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Second generation (KL) · 2014–2023

Jeep Cherokee

The 2023 Jeep Cherokee is rated to tow up to 4,000 lb (2.0L Turbo 4x4 with the Trailer Tow Package). We don’t have its ground clearance or approach angle from Jeep’s documents yet.

MakerSource: 2023 Jeep Cherokee Owner's Manual

Documents last checked .

Tows up to
4,000 lb
Configurations, all years
98
2014 Cherokee Trailhawk 4x4, drawn to scale from its published dimensions.

01 / Everything on one page

The Cherokee, page by page

The newest model year’s headline figure for each page, with every year, configuration and source behind it.

Towing capacity by model year

02 / Quick specs

2023 Cherokee at a glance

The small facts: ranges over the configurations that publish them, each from its document.
Fuel tank
15.8 gal
5 configurations · FCA US LLC (formerly Chrysler Group LLC)
Wading depth
16.0–19.0 in
5 configurations · FCA US LLC (formerly Chrysler Group LLC)

03 / Class

Where it stands

The Cherokee’s best numbers against every other SUV we track that publishes them.

Not compared: ground clearance, approach angle, breakover angle, departure angle, payload. We don’t have those numbers for the Jeep Cherokee from the maker’s documents.

Each number is the best configuration of the newest model year we have that publishes it (at most two years back), factory packages included and fleet-only configurations left out, against the same for every other vehicle in its class that publishes it. Tow and payload ratings are compared within one market, and pickups within their size when five or more share it.

04 / Spec plate

Spec plate

2023 Jeep Cherokee

One configuration per trim, named under each heading, with its numbers as Jeep prints them. “Up to” is a ceiling printed over several configurations (the notes say whose), “from” the lowest figure, and a range is printed across that configuration’s grades. “Door label” means the maker prints it only on each vehicle’s certification label.

2023 Jeep Cherokee: numbers per trim, one configuration each
Sport, Latitude, North, Altitude, Limited, Overland and the other non-Trailhawk trims2.4L 4x4TrailhawkTrailhawk 4x4
Off-road
Wading depth16.0 in19.0 in
Dimensions and bed
Length181.5 in181.5 in
Width73.2 in73.2 in
Height66.5 in66.5 in
Wheelbase106.3 in106.3 in
Weights, loads and capacities
Curb weight3,962 lb—
Max towing2,000 lb—
Roof load, driving150 lb150 lb
Roof load, parked150 lb150 lb
Fuel tank15.8 gal15.8 gal
  • GVWR and front axle rating: door label.
  • Off-road hardware: Not in the Jeep documents we have for the 2023 lineup: tires, low range or differentials.
Sources: 2023 Jeep Cherokee Owner's Manual · Canadian Vehicle Specifications, 2023 Jeep Cherokee (NHTSA vPIC GetCanadianVehicleSpecifications, metric) · How we source the numbers

05 / Generations

Cherokee generations

Each generation’s own page lists every configuration we have, model year by model year.

2014–2023 · 58 configurations

KL Second generation (KL)

Clearance
—
Approach
—
Tows up to
4,000 lb

Best configuration of the 2023 lineup. Towing with the Trailer Tow Package.

KL specs →

Not drawn: the maker’s documents we have lack a number the drawing needs.

1984–2001 · 40 configurations

XJ First generation (XJ)

Clearance
—
Approach
—
Tows up to
—

Best configuration of the 2001 lineup

06 / Build it

What a lift and bigger tires do to a Cherokee

32.1°23.3°29.8°

Lift
Tires
Load
Ground clearance
8.7 in—
Third-party
Clearance, rear diff
No data yet
No data yet
Approach
29.8°—
Third-party
Breakover
23.3°—
Third-party
Departure
32.1°—
Third-party
Tire diameter
29.5 in—
Third-partyP245/65R17
Speedometer
accurate—
Maker
Payload left
No data yet
No data yet
Front axle load
2,340 lb—
Makerrating: on your door label
Rear axle load
1,765 lb—
Makerrating: on your door label

Stock figures: 2014 Jeep Cherokee Owner's Manual. Solid outline = from the maker; dashed = our estimate, ± how far off it may be. Double = from a magazine test, dealer or spec site, where the maker publishes nothing.

Part masses are typical, not yours. This is an estimate, not a weighbridge: weigh your rig.

07 / Questions

Cherokee questions, answered with numbers

Only what Jeep’s documents answer. Ranges cover the configurations that publish the number.

How much can the 2023 Jeep Cherokee tow?

Up to 4,000 lb, on the 2.0L Turbo 4x4 with the Trailer Tow Package. The lowest rating in the 2023 lineup is 2,000 lb, on the 2.4L 4x4.

MakerSource: 2023 Jeep Cherokee Owner's Manual

How much does the 2023 Jeep Cherokee weigh?

Its curb weight runs from 3,662 lb (2.0L Turbo FWD) to 3,962 lb (2.0L Turbo 4x4).

MakerSource: Canadian Vehicle Specifications, 2023 Jeep Cherokee (NHTSA vPIC GetCanadianVehicleSpecifications, metric)

How big is the 2023 Jeep Cherokee’s fuel tank?

15.8 gal on every configuration of the 2023 lineup.

MakerSource: 2023 Jeep Cherokee Owner's Manual

How much weight can the 2023 Jeep Cherokee’s roof carry?

While driving: 150 lb on every configuration of the 2023 lineup. Parked: 150 lb on every configuration of the 2023 lineup. The driving figure is the one that counts for a roof tent or a loaded rack on the move.

MakerSource: 2023 Jeep Cherokee Owner's Manual

How deep can the 2023 Jeep Cherokee wade?

Jeep’s maximum wading depth: 16.0 in on the Sport, Latitude, North, Altitude, Limited, Overland and the other non-Trailhawk trims and 19.0 in on the Trailhawk.

MakerSource: 2023 Jeep Cherokee Owner's Manual

08 / Keep going

More on the Cherokee

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