Jeep — what breaks, engine by engine
9 models · 25,599 complaints
What Jeep complaints are about
Share of component mentions across every Jeep in the database, with the all-vehicle average below it. Shares can be compared — raw complaint counts between brands cannot, because counts track sales volume.
Body & structure complaints run well below their all-vehicle share (0.4×).
Steering complaints run 1.6× their all-vehicle share across Jeep models.
Brakes complaints run well below their all-vehicle share (0.7×).
How often Jeep complaints involve a fire, crash or injury
Share of this brand's complaints; the vertical mark is the all-vehicle average. Complaints are owner-reported and skew toward alarming problems — and toward vehicles under active recall attention, which can inflate a brand mid-campaign.
all vehicles — Fire 1.1% · Crash 4.4% · Injury 2.6%
Recalls where NHTSA said stop driving or park outside
The severest recall class, across all Jeep models we cover. Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, whatever the car's age.
- Jeep Wrangler — Air Bags › Frontal › Passenger Side › Inflator Module (stop driving, 2015–2016) 19V018000
- Jeep Gladiator — Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Pump (park outside, 2021–2025) 26V363000
- Jeep Wrangler — Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Pump (park outside, 2021–2025) 26V363000
- Jeep Grand Cherokee — Electrical System › Propulsion System › Traction Battery (park outside, 2022–2025) 25V741000
- Jeep Wrangler — Electrical System › Propulsion System › Traction Battery (park outside, 2020–2025) 25V741000
- Jeep Wrangler — Electrical System › Propulsion System › Traction Battery (park outside, 2021–2023) 23V787000
- Jeep Cherokee — Electrical System › Wiring › Rear Compartment/Trunk (park outside, 2015–2016) 23V338000