What breaks most · 2020 to 2026 model years
Jeep Gladiator problems by year
Owners have filed 980 safety complaints with NHTSA about the Jeep Gladiator across model years 2020 to 2026. Three years stand out: 2020 for electrical system complaints, 2021 for steering complaints and 2022 for steering complaints. The quietest years are 2024 and 2023.
- Years to check closely: 2020, 2021, 2022
- Fewest complaints: 2024, 2023
- Complaints on file
- 9802020 to 2026, all trims
- Worst year
- 2020481 complaints
- Crashes reported
- 2430 fires · 21 injuries · 0 deaths
- Typical failure mileage
- 16kMedian where owners gave mileage
- Recall campaigns
- 34Across the years shown
Complaints by model year
Raw filings with NHTSA, not adjusted for how many were sold.
| Model year | Complaints | Crashes | Recalls | Most-reported component |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 481 | 11 | 7 | Electrical system (182) | |
| 289 | 7 | 8 | Steering (94) | |
| 115 | 4 | 8 | Steering (34) | |
| 55 | 0 | 6 | Electrical system (14) | |
| 23 | 0 | 2 | Electrical system (8) | |
| 15 | 2 | 1 | Unknown or other (4) | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | Engine (1) |
What fails on the 2020 Jeep Gladiator
| Component | Share of complaints | Filings | Crashes | Parts for this job |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical systemAlternators, starters and ignition | 38% |
182 | 0 | Shop all electrical system parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
| SteeringPower steering pumps, racks and hoses | 38% |
181 | 2 | Shop all steering parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
| Powertrain and transmissionTransmission parts | 11% |
53 | 2 | Shop all powertrain and transmission parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
| EngineEngine gaskets and seals | 9% |
45 | 1 | Shop all engine parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
| Unknown or other | 7% |
33 | 1 | — |
| SuspensionStruts, springs and control arms | 7% |
32 | 0 | Shop all suspension parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
| Wipers and visibilityWiper motors and blades | 5% |
23 | 0 | Shop all wipers and visibility parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
| BrakesBrake pads, rotors and calipers | 3% |
16 | 6 | Shop all brakes parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
One complaint can name more than one component, so shares add to more than 100%. "Unknown or other" is NHTSA's uncategorized bucket and is shown but never ranked.
In owners' words
Complaint narratives as filed with NHTSA, trimmed for length.
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the driver instrument cluster has failed. completely blank no fuel gauge no odometer. was told this vin is not covered under the recall even though this is the issue behind the recall.
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My vehicles rear locker went out on me while driving on the road and completely destroyed itself. I have video evidence on how that looks at the shop where it cost me over 3k to get a new one because I could t drive it or I had to get a whole new rear differential. My steering is already been going loose at 70k miless
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Driving down the highway and the steering wheel locked up. When I started to slow down to stop the steering came back. This could have been a really bad problem if I was turning.
How to read this page
Every figure comes from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's public complaint database, which holds every safety-related defect complaint filed by owners since 1995. We refresh it monthly and count each complaint once per component it names. Data through September 6, 2026.
NHTSA only accepts safety-related complaints. Rattles, paint, infotainment bugs and other annoyances are under-reported here, so this page is a map of what fails in ways owners consider dangerous, not a full reliability score.
Counts are raw. Use the year-over-year shape and the component mix, not the absolute numbers. Where a component maps to parts we stock, the row links to that category filtered to the year you are viewing. Air bag and seat belt complaints link to the recall checker instead, because those repairs are almost always covered.
Common questions
Which Jeep Gladiator years have the most problems?
By NHTSA complaint volume, 2020, 2021, 2022 carry the most filings on the Jeep Gladiator. The 2020 alone has 481 complaints, led by electrical system.
What is the most common Jeep Gladiator problem?
On the 2020 model year, the most-reported component is electrical system with 182 complaints. The table above lists the top components for every year.
At what mileage do Jeep Gladiator problems start?
The median mileage at failure across all Jeep Gladiator complaints that include mileage is about 16,000 miles. Older model years skew higher; the per-year figure is in the "at a glance" card.
Are these complaints verified?
No. NHTSA publishes complaints as submitted and does not investigate individual filings. Patterns across hundreds of complaints are meaningful; a single one is not.