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Every model year 2016–2027: recalls, owner complaints, NHTSA crash ratings and EPA efficiency side by side, each value traced to the file it came from.

12 Model years 2016–2027

118 Recalls NHTSA campaigns, all years

6,762 Complaints owner reports, all years

A Newest grade 2027 Safety Signal

2017 Best on record cleanest filed year

The 2027 Wrangler →Which years to avoid Compare it

2027 Jeep Wrangler

Active NHTSA advisory on 7 model years of the Wrangler — park outside or do not drive. The year rows below carry it.

Every Jeep Wrangler model year

Source: NHTSA · EPA · one row per year

Year	Powertrains	Safety	Recalls	Complaints	Crash	Best efficiency
2027	Gas	A	0	0	—	21 mpg
2026	Plug-in hybrid Gas	B	3	12	—	21 mpg
2025	Plug-in hybrid Gas	F	6	81	—	21 mpg	Park outside
2024	Plug-in hybrid Gas	F	14	962	—	21 mpg	Park outside
2023	Plug-in hybrid Hybrid Gas Diesel	F	16	376	—	25 mpg	Park outside
2022	Plug-in hybrid Hybrid Gas Diesel	F	16	410	—	25 mpg	Park outside
2021	Plug-in hybrid Hybrid Gas Diesel	F	17	959	—	25 mpg	Park outside
2020	Hybrid Gas Diesel	F	13	616	—	25 mpg	Park outside
2019	Hybrid Gas	F	9	746	—	24 mpg
2018	Hybrid Gas	F	14	1,827	—	24 mpg
2017	Gas	C	5	311	—	18 mpg
2016	Gas	D	5	462	—	18 mpg

Which model year the record favours

Source: recalls and complaints per year on the road

Years to avoid, with the reasons →Best on the record 2017

On the filed record so far, the 2017 is the cleanest Wrangler year we hold, and the 2021 the one to check hardest. The 2021 carries a standing park-outside or do-not-drive advisory, which outranks every other number on this page.

Both figures are divided by the number of years the car has been on sale, because otherwise the oldest year on the page loses every time simply for having been around longer. The current model year and any year under three on the road are left out: their records are not finished.

Year	Safety Signal	Recalls /yr	Complaints /yr
2017	C	0.6	35
2019	F	1.3	107	4 critical
2018	F	1.8	228	4 critical
2016	D	0.5	46	Advisory
2022	F	4	102	Advisory
2023	F	5.3	125	Advisory
2020	F	2.2	103	Advisory
2021	F	3.4	192	Advisory

Which Jeep Wrangler years reported which system early

Source: NHTSA complaints, odometer at report

Earliest on the record: 2020 steering complaints at 0.17× the mileage of same-age vehicles (median 700 miles). Latest: 2020 electrical system at 6.06× (60,000 miles).

Year	Steering	Electrical System	Suspension	Engine	Power Train	Structure
2024	—	1.25×	—	0.88×	—	—
2023	—	1.24×	—	—	—	—
2022	0.92×	1.2×	—	—	—	—
2021	0.8×	1.05×	0.59×	0.52×	0.31×	—
2020	0.17×	6.06×	—	0.9×	—	—
2019	0.31×	1.16×	0.72×	1.18×	1.43×	—
2018	0.45×	0.82×	0.47×	—	0.87×	0.28×
2017	0.9×	0.71×	—	0.9×	0.47×	0.37×
2016	—	0.82×	—	0.79×	0.6×	0.49×

Each cell is that model year’s median odometer when owners reported the system, divided by the median for the same system across every make’s complaints on the same model year. under 0.67× reported early; 1.5× or more late; a dash means too few readings. When problems get reported, not how often — complaint counts are in the table above. Across the whole fleet: which systems go first.

What owners filed about the Jeep Wrangler, by system

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer communicationsEvery system, every year →

The systems the federal record is deep on for this nameplate: the complaints per model year, the mileage owners reported them at, and every recall, investigation and manufacturer bulletin filed under the heading — each one linked, none a failure rate.

steering problems 2,334 complaints, every model year electrical problems 2,012 complaints, every model year engine problems 1,384 complaints, every model year transmission and drivetrain problems 909 complaints, every model year suspension problems 805 complaints, every model year fuel system problems 561 complaints, every model year body and structure problems 119 complaints, every model year airbag problems 104 complaints, every model year

What changed year to year

Source: computed from the filed record

2027: dropped plug-in hybrid; 7 → 6 EPA configurations
2025: 10 → 7 EPA configurations
2024: dropped hybrid, diesel; best combined mpg 25 → 21; 12 → 10 EPA configurations
2021: added plug-in hybrid; 10 → 12 EPA configurations
2020: added diesel; best combined mpg 24 → 25; 6 → 10 EPA configurations
2019: 10 → 6 EPA configurations
2018: added hybrid; best combined mpg 18 → 24; 4 → 10 EPA configurations

Compare

All Wrangler head-to-heads →Which is better for you? →

Head-to-head	Verdict
2027 Wrangler vs Kia Sorento · Compact SUV	Sorento +18.6
2027 Wrangler vs Chevrolet Blazer · Compact SUV	Blazer +19
2027 Wrangler vs Chevrolet Equinox · Compact SUV	Equinox +19.5
2027 Wrangler vs Kia Niro · Compact SUV	Niro +15.7
2027 Wrangler vs Kia Sportage · Compact SUV	Sportage +17.3
2027 Wrangler vs Honda CR-V · Compact SUV	CR-V +15.9
2026 Wrangler vs Toyota RAV4 · Compact SUV	RAV4 +3.9
2026 Wrangler vs Nissan Rogue · Compact SUV	Toss-up
2026 Wrangler vs Tesla Model Y · Compact SUV	Toss-up

In the studies

Source: computed from the same record, method on each page

Odometer at first complaint · rank 5 of 79 0.31× the mileage of same-age vehicles Jeep Wrangler owners reported problems to NHTSA at a median 8,000 miles across 2018–2022 (fleet 23,512), earlier than vehicles of the same model year. 1,775 readings.

Common questions about the Jeep Wrangler

Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kits

Which Jeep Wrangler year is the best used buy?

On the recall record, the 2017 Wrangler comes out top of the years before the current one: Safety Signal grade C (70/100), 5 recalls and 311 owner complaints on file. That ranks paperwork, not condition — a specific car's history and service record still decide it.

What Jeep Wrangler years should I avoid?

2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 have the weakest recall records in this range — one carries an active park-outside or do-not-drive advisory. The year pages list every campaign, its severity and whether a repair exists yet. Every Wrangler model year ranked, with the reasons.

How many recalls does the Jeep Wrangler have?

Across model years 2016–2027, NHTSA has posted 118 recall campaigns for the Jeep Wrangler. They are counted per model year in the table above, because a campaign almost never covers the whole run — it covers a build range.