Worst years for a Jeep Gladiator
Owners have filed 1,395 complaints about the Jeep Gladiator with NHTSA across model years 2020 to 2026. More of them are about the steering than anything else.
Avoid
2020 Jeep Gladiator633 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly electrical system.
Every Jeep Gladiator year, graded
The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2025 | C | 26 | 4 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 2024 | C | 32 | 0 | 6 | — | Electrical System |
| 2023 | B | 77 | 0 | 4 | 38,000 | Electrical System |
| 2022 | D | 172 | 5 | 25 | 16,700 | Steering |
| 2021 | D | 452 | 15 | 3 | 18,625 | Steering |
| 2020 | D | 633 | 16 | 12 | 3,574 | Electrical System |
What breaks on a Jeep Gladiator
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 2021
Worst in 2021
Exactly what failed on a Jeep Gladiator
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Jeep Gladiator, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Jeep Gladiator problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the Jeep Gladiator
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.