1999 Jeep Wrangler

Problems owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 1999 Jeep Wrangler, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.

• Electrical system53
• Engine and engine cooling50
• Air bags22
• Structure21
• Power train20
• Visibility13
• Service brakes, hydraulic11
• Unknown or other9
• Seat belts7
• Vehicle speed control6

NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 10 injuries and 0 deaths reported

Compared with other years

NHTSA ODI complaints by model year

Fatal crashes in the US

From 2020 to 2023, 35 1999 Wrangler vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died; 28 people died inside them, and 19 of the vehicles rolled over. This is a count, not a crash rate: it grows with the number of cars on the road.

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), crash years 2020–2023 (public domain)

New York safety inspections

At its first New York inspection the 1999 Jeep Wrangler failed the safety check 1.88% of the time — 7% more often than the average 1999 passenger car (1.76%). Median odometer at inspection: 139,926 miles.

NY DMV Vehicle Inspections (vezn-fmmk), initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count

In the Netherlands

88 first registered in 1999 are on Dutch roads; 67% arrived later as imports.

Most common APK defects

• Stuur- of fuseekogel met slijtage kleiner of gelijk 1,0 mm37
• Bandenspanning niet op juiste waarde30
• Overmatige vloeistoflekkage overige vloeistoffen26
• Remverschil op 1 as te groot24
• Remleiding door corrosie aangetast17
• Dimlicht onjuist afgesteld17
• Wiel of band niet goed afgeschermd13
• Ruitenwisserinstallatie geeft onvoldoende zicht9

Colours

RDW Open Data: registered vehicles and APK defects (CC0) · defect descriptions in the RDW's Dutch wording

In the United Kingdom

152 cars built in 1999 were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, and 115 more were declared off the road (SORN).

Department for Transport and DVLA, vehicle licensing statistics (table VEH0124, year of manufacture) · Open Government Licence v3.0

MOT test results in Great Britain

In 2023, 172 of these cars first registered in 1999 took their annual MOT test. 63% passed first time; among all cars first registered in 1999 the figure was 63%.

DVSA anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023 (Department for Transport) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · first tests only; a fix made at the test station within the hour still counts as a fail

In New Zealand

89 1999 cars are on the New Zealand register; 37% arrived as used imports, 51% were sold new in New Zealand.

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0

Recalls

Whether a recall was fixed on a particular car is known only to the manufacturer: check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

NHTSA recalls · summaries in NHTSA's own words

Service bulletins

What Jeep told its dealers about the 1999 Jeep Wrangler: known faults, fixes and updates.

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)

NHTSA investigations

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation