Worst years for a Jeep Wagoneer
Owners have filed 780 complaints about the Jeep Wagoneer with NHTSA across model years 1973 to 2025. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.
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2022 Jeep Wagoneer403 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly electrical system.
Every Jeep 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.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | A | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2024 | C | 99 | 4 | 0 | 28,613 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2023 | C | 179 | 8 | 0 | 34,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2022 | F | 403 | 19 | 7 | 32,500 | Electrical System |
| 2001 | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2000 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Other & Unspecified |
| 1999 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Body & Structure |
| 1998 | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1997 | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | Airbags |
| 1996 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1994 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 1993 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1992 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 1991 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1990 | — | 18 | 1 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 1989 | — | 12 | 2 | 1 | — | Brakes |
| 1988 | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1987 | — | 12 | 1 | 1 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1986 | — | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | Tires |
| 1985 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1984 | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1983 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Wheels |
| 1982 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 1979 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Tires |
| 1978 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | Tires |
| 1975 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 1973 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Tires |
What breaks on a Jeep Wagoneer
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
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Worst in 1978
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Exactly what failed on a Jeep Wagoneer
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Jeep Wagoneer, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Jeep Wagoneer 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 Wagoneer
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.