Buick Skylark vs Jeep Wrangler 4-DR 4X4

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	Buick Skylark	Jeep Wrangler 4-DR 4X4
Complaints on file	753	1,812
Model years covered	1981–2000	2007–2009
Worst model year	1997	2008
Best model year	1998	2009
Crashes reported	62	24
Fires reported	25	59
Injuries reported	44	23
Deaths reported	2	0
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Fuel & Propulsion
Share of complaints involving harm	17.7%	5.8%

Buick Skylark by year

5 3 1 27 11 10 17 18 37 46 48 54 95 119 116 111 34 1

81 82 83 84 85 86 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 00

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Brakes 123 16.3%

Electrical System 121 16.1%

Engine & Cooling 114 15.1%

Airbags 53 7.0%

Steering 43 5.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 41 5.4%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 41 5.4%

Seat Belts 32 4.2%

Jeep Wrangler 4-DR 4X4 by year

761 831 220

07 08 09

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Fuel & Propulsion 471 26.0%

Electrical System 226 12.5%

Airbags 208 11.5%

Steering 200 11.0%

Suspension 179 9.9%

Engine & Cooling 130 7.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 85 4.7%

Brakes 46 2.5%