 5 lux illumination:

Low beams
On the straightaway, visibility was good on both sides of the road. On curves, visibility was good on both right curves and fair on both left curves.

The low beams created some glare.

High beams
On the straightaway, visibility was fair on the right side of the road and inadequate on the left side. On curves, visibility was fair on the gradual left and both right curves and inadequate on the sharp left curve.

Technical measurements for this test

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Trim level(s)	Sport Altitude trim Latitude trim 75th Anniversary Edition trim Trailhawk trim Limited trim High Altitude trim Overland trim Sport trim equipped with Sport Appearance Plus package
Low-beam headlight type	HID projector
High-beam headlight type	HID projector
Curve-adaptive?	No
High-beam assist?	No
Overall rating Applies to 2017-18 models

LOW BEAMS	Average minimum useful illumination distance (5 lux)	Amount glare exceeded threshold
Straightaway right edge	104.2 m	19.0%
Straightaway left edge	61.0 m	19.0%
250m radius right curve, right edge	72.0 m	5.3%
250m radius left curve, left edge	63.2 m	1.3%
150m radius right curve, right edge	57.7 m	None
150m radius left curve, left edge	50.8 m	None

HIGH BEAMS	Average minimum useful illumination distance (5 lux)
Straightaway right edge	132.9 m
Straightaway left edge	106.6 m
250m radius right curve, right edge	74.2 m
250m radius left curve, left edge	67.5 m
150m radius right curve, right edge	57.6 m
150m radius left curve, left edge	52.9 m

Trim level(s)

Limited trim equipped with Technology Group package
Overland trim equipped with Technology Group package
Trailhawk trim equipped with Technology Group package

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Low-beam headlight type	HID projector
High-beam headlight type	HID projector
Curve-adaptive?	No
High-beam assist?	Yes
Overall rating
Distance at which headlights provide at least 5 lux illumination:

Low beams
On the straightaway, visibility was good on both sides of the road. On curves, visibility was good on both right curves and fair on both left curves.

The low beams created some glare.

High beams
On the straightaway, visibility was fair on the right side of the road and inadequate on the left side. On curves, visibility was fair on the gradual left and both right curves and inadequate on the sharp left curve.

High-beam assist compensates for some limitations of this vehicle's low beams on both left curves.

Technical measurements for this test

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Trim level(s)	Limited trim equipped with Technology Group package Overland trim equipped with Technology Group package Trailhawk trim equipped with Technology Group package
Low-beam headlight type	HID projector
High-beam headlight type	HID projector
Curve-adaptive?	No
High-beam assist?	Yes
Overall rating Applies to 2017-18 models

LOW BEAMS	Average minimum useful illumination distance (5 lux)	Amount glare exceeded threshold
Straightaway right edge	104.2 m	19.0%
Straightaway left edge	61.0 m	19.0%
250m radius right curve, right edge	72.0 m	5.3%
250m radius left curve, left edge	63.2 m	1.3%
150m radius right curve, right edge	57.7 m	None
150m radius left curve, left edge	50.8 m	None

HIGH BEAMS	Average minimum useful illumination distance (5 lux)
Straightaway right edge	132.9 m
Straightaway left edge	106.6 m
250m radius right curve, right edge	74.2 m
250m radius left curve, left edge	67.5 m
150m radius right curve, right edge	57.6 m
150m radius left curve, left edge	52.9 m

Trim level(s)

Sport trim

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Low-beam headlight type	Halogen projector
High-beam headlight type	Halogen projector
Curve-adaptive?	No
High-beam assist?	No
Overall rating
Distance at which headlights provide at least 5 lux illumination:

Low beams
On the straightaway, visibility was good on the right side of the road and fair on the left side. On curves, visibility was inadequate in all 4 tests.

The low beams never exceeded glare limits.

High beams
On the straightaway, visibility was fair on the right side of the road and inadequate on the left side. On curves, visibility was inadequate in all 4 tests.

Technical measurements for this test

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Trim level(s)	Sport trim
Low-beam headlight type	Halogen projector
High-beam headlight type	Halogen projector
Curve-adaptive?	No
High-beam assist?	No
Overall rating Applies to 2017 models

LOW BEAMS	Average minimum useful illumination distance (5 lux)	Amount glare exceeded threshold
Straightaway right edge	94.6 m	None
Straightaway left edge	53.3 m	None
250m radius right curve, right edge	53.5 m	None
250m radius left curve, left edge	46.8 m	None
150m radius right curve, right edge	42.6 m	None
150m radius left curve, left edge	39.6 m	None

HIGH BEAMS	Average minimum useful illumination distance (5 lux)
Straightaway right edge	138.1 m
Straightaway left edge	83.9 m
250m radius right curve, right edge	53.1 m
250m radius left curve, left edge	50.4 m
150m radius right curve, right edge	41.8 m
150m radius left curve, left edge	39.6 m

About the headlight evaluation

Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle

System details

Optional Full Speed Forward Collision Warning with Active Braking

Package name

Optional Technology Group

Overall evaluation

Applies to 2017-18 models

Superior

with optional equipment

This system meets the requirements for forward collision warning.
In the 12 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision.
In the 25 mph test, impact speed was reduced by 12 mph.

About the original front crash prevention test

Child seat anchors

Rating applies to 2015-18 models

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Vehicle trim	Latitude
Seat type	cloth

This vehicle has 2 rear seating positions with complete child seat attachment (LATCH) hardware.

It has 1 additional seating position with a tether anchor, a single lower anchor and the ability to borrow the second anchor from another position.

Note: When anchors are borrowed, they aren't available to use in their designated positions.

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Vehicle trim	Latitude
Seat type	cloth

Rating icon	Rating
G	Good
A	Acceptable
M	Marginal
P	Poor
	Seating positions that rely on borrowed lower anchors or have only a tether anchor available are not rated.
thether anchor symbol	Tether anchor
lower anchor symbol	Lower anchors
shared lower achors symbol	Lower anchor(s) can be borrowed from adjacent positions(s)
	No hardware available

Details by seating position

Position	Rating
1
1	Tether anchor
	easy-to-find location
	other hardware could be confused for anchor
	Lower anchors
	not too deep in seat
	not too much force needed to attach
	easy to maneuver around anchors
2
2	Tether anchor
	easy-to-find location
	no other hardware could be confused for anchor
	Lower anchors
	1 dedicated anchor and 1 that can be borrowed from seat 3
	not too deep in seat
	not too much force needed to attach
	easy to maneuver around anchors
3
3	Tether anchor
	easy-to-find location
	other hardware could be confused for anchor
	Lower anchors
	not too deep in seat
	not too much force needed to attach
	easy to maneuver around anchors

Technical measurements for this test

Lower anchor A
Open access rated	No
Depth (cm)	-2-0
Force (lbs)	18
Clearance angle (degrees)	67
Lower anchor B
Open access rated	No
Depth (cm)	0-2
Force (lbs)	18
Clearance angle (degrees)	67
Tether anchor
Location	Middle seatback
Confusing hardware present	Yes
Has contrasting label within 3 inches of tether anchor	No
Tether anchors can be accessed while seatback is properly positioned for use of LATCH	Not measured

Lower anchor A
Lower latch is shared for this seat position
Lower anchor B
Open access rated	No
Depth (cm)	0-2
Force (lbs)	20
Clearance angle (degrees)	58
Tether anchor
Location	Middle seatback
Confusing hardware present	No
Has contrasting label within 3 inches of tether anchor	No
Tether anchors can be accessed while seatback is properly positioned for use of LATCH	Not measured

Lower anchor A
Open access rated	No
Depth (cm)	0-2
Force (lbs)	15
Clearance angle (degrees)	64
Lower anchor B
Open access rated	No
Depth (cm)	0-2
Force (lbs)	13
Clearance angle (degrees)	69
Tether anchor
Location	Middle seatback
Confusing hardware present	Yes
Has contrasting label within 3 inches of tether anchor	No
Tether anchors can be accessed while seatback is properly positioned for use of LATCH	Not measured

About the child seat anchor evaluation

2017 Jeep Cherokee

midsize SUV / 4-door SUV

Crashworthiness

Crash avoidance & mitigation

Seat belts & child restraints

Other available safety features

Small overlap front: driver-side

Moderate overlap front: original test

Side: original test

Roof strength

Head restraints & seats

Headlights

Trim level(s)

Trim level(s)

Trim level(s)

Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle

System details

Package name

Overall evaluation

Child seat anchors