Vehicle report
2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Fair price, market signal, reviews, and common issues — all in one place. Tuned to ZIP 43215 (from your location).
Fair price range
$2,000
$1,750 — $2,250
low confidence
Why low confidence?
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Est. out-the-door
$2,795
$2,527 — $3,063
What's OTD?
Out-the-door is the total check you actually write — asking price + sales tax + doc fee + registration. Reddit “what I paid” reports are usually OTD, so this is the honest number to compare against.
Listing: $2,000 + $145 tax + $500 doc + $150 reg = $2,795
What's shaping this price
- Age (20 yrs)−$26,272
13%/yr for midsize
- Mileage (40,000)+$276
200,000 under expected
Local market signal · 432xx
Avg days on market
46
from 30 comparable listings
30-day price trend
↓ 1.9%
cooling
Prices for this trim in 432xx are trending down — a buyer's edge right now.
Price over its life
Anchored on today's Marketcheck typical price, traced back through segment depreciation to estimate what it cost new.
Next 5 years (forecast)
Projected from today's typical price using the segment's annual depreciation rate, with a small penalty for accumulated mileage. Rough forecast — actual resale value swings with the used-car market.
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Potential monthly cost of ownership
Loan + insurance + gas — the three big monthly line items.
Estimated monthly total
Loan + insurance + gas
$374/mo
Auto loan
72 months · 10% down · 7.5% APR (national avg)
$31/mo
Insurance
Full coverage · Ohio average for midsize cars
$90/mo
Gas
17 mpg combined · $4.31/gal · 1,000 mi/mo
$253/mo
Estimated payments — actual rates depend on credit, coverage, and driving.
$5,503over 5 yrs
~$1,101/yr
Depreciation
$1,003
Segment: midsize
Maintenance
$4,500
segment ballpark
Depreciation projected from segment averages against today’s typical price; maintenance is an AAA-derived segment ballpark. Loan, insurance, and gas are covered in the Affordability section above.
Overall
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Frontal crash
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Side crash
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Rollover
★★★★★
4.0 of 5
Averaged across 2 tested body/cab configurations (NHTSA scores by variant).
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
This defect can affect the safe operation of the airbag system. Until this recall is performed, drivers should adjust their seat to allow clearance between the driver's knee and the ignition key, and remove all items from their key ring, leaving only the vehicle key. Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2005-2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles manufactured February 11, 2004, to July 5, 2007, and 2006-2007 Jeep Commander vehicles manufactured January 31, 2005, to July 5, 2007. In the affected vehicles, the driver may accidentally hit the ignition key with their knee, unintentionally knocking the key out of the run position, turning off the engine.
14V438000 ·
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
SABERSPORT IS RECALLING 16,270 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THESE LAMPS DO NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS.
09E012000 · Jul 4, 2009
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2005-2010 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles manufactured February 11, 2004, through March 9, 2010; and 2006-2010 Jeep Commander vehicles manufactured January 31, 2005, through March 10, 2010. A transfer case electrical failure may result in an unintentional shifting of the transfer case into the neutral position.
13V175000 · Jul 5, 2013
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE INFLATOR CONNECTOR FOR THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG MAY HAVE BEEN INCORRECTLY ASSEMBLED.
06V295000 · Aug 8, 2006
SUSPENSION
ROCK KRAWLER IS RECALLING 44 PERFORMANCE SUSPENSION SYSTEMS SOLD AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR USE ON THE VEHICLE LISTED ABOVE. THESE SUSPENSION SYSTEMS WERE PRODUCED WITH GRADE 2 CARRIAGE BOLTS INSTEAD OF THE PROPER GRADE 5 CARRIAGE BOLTS. THE IMPROPER GRADE 2 CARRIAGE BOLTS COULD EXPERIENCE A LOSS OF CLAMPING FORCE FOR THE BOTTOM STRUT FORK.
09E039000 ·
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE SOFTWARE PROGRAMMED INTO THE ABS ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE MAY ALLOW A MOMENTARY DELAY IN BRAKING WHEN COASTING UP A HILL DURING CERTAIN CONDITIONS.
07V434000 ·
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