Ford Fusion 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 Fusion Jeep Wrangler
Complaints on file 28,788 23,013
Model years covered 2006–2020 1986–2026
Worst model year 2010 2021
Best model year 2018 2025
Crashes reported 1,138 779
Fires reported 255 741
Injuries reported 563 477
Deaths reported 14 26
Most complained-about part Steering Steering
Share of complaints involving harm 6.8% 8.8%

Ford Fusion by year

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

What breaks

Steering 5,788 20.1%
Engine & Cooling 4,053 14.1%
Airbags 3,537 12.3%
Brakes 2,724 9.5%
Electrical System 1,660 5.8%
Fuel & Propulsion 1,542 5.4%

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 3,542 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%