2011 Jeep Wrangler: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 672 complaints
672
Total Complaints
53,325mi
Median Mileage
AIR BAGS
Top Issue
16
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

27,610 25th Percentile
53,325 Median Mileage
80,300 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS
141
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
88
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
80
STEERING
57
SUSPENSION
38
ENGINE
36
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
33
POWER TRAIN
32
SERVICE BRAKES
22
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
18

Severity Assessment

16
Crashes
38
Fires
21
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"MY JEEP HAS A SIX SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND IT POPS OUT OF 2ND AND 4TH GEAR INTO NEUTRAL SINCE PURCHASED NOV. 06, 2010. I CALLED JEEP AND THEY SAID THAT IT MUST POP OUT WHEN THEY DRIVE IT. I AM SETTING UP AN APPOINTMENT. BUT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I WILL BE EVENTUALLY REAR ENDED. WH..."
"I OWN A 2011 JEEP WRANGLER WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. IN COLD WEATHER AND WITH THE VEHICLE COLD, FOURTH GEAR CONTINUALLY POPS OUT OF GEAR AND NOW 2ND IS STARTING TO DO IT. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ALSO, THEY CHECKED THE TSB, BUT NONE ARE LISTED. I HA..."
"JEEP POPS OUT OF 4TH GEAR AT TIMES WHEN COLD. MORE SO AFTER HITTING BUMPS IN THE ROAD. HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 5 TIMES NOW. *TR"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28