FaultScore

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 11,357 22,900
Model years covered 1994–2026 1986–2026
Worst model year 2019 2021
Best model year 1994 2025
Crashes reported 361 779
Fires reported 142 736
Injuries reported 186 477
Deaths reported 3 26
Most complained-about part Engine & Cooling Steering
Share of complaints involving harm 6.1% 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 2,108 18.6%
Brakes 1,775 15.6%
Electrical System 1,178 10.4%
Airbags 947 8.3%
Steering 605 5.3%
Body & Structure 561 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 3,528 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%