Worst years for a Jeep Wrangler
Owners have filed 23,013 complaints about the Jeep Wrangler with NHTSA across model years 1986 to 2026. More of them are about the steering than anything else.
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2021 Jeep Wrangler1,529 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly electrical system.
Every Jeep Wrangler 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 | B | 17 | 3 | 0 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2025 | A | 121 | 7 | 3 | — | Electrical System |
| 2024 | D | 1,465 | 20 | 10 | 16,000 | Electrical System |
| 2023 | C | 594 | 16 | 12 | 13,000 | Electrical System |
| 2022 | C | 657 | 30 | 17 | 18,500 | Electrical System |
| 2021 | D | 1,529 | 40 | 46 | 20,000 | Electrical System |
| 2020 | C | 800 | 25 | 18 | 1,725 | Steering |
| 2019 | D | 1,092 | 16 | 17 | 5,500 | Steering |
| 2018 | D | 2,646 | 37 | 46 | 6,800 | Steering |
| 2017 | D | 423 | 26 | 30 | 23,000 | Brakes |
| 2016 | D | 654 | 37 | 25 | 36,800 | Brakes |
| 2015 | D | 693 | 22 | 53 | 37,753 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2014 | C | 857 | 32 | 36 | 47,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2013 | D | 1,046 | 24 | 29 | 50,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2012 | D | 1,289 | 35 | 28 | 42,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2011 | C | 682 | 16 | 38 | 55,000 | Airbags |
| 2010 | C | 907 | 25 | 54 | 50,000 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2009 | B | 501 | 10 | 20 | 51,600 | Airbags |
| 2008 | D | 1,254 | 25 | 38 | 64,500 | Airbags |
| 2007 | C | 793 | 22 | 35 | 62,000 | Steering |
| 2006 | C | 852 | 9 | 11 | 36,000 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2005 | C | 757 | 12 | 10 | 49,854 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2004 | C | 281 | 27 | 9 | 47,000 | Steering |
| 2003 | C | 130 | 11 | 3 | 26,895 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2002 | C | 139 | 22 | 5 | 62,792 | Body & Structure |
| 2001 | C | 235 | 25 | 19 | 89,000 | Body & Structure |
| 2000 | C | 311 | 24 | 32 | 92,456 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1999 | B | 262 | 16 | 8 | 69,250 | Electrical System |
| 1998 | C | 401 | 28 | 9 | 71,300 | Electrical System |
| 1997 | C | 548 | 46 | 10 | 74,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1996 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 1995 | B | 259 | 36 | 9 | 90,000 | Brakes |
| 1994 | B | 184 | 17 | 8 | 120,000 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1993 | B | 134 | 10 | 5 | 96,500 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1992 | — | 100 | 7 | 2 | 137,000 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1991 | — | 100 | 5 | 3 | 115,000 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1990 | — | 105 | 6 | 6 | 120,000 | Brakes |
| 1989 | — | 86 | 5 | 15 | 79,000 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1988 | — | 55 | 4 | 10 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1987 | — | 51 | 1 | 12 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1986 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
What breaks on a Jeep Wrangler
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Exactly what failed on a Jeep Wrangler
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Jeep Wrangler, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Jeep Wrangler 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 Wrangler
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.