Honda vs. Jeep
iSeeCars' unbiased and data-driven comparison of cars from Honda and Jeep contrasts the two brands across a broad spectrum of vehicle specifications to determine which one is better. In addition to comparing pricing and specs, iSeeCars uses all the ratings, rankings, and insights from its comprehensive analyses of vehicle models, including calculations of reliability, safety, depreciation, value retention, and projected lifetime recalls based on recall history. This in-depth evaluation is used to identify which brand represents a better overall choice for shoppers who are considering both Honda and Jeep cars.
When comparing the Honda brand to the Jeep brand, Honda has the advantage in the areas of fuel efficiency, vehicle rankings and variety of models offered. Jeep has the advantage in the areas of new car pricing, used car pricing, depreciation, horsepower, towing capacity, overall quality, reliability, safety and retained value.
Honda versus Jeep: Pricing and Value: Analyzing Honda versus Jeep pricing we see a lower new vehicle starting price for Jeep in 5 out of 5 vehicle comparisons. Jeep also has a lower used vehicle starting price in 5 out of 5 comparisons. Jeep models depreciate at a lower (better) rate in 3 out of 5 comparisons. The lower overall prices for Jeep, plus their lower depreciation rate, gives Jeep the overall advantage over Honda.
Honda versus Jeep: Horsepower, Fuel Efficiency and Towing Capacity: Jeep vehicles offer higher maximum horsepower numbers in their base trim in 5 out of 6 model comparisons. Honda and Jeep vehicles have similar horsepower in 1 comparisons. Honda offers higher MPG for its vehicles in their base trim in 3 out of 5 comparisons. Jeep vehicles have higher MPG in 1 comparisons, and both Honda and Jeep vehicles have the same MPG in 1 comparisons. Jeep offers a greater towing capacity in 5 out of 6 comparisons. In 1 comparisons, Honda and Jeep have the same towing capacity.
Honda versus Jeep: Quality, Reliability, Safety, and Value Retention Ratings: A comparison of Honda versus Jeep overall quality ratings shows Jeep with higher quality ratings in 1 out of 2 model comparisons. In terms of reliability ratings, Jeep has the advantage in 1 out of 2 comparisons. Jeep has better safety ratings in 1 out of 3 comparisons while Honda has better safety ratings in 1 out of 3 comparisons. Honda and Jeep tie for safety in 1 comparisons. Jeep shows higher ratings for retained value in 3 out of 5 comparisons.
Best Car Rankings: Honda has better car rankings in 3 categories: Honda CR-V in Best 5-seater SUVs, Honda CR-V in Best Crossover SUVs, and Honda CR-V in Best Small SUVs. Jeep has the better car ranking in 1 category: Wrangler in Best Midsize SUVs.
Most Reliable Car Rankings: Honda has better car rankings in 2 categories: Honda CR-V in Most Reliable Crossover SUVs and Honda CR-V in Most Reliable Small SUVs.Jeep has the better car ranking in 1 category: Wrangler in Most Reliable Midsize SUVs.
Safest Car Rankings: Honda has better car rankings in 3 categories: Honda HR-V in Safest Crossover SUVs, Honda Pilot in Safest Midsize SUVs, and Honda Pilot in Safest SUVs with 3 Rows.
Best Cars for the Money Rankings: Honda and Jeep each have better car rankings in 1 category. The CR-V from Honda ranks better in Best Crossover SUVs for the Money and the Wrangler from Jeep ranks better in Best Midsize SUVs for the Money.
Available Body Styles: Honda offers 7 SUVs, 4 sedans, 2 hatchbacks, and 1 minivan. In comparison, Jeep offers only 12 SUVs.
Drivetrain Options: Honda offers 8 gasoline vehicles, 3 hybrids, 1 electric vehicle, and 1 hydrogen vehicle. Jeep offers 9 gasoline vehicles, 1 hybrid, 2 plug-in hybrids, and 1 electric vehicle.
Honda offers 7 all-wheel-drive models and 11 front-wheel-drive models. Jeep offers .
New Car Pricing
SUVs
Honda Passport
$46,200 - $56,105
Honda Pilot
$43,749 - $56,483
Honda Pilot
$43,749 - $56,483
Honda Pilot
$43,749 - $56,483
Trucks
Honda Ridgeline
$41,026 - $48,905
Other Comparisons
Honda CR-V
$32,770 - $38,750
New Car Pricing
SUVs
Jeep Grand Cherokee
$37,601 - $62,086
Jeep Grand Cherokee
$37,601 - $62,086
Jeep Grand Cherokee L
$39,191 - $64,833
Jeep Wrangler
$35,685 - $71,864
Trucks
Jeep Gladiator
$39,555 - $62,936
Other Comparisons
Jeep Cherokee (hybrid)
Not Yet Available
Used Car Pricing
SUVs
Honda Passport
$45,067 - $55,874
Honda Pilot
$39,313 - $53,331
Honda Pilot
$39,313 - $53,331
Honda Pilot
$39,313 - $53,331
Trucks
Honda Ridgeline
$37,999 - $47,930
Other Comparisons
Honda CR-V
$31,958 - $39,215
Used Car Pricing
SUVs
Jeep Grand Cherokee
$34,500 - $56,928
Jeep Grand Cherokee
$34,500 - $56,928
Jeep Grand Cherokee L
$36,865 - $59,771
Jeep Wrangler
$31,880 - $69,999
Trucks
Jeep Gladiator
$36,677 - $75,235
Other Comparisons
Jeep Cherokee (hybrid)
Not Yet Available
5-Year Depreciation (Lower is better)
SUVs
Honda Passport
45.8%
Honda Pilot
48.3%
Honda Pilot
48.3%
Honda Pilot
48.3%
Trucks
Honda Ridgeline
42.3%
Other Comparisons
Honda CR-V
34.5%
5-Year Depreciation (Lower is better)
SUVs
Jeep Grand Cherokee
52.7%
Jeep Grand Cherokee
52.7%
Jeep Grand Cherokee L
46.8%
Jeep Wrangler
35.6%
Trucks
Jeep Gladiator
35.4%
Other Comparisons
Jeep Cherokee (hybrid)
Not Yet Available
Horsepower / Torque
SUVs
Honda Passport
285 hp / 262 foot-lbs
Honda Pilot
285 hp / 262 foot-lbs
Honda Pilot
285 hp / 262 foot-lbs
Honda Pilot
285 hp / 262 foot-lbs
Trucks
Honda Ridgeline
280 hp / 262 foot-lbs
Other Comparisons
Honda CR-V
190 hp / 179 foot-lbs
Horsepower / Torque
SUVs
Jeep Grand Cherokee
293 hp / 260 foot-lbs
Jeep Grand Cherokee
293 hp / 260 foot-lbs
Jeep Grand Cherokee L
293 hp / 260 foot-lbs
Jeep Wrangler
285 hp / 260 foot-lbs
Trucks
Jeep Gladiator
285 hp / 260 foot-lbs
Other Comparisons
Jeep Cherokee (hybrid)
210 hp / 230 foot-lbs
MPG (city/highway/combined)
SUVs
Honda Passport
19 / 25 / 21
Honda Pilot
19 / 27 / 22
Honda Pilot
19 / 27 / 22
Honda Pilot
19 / 27 / 22
Trucks
Honda Ridgeline
18 / 24 / 21
Other Comparisons
Honda CR-V
Not Yet Available
MPG (city/highway/combined)
SUVs
Jeep Grand Cherokee
19 / 26 / 22
Jeep Grand Cherokee
19 / 26 / 22
Jeep Grand Cherokee L
19 / 26 / 21
Jeep Wrangler
17 / 23 / 19
Trucks
Jeep Gladiator
17 / 22 / 19
Other Comparisons
Jeep Cherokee (hybrid)
Not Yet Available
Max Towing Capacity
SUVs
Honda Passport
5000 lbs
Honda Pilot
5000 lbs
Honda Pilot
5000 lbs
Honda Pilot
5000 lbs
Trucks
Honda Ridgeline
5000 lbs
Other Comparisons
Honda CR-V
1500 lbs
Max Towing Capacity
SUVs
Jeep Grand Cherokee
6200 lbs
Jeep Grand Cherokee
6200 lbs
Jeep Grand Cherokee L
7200 lbs
Jeep Wrangler
5000 lbs
Trucks
Jeep Gladiator
7700 lbs
Other Comparisons
Jeep Cherokee (hybrid)
3500 lbs
iSeeCars Overall Quality Ratings
SUVs
Honda Passport
Not available
Honda Pilot
8.3 / 10
Honda Pilot
8.3 / 10
Honda Pilot
8.3 / 10
Trucks
Honda Ridgeline
8.1 / 10
Other Comparisons
Honda CR-V
8.7 / 10
iSeeCars Overall Quality Ratings
SUVs
Jeep Grand Cherokee
8.0 / 10
Jeep Grand Cherokee
8.0 / 10
Jeep Grand Cherokee L
Not available
Jeep Wrangler
8.5 / 10
Trucks
Jeep Gladiator
Not available
Other Comparisons
Jeep Cherokee (hybrid)
Not available
iSeeCars Reliability Ratings
SUVs
Honda Passport
Not available
Honda Pilot
8.0 / 10
Honda Pilot
8.0 / 10
Honda Pilot
8.0 / 10
Trucks
Honda Ridgeline
8.1 / 10
Other Comparisons
Honda CR-V
8.2 / 10
iSeeCars Reliability Ratings
SUVs
Jeep Grand Cherokee
7.6 / 10
Jeep Grand Cherokee
7.6 / 10
Jeep Grand Cherokee L
Not available
Jeep Wrangler
8.2 / 10
Trucks
Jeep Gladiator
Not available
Other Comparisons
Jeep Cherokee (hybrid)
Not available
iSeeCars Safety Ratings
SUVs
Honda Passport
8.0 / 10
Honda Pilot
9.0 / 10
Honda Pilot
9.0 / 10
Honda Pilot
9.0 / 10
Trucks
Honda Ridgeline
8.0 / 10
Other Comparisons
Honda CR-V
9.0 / 10
iSeeCars Safety Ratings
SUVs
Jeep Grand Cherokee
8.8 / 10
Jeep Grand Cherokee
8.8 / 10
Jeep Grand Cherokee L
9.0 / 10
Jeep Wrangler
Not available
Trucks
Jeep Gladiator
Not available
Other Comparisons
Jeep Cherokee (hybrid)
Not available
iSeeCars Resale Value Ratings
SUVs
Honda Passport
8.1 / 10
Honda Pilot
7.9 / 10
Honda Pilot
7.9 / 10
Honda Pilot
7.9 / 10
Trucks
Honda Ridgeline
8.3 / 10
Other Comparisons
Honda CR-V
8.8 / 10
iSeeCars Resale Value Ratings
SUVs
Jeep Grand Cherokee
7.6 / 10
Jeep Grand Cherokee
7.6 / 10
Jeep Grand Cherokee L
8.0 / 10
Jeep Wrangler
8.8 / 10
Trucks
Jeep Gladiator
8.8 / 10
Other Comparisons
Jeep Cherokee (hybrid)
Not available
iSeeCars Best Car Rankings
SUVs
Honda Pilot
#6 of 32 in
Best Midsize SUVs
Honda Pilot
#6 of 32 in
Best Midsize SUVs
iSeeCars Best Car Rankings
SUVs
Jeep Grand Cherokee
#9 of 32 in
Best Midsize SUVs
Jeep Wrangler
#1 of 32 in
Best Midsize SUVs
iSeeCars Most Reliable Car Rankings
SUVs
Honda Pilot
#5 of 32 in
Most Reliable Midsize SUVs
Honda Pilot
#5 of 32 in
Most Reliable Midsize SUVs
iSeeCars Most Reliable Car Rankings
SUVs
Jeep Grand Cherokee
#13 of 32 in
Most Reliable Midsize SUVs
Jeep Wrangler
#2 of 32 in
Most Reliable Midsize SUVs
iSeeCars Safest Car Rankings
SUVs
Honda Passport
#21 of 32 in
Safest Midsize SUVs
Honda Pilot
#7 of 32 in
Safest Midsize SUVs
Honda Pilot
#7 of 34 in
Safest SUVs with 3 Rows
iSeeCars Safest Car Rankings
SUVs
Jeep Grand Cherokee
#12 of 32 in
Safest Midsize SUVs
Jeep Grand Cherokee
#12 of 32 in
Safest Midsize SUVs
Jeep Grand Cherokee L
#9 of 34 in
Safest SUVs with 3 Rows
iSeeCars Best Cars for the Money Rankings
SUVs
Honda Pilot
#6 of 28 in
Best Midsize SUVs for the Money
Honda Pilot
#6 of 28 in
Best Midsize SUVs for the Money
iSeeCars Best Cars for the Money Rankings
SUVs
Jeep Grand Cherokee
#9 of 28 in
Best Midsize SUVs for the Money
Jeep Wrangler
#1 of 28 in
Best Midsize SUVs for the Money