FaultScore

Worst years for a Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4

Owners have filed 951 complaints about the Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4 with NHTSA across model years 2007 to 2009. More of them are about the fuel & propulsion than anything else.

Avoid

2007 Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4

418 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly fuel & propulsion.

Cleanest on record

2009 Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4

103 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4 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
2009 B 103 0 1 34,500 Fuel & Propulsion
2008 C 430 3 8 40,000 Fuel & Propulsion
2007 C 418 6 4 27,000 Fuel & Propulsion

What breaks on a Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4

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

Fuel & Propulsion 271 28.5%

Worst in 2008

Electrical System 130 13.7%

Worst in 2007

Airbags 126 13.2%

Worst in 2008

Steering 78 8.2%

Worst in 2008

Suspension 78 8.2%

Worst in 2007

Worst in 2008

Worst in 2007

Body & Structure 22 2.3%

Worst in 2007

Other & Unspecified 21 2.2%

Worst in 2008

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 16 1.7%

Worst in 2008

Brakes 13 1.4%

Worst in 2007

Wheels 12 1.3%

Worst in 2007

Stability & Traction Control 12 1.3%

Worst in 2007

Equipment & Accessories 10 1.1%

Worst in 2008

Exactly what failed on a Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4

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

Manual Transmission 31 31.3%
Front 25 25.3%
Body 8 8.1%
Engine 8 8.1%
Automatic Transmission 8 8.1%
Ignition 5 5.1%
Filler Pipe AND CAP 4 4.0%
Roof AND Pillars 4 4.0%
Latch 3 3.0%
Exhaust System 3 3.0%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Feb 2007 peak 47 Jun 2019

Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4 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 2-DR 4X4

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