Jeep GladiatorYears to avoid, problems & recalls
Based on 1,000 NHTSA owner complaints across 9 model years, no Jeep Gladiator year stands out as one to avoid, and the strongest years are 2021, 2022 and 2023. The Gladiator has 23 safety recalls on record.
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: Elise240SX, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jeep Gladiator years to avoid
Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Gladiator median. Tap a year for its full report.
- Avoid
- Caution
- Solid
- Best
- Not rated
Most common Jeep Gladiator problems
All model years combined: 1,000 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.
| System | Complaints | Crash, fire or injury |
|---|---|---|
| Steering | 333 | 12 |
| Electrical system | 289 | 15 |
| Power train | 159 | 5 |
| Engine | 130 | 16 |
| Suspension | 106 | 5 |
| Fuel/propulsion system | 48 | 2 |
| Service brakes | 46 | 9 |
| Visibility/wiper | 37 | 0 |
| Vehicle speed control | 37 | 3 |
| 19 other systems | 141 | 15 |
Jeep Gladiator recalls
Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.
Showing the 12 newest of 23 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.
NHTSA investigations of the Gladiator
- Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC) FailureOpen
- Underhood firesLed to recall 26V-363
- High pressure fuel pump failureLed to recall 24V-957