Jeep Grand Wagoneer Reliability
302 NHTSA complaints (1984–2025). Complaint rate: 62.6 per 1,000 vehicles.
Which Years to Buy & Avoid
Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.
Bottom line: Avoid the 2022–2023 Jeep Grand Wagoneer. The 1994–1995 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
Avoid These Years
Average
Better Years
Too New
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Jeep Grand Wagoneer Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 45 | 4.4% |
| ENGINE | 29 | 0.0% |
| STEERING | 19 | 5.3% |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 17 | 0.0% |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 12 | 0.0% |
| FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING | 11 | 9.1% |
| POWER TRAIN | 11 | 0.0% |
| SEATS | 10 | 0.0% |
| SUSPENSION | 8 | 0.0% |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 8 | 25.0% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984GOOD | — | 2 | 0 | — | View 1984View→ |
| 1985 | — | 6 | 0 | — | View 1985View→ |
| 1986AVOID | — | 14 | 0 | 1 | View 1986View→ |
| 1987AVOID | — | 18 | 0 | 1 | View 1987View→ |
| 1988GOOD | — | 3 | 0 | — | View 1988View→ |
| 1990GOOD | — | 2 | 0 | — | View 1990View→ |
| 1993AVOID | — | 13 | 2 | 1 | View 1993View→ |
| 1994GOOD | — | 2 | 0 | — | View 1994View→ |
| 1995GOOD | — | 3 | 1 | — | View 1995View→ |
| 1998 | — | 5 | 1 | — | View 1998View→ |
| 1999AVOID | — | 11 | 1 | — | View 1999View→ |
| 2022AVOID | — | 103 | 3 | 3 | View 2022View→ |
| 2023AVOID | — | 73 | 6 | — | View 2023View→ |
| 2024TOO NEW | — | 38 | 0 | — | View 2024View→ |
| 2025TOO NEW | — | 5 | 0 | — | View 2025View→ |
See also: Jeep Grand Wagoneeraccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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