2018 Jeep Wrangler problems
The 2018 Jeep Wrangler has 2,660 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (42%) concerns steering. After that come suspension (13%) and electrical system (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 2,660 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Steering 42% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 37 and 46
- Injuries and deaths
- 24 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 7,000 miles 1,709 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1,368 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 186 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 80 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 35 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 23 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 9 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 6 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 1,709 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 7,000 miles. For steering specifically, the median reported mileage is about 5,000 miles (852 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 37 complaints mention a crash; 46 complaints mention a fire; 24 injuries reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 87% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2018 ranks 1st most-complained-about out of 35 model years of the Jeep Wrangler with enough data (2,272 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 14 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
I was driving on the interstate highway when I heard a loud pop and saw an arc flash and pulled to the side emergency lane. I then saw flames dripping from my jeep and the entire front end of the jeep went up in flames and caught fire.
How's it going. I entered my car in the parking lot of my work and turned the jeep on. Within a minute while sitting there I heard like a pop and a crack and I noticed a small crack about 5-6' in length. It started at the bottom of my driver wide window and ran vertical. Over the course of the next week this small crack turned left and right and ended up engulfing my whole windshield. I am part of jlwranglerforums.com and I have learned that this has happened to numerous vehicles.
2018 jeep wrangler has terrifying steering issues. Consistently while steering a highway curve at 40-55 MPH my jeep steering disengages and results in an unsafe inability to maintain the steering column. The steering can be described as loose and commonly described by passengers as the unsettling feeling that the frame of the vehicle is coming off the wheels. Please look into this safety issue. I have not been injured yet but if this continues I don't think it will remain that way.