GMC Sierra 1500 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 GMC Sierra 1500 Jeep Wrangler
Complaints on file 11,637 23,013
Model years covered 1994–2026 1986–2026
Worst model year 2019 2021
Best model year 1994 2025
Crashes reported 364 779
Fires reported 142 741
Injuries reported 186 477
Deaths reported 3 26
Most complained-about part Engine & Cooling Steering
Share of complaints involving harm 6% 8.8%

GMC Sierra 1500 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 2,253 19.4%
Brakes 1,781 15.3%
Electrical System 1,197 10.3%
Airbags 948 8.1%
Steering 610 5.2%
Body & Structure 572 4.9%

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%