Ford Expedition 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 Ford Expedition Jeep Wrangler
Complaints on file 12,004 23,013
Model years covered 1991–2026 1986–2026
Worst model year 2003 2021
Best model year 2026 2025
Crashes reported 740 779
Fires reported 848 741
Injuries reported 610 477
Deaths reported 33 26
Most complained-about part Engine & Cooling Steering
Share of complaints involving harm 18.6% 8.8%

Ford Expedition by year

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 2,044 17.0%
Electrical System 1,414 11.8%
Brakes 770 6.4%
Tires 690 5.7%
Suspension 561 4.7%

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 3,542 15.4%
Electrical System 2,994 13.0%
Engine & Cooling 2,753 12.0%
Fuel & Propulsion 2,567 11.2%
Suspension 1,599 6.9%
Airbags 1,484 6.4%
Other & Unspecified 1,307 5.7%