Best and worst years for the Jeep Wrangler

Of the 35 model years of the Jeep Wrangler with enough data to compare, the 2018 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (2,272), and the 1990 has the fewest (23).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Most complaints
Fewest complaints
In between

Every bar counts only complaints about failures within five years of the model year, so older and newer years are measured on the same footing.

View the numbers

Model year	Complaints (first five years; total for recent years)
1990	23
1991	38
1992	37
1993	56
1994	88
1995	113
1996	0
1997	296
1998	255
1999	143
2000	153
2001	91
2002	65
2003	83
2004	129
2005	389
2006	617
2007	381
2008	583
2009	285
2010	535
2011	408
2012	951
2013	764
2014	510
2015	344
2016	381
2017	287
2018	2,272
2019	924
2020	722
2021	1,587
2022	704
2023	644
2024	1,574
2025	137
2026	21

What stands out

The 2018 stands out, with about 6.6 times the typical number of complaints. Other years well above the median: 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 2018 and 2021. Or the years with the fewest: 1990 and 1992.

All model years

Model year	First five years	All complaints
2026	21	21
2025	137	137
2024	1,574	1,574
2023	644	644
2022	704	704
2021	1,587	1,587
2020	722	810
2019	924	1,104
2018	2,272	2,660
2017	287	425
2016	381	658
2015	344	706
2014	510	860
2013	764	1,052
2012	951	1,293
2011	408	682
2010	535	907
2009	285	502
2008	583	1,254
2007	381	797
2006	617	852
2005	389	757
2004	129	281
2003	83	130
2002	65	139
2001	91	235
2000	153	311
1999	143	262
1998	255	401
1997	296	548
1996	0	2
1995	113	259
1994	88	184
1993	56	134
1992	37	100
1991	38	100
1990	23	105