FaultScore

Worst years for a Jeep Grand Wagoneer

Owners have filed 352 complaints about the Jeep Grand Wagoneer with NHTSA across model years 1984 to 2026. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.

Avoid

2022 Jeep Grand Wagoneer

106 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly electrical system.

Cleanest on record

1999 Jeep Grand Wagoneer

11 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Jeep Grand Wagoneer 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.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2026 2 2 0 Airbags
2025 6 0 0 Electrical System
2024 C 73 3 0 17,566 Electrical System
2023 D 82 6 0 5,994 Engine & Cooling
2022 D 106 3 3 33,000 Electrical System
1999 B 11 1 0 61,000 Transmission & Drivetrain
1998 5 1 0 Brakes
1997 1 0 0 Fuel & Propulsion
1995 3 1 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
1994 2 0 0 Engine & Cooling
1993 C 13 2 1 Brakes
1992 1 0 0 Seat Belts
1991 1 0 0 Doors, Latches & Locks
1990 2 0 0 Fuel & Propulsion
1989 1 0 0 Engine & Cooling
1988 3 0 0 Fuel & Propulsion
1987 18 0 1 Engine & Cooling
1986 14 0 1 Engine & Cooling
1985 6 0 0 Seat Belts
1984 2 0 0 Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a Jeep Grand Wagoneer

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Worst in 2022

Engine & Cooling 50 14.2%

Worst in 2023

Worst in 2023

Brakes 32 9.1%

Worst in 2022

Steering 23 6.5%

Worst in 2022

Other & Unspecified 22 6.3%

Worst in 2023

Transmission & Drivetrain 21 6.0%

Worst in 2022

Seats 15 4.3%

Worst in 2022

Fuel & Propulsion 13 3.7%

Worst in 2024

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 13 3.7%

Worst in 2022

Acceleration & Cruise Control 11 3.1%

Worst in 2022

Suspension 10 2.8%

Worst in 2022

Body & Structure 9 2.6%

Worst in 2022

Airbags 8 2.3%

Worst in 2022

Exactly what failed on a Jeep Grand Wagoneer

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

Automatic Emergency Braking 11 20.4%
Warnings 9 16.7%
Warning 5 9.3%
Body 5 9.3%
Rotor 5 9.3%
Buckle Assembly 5 9.3%
Adaptive Cruise Control 4 7.4%
Blind Spot Detection 4 7.4%
Pads 3 5.6%
Gasoline 3 5.6%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Jeep Grand Wagoneer, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jan 1995 peak 18 Aug 2026

Compare the Jeep Grand Wagoneer

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.