Jeep Wrangler 4-DR 4X4 vs Ford Fiesta

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	Ford Fiesta
Complaints on file	1,812	4,342
Model years covered	2007–2009	1988–2019
Worst model year	2008	2011
Best model year	2009	2018
Crashes reported	24	206
Fires reported	59	43
Injuries reported	23	131
Deaths reported	0	13
Most complained-about part	Fuel & Propulsion	Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm	5.8%	9.1%

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%

Ford Fiesta by year

1 1 3 1 1 1,040 833 917 653 368 253 105 46 120

88 89 91 01 02 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

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

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 1,509 34.8%

Engine & Cooling 550 12.7%

Body & Structure 411 9.5%

Other & Unspecified 394 9.1%

Electrical System 339 7.8%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 198 4.6%

Doors, Latches & Locks 184 4.2%

Fuel & Propulsion 161 3.7%