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Jeep Wrangler 2017

Safety complaints filed by owners in the first three years, per 1,000 sold.

0.53 per 1,000

better than this nameplate’s own median · from 102 complaints filed in the first three years, of 311 ever. 95% lower bound 0.43.

Against its own model years

The model year carries far more information than the badge, so this is the comparison that matters.

Model yearPer 1,000Complaints
20080.4236
20090.3630
20101.53135
20110.7885
20122.78367
20131.93287
20140.80133
20150.4687
20160.4996
20170.53102
20185.351152
20191.73405
20201.13243
20212.12431
20221.15221
20231.60271

What owners describe

Phrases over-represented in these complaints compared with the same component on every other vehicle. Counts are complaints containing the phrase.

Engine 62 complaints

filter2134%
housing1931%
oil filter1931%
filter housing1525%
plastic1220%
cooler1220%

Power Train 50 complaints

reverse1734%
oil1021%

When it breaks

56% of reported failures happened before 30,000 miles (median 23,700 miles, from 159 complaints that recorded one).

No clear early or late pattern.

What NHTSA did

3 investigations covering this model year, 2 of which list a recall campaign.

Electrical overstress

What owners and forums say

Not built yet. This panel is meant to carry community sentiment beside the filed-complaint data, so the two can be compared. Showing something weaker here would defeat its purpose.

Check this yourself

Example records behind this page:

10928993 · 10949168 · 10950321 · 10954174 · 10970968 · 10980045

Limits of this figure. It counts safety complaints filed with the federal government, which is a floor on failures and not a census: problems that only cost money are under-reported. Complaint rates also reflect how likely a brand’s owners are to file, which cannot be separated from how often the car fails. Sales are calendar-year and the denominator for this nameplate is automated checks only, not verified against an external source.