2000 Jeep Wrangler

Problems owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 2000 Jeep Wrangler, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.

• Power train70
• Structure56
• Suspension25
• Electrical system23
• Air bags16
• Seat belts15
• Engine and engine cooling15
• Service brakes, hydraulic12
• Steering11
• Engine9

NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 11 injuries and 0 deaths reported

Compared with other years

NHTSA ODI complaints by model year

Fatal crashes in the US

From 2020 to 2023, 39 2000 Wrangler vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died; 26 people died inside them, and 18 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 2000 Jeep Wrangler failed the safety check 1.48% of the time — 20% less often than the average 2000 passenger car (1.86%). Median odometer at inspection: 137,261 miles.

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

Engines

The most common engines in 2000 Jeep Wrangler cars on Dutch roads are the 4.0 petrol (130 kW, 174 hp) and 2.5 petrol (87 kW, 117 hp).

RDW Open Data (CC0): registered passenger cars and their fuel data · engine size rounded to 0.1 litre, net maximum power · versions with at least 20 cars

In the Netherlands

110 first registered in 2000 are on Dutch roads; 60% arrived later as imports.

Most common APK defects

• Bandenspanning niet op juiste waarde71
• Stuur- of fuseekogel met slijtage kleiner of gelijk 1,0 mm50
• Dimlicht onjuist afgesteld30
• Remverschil op 1 as te groot28
• Overmatige vloeistoflekkage overige vloeistoffen22
• Kentekenplaatverlichting werkt niet (goed) / ontbreekt21
• Waarschuwingsinrichting antiblokkeersysteem geeft defect aan18
• Ruitenwisserinstallatie geeft onvoldoende zicht16

Colours

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

In the United Kingdom

146 cars built in 2000 were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, and 135 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, 120 of these cars first registered in 2000 took their annual MOT test. 71% passed first time; among all cars first registered in 2000 the figure was 61%.

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

66 2000 cars are on the New Zealand register; 45% arrived as used imports, 47% 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 2000 Jeep Wrangler: known faults, fixes and updates.

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)

NHTSA investigations

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation