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Jeep Wrangler 2021

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

2.12 per 1,000

1.9 times this nameplate’s own median · from 431 complaints filed in the first three years, of 954 ever. 95% lower bound 1.92.

Against its own model years

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

Model year	Per 1,000	Complaints
2008	0.42	36
2009	0.36	30
2010	1.53	135
2011	0.78	85
2012	2.78	367
2013	1.93	287
2014	0.80	133
2015	0.46	87
2016	0.49	96
2017	0.53	102
2018	5.35	1152
2019	1.73	405
2020	1.13	243
2021	2.12	431
2022	1.15	221
2023	1.60	271

What owners describe

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

Electrical System 312 complaints

repair yet	40	13%
confirms parts	38	12%
tool confirms	38	12%
yet exceeded	37	12%
experienced tool	33	11%
high voltage	25	8%

Steering 254 complaints

wobble	132	52%
death	116	46%
death wobble	112	44%
bump	69	27%
shaking	68	27%
damper	40	16%

Engine 222 complaints

charging	33	15%
gasoline engine	23	11%
campaign fuel	21	10%
system gasoline	21	10%
charging system	19	9%
voltage	15	7%

When it breaks

64% of reported failures happened before 30,000 miles (median 20,000 miles, from 124 complaints that recorded one).

Failures cluster early, which is the signature of how the car was built rather than of wear. A low-mileage example has not yet passed the risk window.

What NHTSA did

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

High pressure fuel pump failure

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:

11365429 · 11366230 · 11372913 · 11375058 · 11376916 · 11384913

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.