Jeep Wrangler recalls & problems by year

261 recalls and 15,918 owner complaints across 37 model years (1990–2026).

Most complaints20181,827 complaints

Most recalls202215 recalls

Crashes reported525in owner complaints

Injuries reported40320 deaths

Owner complaints by model year

Year	NHTSA stars	EPA mpg	Recalls	Complaints	Crashes	Fires	Injuries	Deaths
2026	—	14–21 mpg	3	12	1	0	0	0
2025	—	14–21 mpg	4	73	3	2	0	0
2024	—	14–21 mpg	11	751	12	8	7	0
2023	—	14–25 mpg	14	373	11	7	8	0
2022	—	14–25 mpg	15	410	14	11	6	0
2021	—	14–25 mpg	15	957	21	27	15	0
2020	—	19–25 mpg	12	618	17	12	7	0
2019	—	19–24 mpg	9	747	10	11	8	0
2018	—	18 mpg	14	1,827	22	25	13	0
2017	—	18 mpg	5	312	19	21	21	0
2016	—	18 mpg	5	462	28	15	38	0
2015	—	18 mpg	3	479	15	27	13	0
2014	—	18 mpg	4	658	21	24	13	0
2013	—	18 mpg	7	656	14	16	8	1
2012	—	18 mpg	10	836	22	19	22	2
2011	—	17 mpg	11	485	13	20	13	0
2010	—	17 mpg	11	686	15	35	7	0
2009	—	16–17 mpg	7	372	10	14	8	0
2008	—	16–18 mpg	9	873	15	25	5	0
2007	—	16–18 mpg	10	558	15	25	17	0
2006	—	—	3	730	7	7	24	0
2005	—	—	2	650	10	9	15	2
2004	—	—	3	192	17	7	12	1
2003	—	—	4	98	8	3	5	1
2002	—	14–17 mpg	6	108	15	5	17	1
2001	—	15–17 mpg	7	170	17	16	19	0
2000	—	15–17 mpg	5	251	17	20	11	0
1999	—	15–17 mpg	5	213	15	6	10	0
1998	—	14–17 mpg	6	265	23	9	16	1
1997	—	15–18 mpg	7	401	32	5	25	6
1996	—	—	1	2	0	0	0	0
1995	—	14–17 mpg	3	202	27	6	11	1
1994	—	14–17 mpg	4	151	14	6	3	1
1993	—	14–17 mpg	5	108	9	4	1	1
1992	—	14–17 mpg	6	77	6	2	2	1
1991	—	14–17 mpg	8	76	4	3	0	0
1990	—	14–17 mpg	7	79	6	5	3	1

Crash, fire, injury and death figures are what owners reported in their complaints; NHTSA does not verify them. A year with more complaints is not necessarily worse: newer and best-selling years collect more reports.

Most-reported problem areas, all years

Steering — 3,565 complaints
Electrical system — 3,050 complaints
Power train — 2,281 complaints
Engine — 2,198 complaints
Suspension — 1,605 complaints
Air bags — 1,490 complaints
Fuel/propulsion system — 1,332 complaints
Unknown or other — 1,320 complaints