Jeep Wrangler 4-DR 4X4 vs Buick Regal

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	Jeep Wrangler 4-DR 4X4	Buick Regal
Complaints on file	1,812	4,456
Model years covered	2007–2009	1978–2020
Worst model year	2008	1996
Best model year	2009	2004
Crashes reported	24	227
Fires reported	59	335
Injuries reported	23	169
Deaths reported	0	5
Most complained-about part	Fuel & Propulsion	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	5.8%	16.5%

Jeep Wrangler 4-DR 4X4 by year

761 831 220

07 08 09

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

What breaks

Fuel & Propulsion 471 26.0%

Electrical System 226 12.5%

Airbags 208 11.5%

Steering 200 11.0%

Suspension 179 9.9%

Engine & Cooling 130 7.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 85 4.7%

Brakes 46 2.5%

Buick Regal by year

1 3 1 4 6 10 14 28 181 150 107 303 204 118 146 218 273 174 376 301 245 229 150 139 94 8 1 1 2 441 138 137 51 50 61 26 33 29 3

78 79 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

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

What breaks

Brakes 867 19.5%

Engine & Cooling 811 18.2%

Electrical System 591 13.3%

Steering 325 7.3%

Lights 241 5.4%

Transmission & Drivetrain 210 4.7%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 172 3.9%

Airbags 149 3.3%