Chevrolet Equinox vs Jeep Wrangler

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	Chevrolet Equinox	Jeep Wrangler
Complaints on file	12,765	23,013
Model years covered	2005–2026	1986–2026
Worst model year	2005	2021
Best model year	2009	2025
Crashes reported	591	779
Fires reported	141	741
Injuries reported	369	477
Deaths reported	7	26
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Steering
Share of complaints involving harm	8.7%	8.8%

Chevrolet Equinox by year

950 950 950 535 151 1,118 1,140 945 991 699 845 493 371 592 421 494 131 232 143 132 359 123

05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 3,188 25.0%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 1,566 12.3%

Electrical System 1,232 9.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 1,092 8.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 1,064 8.3%

Other & Unspecified 788 6.2%

Brakes 763 6.0%

Airbags 635 5.0%

Jeep Wrangler by year

1 51 55 86 105 100 100 134 184 259 2 548 401 262 311 235 139 130 281 757 852 793 1,254 501 907 682 1,289 1,046 857 693 654 423 2,646 1,092 800 1,529 657 594 1,465 121 17

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

What breaks

Steering 3,542 15.4%

Electrical System 2,994 13.0%

Engine & Cooling 2,753 12.0%

Fuel & Propulsion 2,567 11.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 2,253 9.8%

Suspension 1,599 6.9%

Airbags 1,484 6.4%

Other & Unspecified 1,307 5.7%