Euro NCAP: Jeep WK2 Grand Cherokee – crash and ESC testing
In Euro NCAP testing, the Grand Cherokee 3.0L CRD received a four star safety rating, including an 81 per cent adult occupant protection rating and a 69 per cent child occupant protection rating. For additional information, please go to the Euro NCAP website. Videos are provided with the permission of Euro NCAP.
ANCAP: 2013 Jeep WK2.II Grand Cherokee – crash testing
In ANCAP crash testing, the post-March 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee received a five star adult occupant protection rating with a score of 34.09 out of 37. In the frontal offset test, occupant protection for the driver’s head, neck, thighs and feet were rated as good, though chest and lower leg protection was rated as acceptable (i.e. a slight risk of serious injury). Maximum points were awarded in the side impact and pole tests.
Jeep WK2 Grand Cherokee moose tests explained
In 2012, the Jeep WK2.I Grand Cherokee received widespread attention for appearing to fail an evasive manoeuvre test (commonly known as a moose or elk test) conducted by Teknikens Värld and shown in the video below.
In this test, however, the 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee 3.0 CRD Overland was loaded with 502 kg, giving a total kerb weight of 3007 kg – this was 58 kg more than the maximum gross weight of 2949 kg and therefore exceeded the permitted load. This overloading occurred because the kerb weight which Jeep supplied to the Swedish Transport Agency – and which Teknikens Värld relied upon – was 2347 kg. When Teknikens Värld weighed the vehicle on a scale, they found that the kerb weight was 2505 kg (including the driver).
In subsequent testing by Teknikens Värld (below, from 0:23 to 0:35), the Jeep Grand Cherokee 3.0 CRD Overland did not exhibit the same degree as rollover as in the test above, although it is unclear what load the vehicle is carrying in this testing. When the Grand Cherokee was loaded with 470 kg (from 1:45 to 2:30), three cars were used in repeated testing and seven tyres were blown. With the stated load of 470 kg, however, the vehicle would have had a gross weight of 2975 kg, 26 kg more than the maximum gross weight (2949 kg).
When German-based magazine Auto, Motor und Sport (AMS) conducted a VDA lane change test in accordance with ISO 3888-2, they found that the Grand Cherokee remained safely on the road and that none of the four wheels lost contact with the road. While it is reasonable to assume that AMS conducted the test at 60 km/h, it is unclear whether they did testing at higher speeds. Furthermore, AMS stated that they conducted the test with the vehicle fully loaded, though they did not indicate what load was added.
Since the Grand Cherokee was overloaded in the testing conducted by Teknikens Värld, their results cannot be used to conclude that the vehicle is unsafe.
In 2014, Teknikens Värld conducted a moose test on the 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee (below) and praised its performance.
CarBuyer: Jeep WK2 Grand Cherokee review
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Please note these videos are applicable to vehicles as they are supplied to their respective markets. As such, the features, prices and performance of the vehicles in these videos may differ from those which are supplied in Australia.
