Jeep Wrangler
Owners filed 15,707 complaints across 37 model years of the Jeep Wrangler. The 2018 drew the most (1,816); the 1996 the fewest (2).
Model years37
Complaints15,707
Recalls261
Fires454
Deaths20
Every Jeep Wrangler model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 3 | — | 1 | Fuel/Propulsion System | Routine | |
| 2025 | 63 | 4 | 2 | 3 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2024 | 693 | 11 | 7 | 10 | Engine | Above average | |
| 2023 | 348 | 14 | 6 | 11 | Electrical System | Above average | |
| 2022 | 389 | 15 | 11 | 13 | Electrical System | Above average | |
| 2021 | 917 | 15 | 27 | 20 | Electrical System | High concern | |
| 2020 | 609 | 12 | 12 | 16 | Steering | Above average | |
| 2019 | 738 | 9 | 10 | 9 | Steering | Above average | |
| 2018 | 1,816 | 14 | 25 | 22 | Steering | High concern | |
| 2017 | 309 | 5 | 21 | 19 | Service Brakes | High concern | |
| 2016 | 460 | 5 | 15 | 28 | Service Brakes | Do not drive | |
| 2015 | 471 | 3 | 27 | 15 | Engine | Do not drive | |
| 2014 | 654 | 4 | 24 | 21 | Engine | Do not drive | |
| 2013 | 650 | 7 | 16 | 14 | Power Train | Do not drive | |
| 2012 | 834 | 10 | 19 | 22 | Power Train | Do not drive | |
| 2011 | 485 | 11 | 20 | 13 | Air Bags | Do not drive | |
| 2010 | 686 | 11 | 35 | 15 | Fuel/Propulsion System | Do not drive | |
| 2009 | 372 | 7 | 14 | 10 | Air Bags | Do not drive | |
| 2008 | 873 | 9 | 25 | 15 | Air Bags | Do not drive | |
| 2007 | 557 | 10 | 25 | 15 | Steering | Do not drive | |
| 2006 | 730 | 3 | 7 | 7 | Fuel System, Gasoline | Above average | |
| 2005 | 650 | 2 | 9 | 10 | Fuel System, Gasoline | Fatalities reported | |
| 2004 | 192 | 3 | 7 | 17 | Steering | Fatalities reported | |
| 2003 | 98 | 4 | 3 | 8 | Suspension | Fatalities reported | |
| 2002 | 108 | 6 | 5 | 15 | Structure › Body | Fatalities reported | |
| 2001 | 170 | 7 | 16 | 17 | Structure › Body | Routine | |
| 2000 | 251 | 5 | 20 | 17 | Power Train › Manual Transmission | High concern | |
| 1999 | 213 | 5 | 6 | 15 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe | Above average | |
| 1998 | 265 | 6 | 9 | 23 | Air Bags | Fatalities reported | |
| 1997 | 401 | 7 | 5 | 32 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe | Fatalities reported | |
| 1996 | 2 | 1 | — | — | Electrical System › Instrument Cluster/Panel | Routine | |
| 1995 | 202 | 3 | 6 | 27 | Parking Brake | Fatalities reported | |
| 1994 | 151 | 4 | 6 | 14 | Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump | Fatalities reported | |
| 1993 | 108 | 5 | 4 | 9 | Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump | Fatalities reported | |
| 1992 | 77 | 6 | 2 | 6 | Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly | Fatalities reported | |
| 1991 | 76 | 8 | 3 | 4 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Routine | |
| 1990 | 79 | 7 | 5 | 6 | Parking Brake › Conventional | Fatalities reported |
Which Jeep Wrangler years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2018 is the weakest year on record, with 1,816 complaints concentrated in the steering. It carries 14 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.