Jeep Wrangler power train problems by year
2,191 NHTSA owner complaints name the power train across 38 Wrangler model years. The most reported year is 2012 with 282 reports.
| Year | Power Train reports | Share | Median mileage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Wrangler | 10 | 17% | — | |
| 2024 Wrangler | 162 | 25% | — | |
| 2023 Wrangler | 46 | 14% | — | |
| 2022 Wrangler | 57 | 15% | — | |
| 2021 Wrangler | 137 | 15% | 15,000 mi | |
| 2020 Wrangler | 46 | 8% | — | |
| 2019 Wrangler | 77 | 11% | 37,250 mi | |
| 2018 Wrangler | 170 | 9% | 31,000 mi | |
| 2017 Wrangler | 50 | 16% | 19,000 mi | |
| 2016 Wrangler | 73 | 16% | 31,500 mi | |
| 2015 Wrangler | 51 | 11% | 49,500 mi | |
| 2014 Wrangler | 88 | 14% | 44,000 mi | |
| 2013 Wrangler | 229 | 35% | 24,461 mi | |
| 2012 Wrangler | 282 | 34% | 20,000 mi | |
| 2011 Wrangler | 40 | 8% | 46,000 mi | |
| 2010 Wrangler | 68 | 10% | 32,000 mi | |
| 2009 Wrangler | 34 | 9% | 41,750 mi | |
| 2008 Wrangler | 67 | 8% | 59,500 mi | |
| 2007 Wrangler | 46 | 8% | 64,000 mi | |
| 2006 Wrangler | 57 | 8% | 34,848 mi | |
| 2005 Wrangler | 41 | 6% | 64,000 mi | |
| 2004 Wrangler | 26 | 14% | 35,750 mi | |
| 2003 Wrangler | 22 | 22% | 17,000 mi | |
| 2002 Wrangler | 14 | 13% | 20,000 mi | |
| 2001 Wrangler | 23 | 14% | 90,000 mi | |
| 2000 Wrangler | 70 | 28% | 35,400 mi | |
| 1999 Wrangler | 20 | 9% | — | |
| 1998 Wrangler | 33 | 12% | — | |
| 1997 Wrangler | 53 | 13% | — | |
| 1995 Wrangler | 32 | 16% | — | |
| 1994 Wrangler | 19 | 13% | — | |
| 1993 Wrangler | 13 | 12% | — | |
| 1992 Wrangler | 11 | 14% | — | |
| 1991 Wrangler | 8 | 11% | — | |
| 1990 Wrangler | 5 | 6% | — | |
| 1989 Wrangler | 7 | 11% | — | |
| 1988 Wrangler | 2 | 4% | — | |
| 1987 Wrangler | 2 | 5% | — |
Share is the fraction of that year’s complaints naming the power train. Raw counts are not adjusted for sales volume — years that sold more units naturally accumulate more reports.