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Jeep Wrangler YJ problems

Owners have filed 36 complaints about the Jeep Wrangler YJ with NHTSA across model years 1997 to 2003. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Every Jeep Wrangler YJ 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.

19 5 7 5
97 99 00 03
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
2003 — 5 0 0 8,700 Seats
2000 — 7 0 0 110,598 Transmission & Drivetrain
1999 — 5 0 1 — Engine & Cooling
1997 — 19 0 0 — Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a Jeep Wrangler YJ

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

Engine & Cooling 9 25.0%

Worst in 1997

Electrical System 3 8.3%

Worst in 1997

Body & Structure 3 8.3%

Worst in 2000

Suspension 3 8.3%

Worst in 1997

Fuel & Propulsion 3 8.3%

Worst in 1997

Equipment & Accessories 3 8.3%

Worst in 1997

Transmission & Drivetrain 2 5.6%

Worst in 2000

Airbags 2 5.6%

Worst in 1997

Brakes 2 5.6%

Worst in 1997

Seats 2 5.6%

Worst in 2003

Steering 1 2.8%

Worst in 2003

Lights 1 2.8%

Worst in 1997

Wheels 1 2.8%

Worst in 2003

Seat Belts 1 2.8%

Worst in 2000

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Jeep Wrangler YJ, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Nov 1997 peak 11 Apr 2019

Compare the Jeep Wrangler YJ

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

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