Jeep Wrangler problems, by model year and system
6,691 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the Jeep Wrangler 2016–2027, and the 8 systems the record is deep on — steering (2,325), electrical (1,980), engine (1,362), transmission and drivetrain (895), suspension (802). Each system has a page across the years; 36 model-year pages go deeper still. Every figure is a linked federal record; none is a failure rate or a verdict on one car.
The systems the record is deep on
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer communicationsSteering problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Electrical problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Engine problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Transmission and drivetrain problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Suspension problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Fuel system problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Body and structure problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Airbag problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Jeep Wrangler complaints, year by system
Source: NHTSA complaint database| Model year | steering | electrical | engine | transmission and drivetrain | suspension | fuel system | body and structure | airbag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 0 in all | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2026 10 in all | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 |
| 2025 76 in all | 3 | 45 | 27 | 12 | — | 22 | — | — |
| 2024 945 in all | 83 | 557 | 546 | 196 | — | 202 | — | — |
| 2023 369 in all | 56 | 196 | 105 | 51 | 38 | 64 | — | — |
| 2022 400 in all | 82 | 171 | 93 | 63 | 58 | 69 | — | — |
| 2021 947 in all | 252 | 310 | 222 | 143 | 180 | 137 | — | — |
| 2020 610 in all | 238 | 179 | 60 | 47 | 51 | 42 | — | — |
| 2019 742 in all | 446 | 151 | 49 | 79 | 132 | — | — | — |
| 2018 1,823 in all | 1,116 | 268 | 103 | 180 | 343 | — | 100 | — |
| 2017 309 in all | 19 | 45 | 63 | 50 | — | — | 19 | 26 |
| 2016 460 in all | 28 | 56 | 93 | 74 | — | — | — | 77 |
Complaints owners filed with NHTSA naming each system, per model year; a bold count links the year’s own page on that system. Counts scale with sales and with time on the road; nothing here is a rate, and NHTSA’s headings are coarse (“Power Train” is the transmission and the driveline).
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseWhich Jeep Wrangler system draws the most complaints?
Steering: 2,325 complaints across 12 model years, 35% of everything owners filed about the Jeep Wrangler. A count, not a rate — it says nothing about how many were sold.
Which Jeep Wrangler year has the most complaints?
2018 (1,823), 2021 (947), 2024 (945). Older years have had longer to collect them; the year pages show each year's share by system.