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Jeep Wrangler 2016

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

0.49 per 1,000

better than this nameplate’s own median · from 96 complaints filed in the first three years, of 462 ever. 95% lower bound 0.39.

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.

Service Brakes 137 complaints

module	78	57%
abs module	59	43%
back order	18	13%
backorder	12	9%
wranglers	11	8%
modules	11	8%

Engine 88 complaints

oil cooler	15	17%
cooler	15	17%
housing	10	12%
reverse	10	12%

Air Bags 77 complaints

clock	15	20%
clock spring	14	19%
spring	14	19%
clockspring	10	13%

When it breaks

40% of reported failures happened before 30,000 miles (median 40,000 miles, from 239 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:

10850112 · 10850113 · 10850114 · 10853133 · 10862458 · 10863497

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.