2017 Jeep Wrangler: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 405 complaints
405
Total Complaints
22,500mi
Median Mileage
SERVICE BRAKES
Top Issue
25
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

11,000 25th Percentile
22,500 Median Mileage
46,750 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SERVICE BRAKES
68
ENGINE
59
POWER TRAIN
49
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
42
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
36
AIR BAGS
24
STRUCTURE:BODY
19
STEERING
19
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
14
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
13

Severity Assessment

25
Crashes
30
Fires
32
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, AN ABNORMAL BURNING ODOR EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE."
"WAS IN MAJOR FRONT ACCIDENT AIR AS NOR TENSIONER WORKED JEEP WAS TOTALED. VIN WAS NOT ON RECALL LIST HOWEVER HEAD LAMP CAME OUT AND NOTHING HAPPENED THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE CHECKED FURTHER. *TR"
"WAS IN MAJOR FRONT ACCIDENT AIR AS NOR TENSIONER WORKED JEEP WAS TOTALED. VIN WAS NOT ON RECALL LIST HOWEVER HEAD LAMP CAME OUT AND NOTHING HAPPENED THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE CHECKED FURTHER. *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