Toyota Tercel vs Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4

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	Toyota Tercel	Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4
Complaints on file	389	951
Model years covered	1982–2000	2007–2009
Worst model year	1993	2007
Best model year	1997	2009
Crashes reported	105	9
Fires reported	18	13
Injuries reported	75	5
Deaths reported	4	0
Most complained-about part	Airbags	Fuel & Propulsion
Share of complaints involving harm	51.9%	2.8%

Toyota Tercel by year

2 9 12 5 8 15 9 32 23 18 27 50 45 58 45 25 4 1 1

82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00

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

What breaks

Airbags 82 21.1%

Seat Belts 53 13.6%

Engine & Cooling 52 13.4%

Brakes 31 8.0%

Electrical System 24 6.2%

Fuel & Propulsion 24 6.2%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 19 4.9%

Tires 18 4.6%

Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4 by year

418 430 103

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 271 28.5%

Electrical System 130 13.7%

Airbags 126 13.2%

Steering 78 8.2%

Suspension 78 8.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 71 7.5%

Engine & Cooling 62 6.5%

Body & Structure 22 2.3%