Cadillac DTS 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	Cadillac DTS	Jeep Wrangler 4-DR 4X4
Complaints on file	729	1,812
Model years covered	2004–2011	2007–2009
Worst model year	2006	2008
Best model year	2009	2009
Crashes reported	56	24
Fires reported	30	59
Injuries reported	51	23
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Fuel & Propulsion
Share of complaints involving harm	18.8%	5.8%

Cadillac DTS by year

8 10 356 137 121 46 32 19

04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11

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

What breaks

Electrical System 180 24.7%

Lights 110 15.1%

Engine & Cooling 97 13.3%

Steering 59 8.1%

Brakes 34 4.7%

Airbags 33 4.5%

Seats 28 3.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 25 3.4%

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%