2002 Jeep Laredo

Typical pattern

11.3% of complaints about the 2002 Jeep Laredo came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2002 vehicle — around the middle of the 230 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 4.9 yr in service. The most-reported system is service brakes, hydraulic (22 complaints), typically at 3.2 yr or about 13,000 miles.

Complaints: 97
Median age at failure: 4.9 yr
Median mileage: 62,000 n=56
Crash / fire / tow: 9.3% of reports
Safety recalls: 0

In owners’ own words

Service brakes, hydraulic mileage not reported 7 mo in service

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN SHE APPLIED HER BRAKES THE VEHICLE STARTTO SHAKE AND VIBRATES. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. MR

Service brakes, hydraulic 1,000 mi 1 mo in service

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN OR SNOW AND WHEN BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES BEFORE THE PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED. THE PADS/ROTORS AND THE DRUMS WERE REPLACED DURING THE LAST VISIT. MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

Service brakes, hydraulic 1,000 mi 1 mo in service

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN OR SNOW AND WHEN BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES BEFORE THE PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED. THE PADS/ROTORS AND THE DRUMS WERE REPLACED DURING THE LAST VISIT. MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

Visibility 64,000 mi 2.3 yr in service

HEATER BLEND DOORS BROKEN, HEATER BLOWS COLD AIR ALL THE TIME ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. *NM

Other Laredo model years

How to read this

This is what owners reported, not a reliability rating. People file with NHTSA about alarming failures, not routine ones, and complaint volume tracks how many cars were sold.
Failure ages come from the incident date on each complaint, populated on about 83% of records. Mileage is shown where reported — NHTSA’s 2021 system change cut mileage capture to roughly 15%, so it thins out sharply after MY2020.
Every rank compares this vehicle only against others of the same model year. A 2025 car has not had time to accumulate five-year failures, so comparing early-failure share across years is meaningless.
Fourteen make-months distorted by media storms and mass recalls — Toyota in February 2010 ran 11× normal volume across 33 models — are excluded.
Recalls are manufacturer actions and authoritative; complaints are not. A recall listed here may already have been performed on any individual car. Check a specific VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

2002 Jeep Laredo

When each system is reported — middle 50% of complaints

In owners’ own words

Other Laredo model years

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