FaultScore

Chevrolet Silverado 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 Silverado Jeep Wrangler
Complaints on file 10,928 22,900
Model years covered 1980–2017 1986–2026
Worst model year 2001 2021
Best model year 1993 2025
Crashes reported 869 779
Fires reported 165 736
Injuries reported 498 477
Deaths reported 28 26
Most complained-about part Brakes Steering
Share of complaints involving harm 14.3% 8.8%

Chevrolet Silverado by year

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

What breaks

Brakes 3,696 33.8%
Engine & Cooling 661 6.0%
Steering 561 5.1%
Body & Structure 508 4.6%
Airbags 485 4.4%

Jeep Wrangler by year

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

What breaks

Steering 3,528 15.4%
Electrical System 2,962 12.9%
Engine & Cooling 2,738 12.0%
Fuel & Propulsion 2,562 11.2%
Suspension 1,593 7.0%
Airbags 1,481 6.5%
Other & Unspecified 1,301 5.7%