Ford F Series (Light) vs Jeep Wrangler 4XE

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 F Series (Light) Jeep Wrangler 4XE
Complaints on file 163 404
Model years covered 1973–2002 2021–2025
Worst model year 1994 —
Best model year 2002 —
Crashes reported 9 11
Fires reported 15 8
Injuries reported 9 3
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Brakes Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm 20.2% 5.4%

Ford F Series (Light) by year

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

What breaks

Brakes 38 23.3%
Engine & Cooling 33 20.2%
Fuel & Propulsion 16 9.8%
Electrical System 14 8.6%
Transmission & Drivetrain 12 7.4%
Body & Structure 8 4.9%
Tires 7 4.3%
Suspension 5 3.1%

Jeep Wrangler 4XE by year

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

What breaks

Electrical System 162 40.1%
Engine & Cooling 136 33.7%
Transmission & Drivetrain 23 5.7%
Fuel & Propulsion 20 5.0%
Other & Unspecified 20 5.0%
Steering 13 3.2%
Brakes 8 2.0%
Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 7 1.7%