2019 Jeep Wrangler

Problems owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 2019 Jeep Wrangler, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.

• Steering447
• Electrical system151
• Suspension133
• Power train80
• Unknown or other64
• Engine45
• Service brakes30
• Visibility/wiper29
• Wheels28
• Structure22

NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 8 injuries and 0 deaths reported

Compared with other years

NHTSA ODI complaints by model year

Fatal crashes in the US

From 2020 to 2023, 77 2019 Wrangler vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died; 30 people died inside them, and 21 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 2019 Jeep Wrangler failed the safety check 1.23% of the time — 15% less often than the average 2019 passenger car (1.44%). Median odometer at inspection: 41,432 miles.

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

Registered new in Europe in 2019

7,701 new Jeep Wrangler cars were registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland in 2019; the largest markets were Germany (2,180), France (1,510), Italy (1,297).

Average mass

2,051 kg

Average CO₂

251 g/km (WLTP)

Average power

173 kW

Fuel type recorded

Diesel 51% · Petrol 49%

European Environment Agency, CO₂ emissions from new passenger cars · averages weighted by registrations; CO₂ is the type-approval value; fuel type as recorded at registration, where many non-plug-in hybrids appear as petrol · re-use permitted with acknowledgement

In the Netherlands

107 first registered in 2019 are on Dutch roads; 75% arrived later as imports. Median list price when new: €91,036.

Most common APK defects

• Bandenspanning niet op juiste waarde20
• Dimlicht onjuist afgesteld6
• Ruitenwisserinstallatie geeft onvoldoende zicht5
• Stuur- of fuseekogel met slijtage kleiner of gelijk 1,0 mm5
• Stofhoes aandrijfas beschadigd en dicht niet af5
• Kentekenplaatverlichting werkt niet (goed) / ontbreekt4
• Mistachterlicht werkt niet (goed)3
• Remschijf ernstig gecorrodeerd3

Colours

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

In the United Kingdom

573 cars built in 2019 were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, and 42 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, 655 of these cars first registered in 2019 took their annual MOT test. 89% passed first time; among all cars first registered in 2019 the figure was 86%.

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

97 2019 cars are on the New Zealand register; 9% arrived as used imports, 90% were sold new in New Zealand.

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

Crash-test ratings

NHTSA 5-star results for 1 variant; not yet fully rated. Rollover risk is the estimated chance of rolling over in a single-vehicle crash.

Electronic stability control

Standard

Forward collision warning

No

Lane departure warning

No

Best overall rating

—

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (5-Star Safety Ratings), api.nhtsa.gov · US federal work, public domain

Fuel consumption

Official Canadian test results for 6 variants: combined 10.0–12.2 L/100 km (about 19–24 mpg US), CO₂ 233–285 g/km.

Litres per 100 km. Natural Resources Canada, Fuel consumption ratings (open.canada.ca) · Open Government Licence – Canada

Recalls in Canada

7 Transport Canada recalls for the 2019 Jeep Wrangler.

Transport Canada Vehicle Recalls Database · Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada

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 2019 Jeep Wrangler: known faults, fixes and updates.

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)

NHTSA investigations

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation