Jeep Cherokee · Engine family · 3 offered

Jeep Cherokee 4.0L six-cylinder

This is the 4.0L six-cylinder as the VIN decodes it on the Cherokee — one mechanical family, every trim it was fitted to. Rated at 177 hp. We decode it on 23,858 VINs across 106 factory builds, and 137 listings are reported active. The configuration price reference is $6,800.

Cylinders
6
Power
177 hp
Induction
Naturally aspirated
Fuel
Gasoline
Fitted
1987–2001
Drive
4WD
Gearboxes
Automatic · Manual

◷ Updated October 15, 2026 ▤ National asking prices, refreshed nightly

$6,800
Configuration price reference
137
On sale today with the 4.0L 6-cyl
1987–2001
Model years it was fitted
106
Factory configurations
23,858
Cherokee VINs decoded with it

The price reference is the median of configuration medians, not the median of all active cars. Each configuration has equal weight. Configurations with at least 3 priced listings are used when available; otherwise the reference uses the configurations with a recorded price. Model years, mileage and condition vary. Open a model-year report below for its asking prices across all engines.

Where the 4.0L 6-cyl sits in the Cherokee engine lineup

Every engine family this model was sold with, ordered by size. The bar spans the model years recorded for it; the price is a reference across priced configurations, with each configuration weighted equally. Older engines look cheaper because the cars are older — overlapping years alone do not match the vehicles by age, trim, mileage or condition.

2.4L 4-cyl
2014–2023
$11,530
180–184 hp · 5,229 on sale
3.2L 6-cyl
2014–2022
$13,338
271 hp · 7,481 on sale
4.0L 6-cyl this page
1987–2001
$6,800
177 hp · 137 on sale

3 engine families, one nameplate. Open the Jeep Cherokee price hub to compare them side by side, or to jump into any of the others.

Which Cherokee years got a 4.0L 6-cyl engine

Every model year this engine was fitted to, newest first. The bar is how much of the family's VIN volume sits in that year — long bars are the years this engine was everywhere.

Year Share of VINs VINs On sale Builds
2001 4,661 28 7 2000 4,883 28 11 1999 4,035 19 10 1998 2,659 16 8 1997 1,463 11 9 1996 2,302 17 10
1995 1,019 6 10
1994 615 3 8
1993 550 2 7
1992 592 2 6
1991 362 1 5
1990 277 1 5
1989 259 3 4
1988 128 — 4
1987 53 — 2

VIN counts come from our decode of the model's build patterns, not from live listings. A year link opens the full Cherokee report for that year — every engine of the model, not just this one.

106 factory configurations with this engine

Each one is a distinct build as the VIN decodes it — trim, body, gearbox and equipment. Open a build sheet for its full spec and the VINs recorded on it.

2001

2 builds

2000

3 builds

1999

3 builds

1998

1 build

1997

2 builds

1996

4 builds

1995

3 builds

1993

1 build

1992

2 builds

1991

1 build

1989

1 build

1988

1 build

Showing the 24 most-built configurations of 106. Every 2001 Cherokee build →

The 4.0L 6-cyl Cherokee: common questions

Which Cherokee years have the 4.0L 6-cyl?

1987–2001, without a break — 15 model years in our VIN decode, across 106 factory configurations and 23,858 VINs.

What does a 4.0L 6-cyl Cherokee cost?

$6,800 is a configuration price reference: the median of configuration medians, with each priced configuration weighted equally. It is not a listing-level median or a valuation of an individual car. The year-by-year ladder shows VIN and inventory counts; its links open model-year price reports covering all engines.

4.0L 6-cyl Cherokee on the market

Individual vehicles carrying this engine, each with its own listing-history page. The sample is pinned to fixed VIN buckets, so it does not reshuffle day to day.