Jeep problems by model
Owners have filed 120,001 complaints with NHTSA about the 23 Jeep models with enough data to profile here, covering 162 model years from 1990 through 2025. The Grand Cherokee draws the most at 39,946, 33.3% of the make's total.
Complaint volume tracks how many cars a make sold as much as how they held up, and NHTSA complaints are unverified owner reports rather than confirmed defects. Nothing on this page compares Jeep against another manufacturer. Use it to find the model, then the model year, then read what owners of that year actually filed.
Every Jeep model
| Model | Model years | Complaints | Most-reported year | Top system that year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Cherokee | 33 1993–2025 | 39,946 | 2014 3,401 | Electrical system (14.3%) |
| Wrangler | 35 1990–2025 | 22,674 | 2018 2,634 | Steering (42.3%) |
| Cherokee | 20 1990–2021 | 20,347 | 2014 3,962 | Power train (37.0%) |
| Liberty | 11 2002–2012 | 11,691 | 2002 2,330 | Air bags (23.6%) |
| Compass | 16 2007–2024 | 5,939 | 2018 1,629 | Engine (28.7%) |
| Patriot | 10 2007–2016 | 4,283 | 2014 906 | Engine (17.2%) |
| Commander | 3 2006–2008 | 3,782 | 2006 2,342 | Electrical system (29.7%) |
| Renegade | 6 2015–2021 | 3,312 | 2017 928 | Engine (28.8%) |
| Wrangler 4-DR 4X4 | 3 2007–2009 | 1,812 | 2008 831 | Fuel system, gasoline (19.7%) |
| Gladiator | 3 2020–2022 | 1,257 | 2020 633 | Electrical system (28.9%) |
| Wrangler 2-DR 4X4 | 3 2007–2009 | 951 | 2008 430 | Fuel system, gasoline (26.5%) |
| Commander 4X4 | 2 2007–2008 | 675 | 2007 513 | Electrical system (28.7%) |
| Wagoneer | 2 2022–2023 | 582 | 2022 403 | Electrical system (28.3%) |
| Patriot 4X4 | 2 2007–2008 | 471 | 2008 257 | Suspension (19.5%) |
| Grand Cherokee 4XE | 2 2022–2023 | 411 | 2022 254 | Electrical system (17.7%) |
| Grand Cherokee L | 3 2021–2023 | 382 | 2022 131 | Forward collision avoidance (32.8%) |
| Wrangler 4XE | 1 2024–2024 | 369 | 2024 369 | Electrical system (37.9%) |
| Compass 4X4 | 1 2007–2007 | 236 | 2007 236 | Suspension (32.6%) |
| Commander 4X2 | 1 2006–2006 | 217 | 2006 217 | Electrical system (30.9%) |
| Wrangler Sahara | 1 2007–2007 | 207 | 2007 207 | Fuel system, gasoline (26.6%) |
| Laredo | 2 2000–2002 | 206 | 2000 105 | Engine and engine cooling (16.2%) |
| Patriot FWD | 1 2008–2008 | 145 | 2008 145 | Suspension (24.8%) |
| Grand Wagoneer | 1 2022–2022 | 106 | 2022 106 | Electrical system (18.9%) |
Model years shown are those with at least 100 complaints on file, the gate every page on this site has to clear.
Reading the numbers
Across every Jeep model year on the site, electrical system is the system named most often: 18,535 complaints, 20.2% of those filed under a named system. Individual model years diverge from that sharply, which is the reason to read the year rather than the badge.
The three most-reported Jeep models (Grand Cherokee, Wrangler and Cherokee) account for 69.1% of the make's complaint volume. That is a concentrated picture: most of what gets reported about Jeep here comes from three nameplates. Bear in mind that a nameplate selling in the millions will out-file a niche one whatever its record.
Of the 120,001 complaints, 6,246 describe a crash, 2,541 describe a fire and 184 report a death.
Most-reported Jeep model years
The single heaviest model year of each Jeep nameplate, 1990–2025. Heaviest is not worst. Read it alongside the model page.