2021 Jeep Wrangler

Problems owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 2021 Jeep Wrangler, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.

• Electrical system308
• Steering254
• Engine220
• Suspension180
• Power train148
• Unknown or other131
• Fuel/propulsion system115
• Vehicle speed control46
• Service brakes24
• Fuel system, gasoline23

NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 15 injuries and 0 deaths reported

Compared with other years

NHTSA ODI complaints by model year

Fatal crashes in the US

From 2020 to 2023, 89 2021 Wrangler vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died; 38 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 2021 Jeep Wrangler failed the safety check 0.64% of the time — 32% less often than the average 2021 passenger car (0.95%). Median odometer at inspection: 23,455 miles.

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

Registered new in Europe in 2021

8,629 new Jeep Wrangler cars were registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland in 2021; the largest markets were Germany (3,093), France (1,303), Italy (1,114).

Average mass

2,191 kg

Average CO₂

175 g/km (WLTP)

Average power

196 kW

Fuel type recorded

Petrol/electric 48% · Petrol 44% · Diesel 8.5%

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

Real-world fuel consumption

1,305 Jeep Wrangler cars first registered in Europe in 2021 report their fuel use through the on-board meter. Petrol versions use 12.4 l/100 km on the road against 11.2 in the WLTP test (+11%).

Litres per 100 km from the cars' own fuel meters (OBFCM), collected in 2024; the year is the year of first registration. All years together · European Environment Agency · CC BY 4.0

In the Netherlands

443 first registered in 2021 are on Dutch roads; 74% arrived later as imports. Median list price when new: €85,344.

Most common APK defects

• Bandenspanning niet op juiste waarde104
• Dimlicht onjuist afgesteld43
• Ruitenwisserinstallatie geeft onvoldoende zicht25
• Mistachterlicht werkt niet (goed)16
• Stuur- of fuseekogel met slijtage kleiner of gelijk 1,0 mm13
• Parkeerrem werkt niet op 2 wielen10
• Remverschil op 1 as te groot10
• Band onvoldoende profiel8

Colours

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

In the United Kingdom

572 cars built in 2021 were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, and 54 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

In New Zealand

170 2021 cars are on the New Zealand register; 4% arrived as used imports, 95% 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

Optional

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 10 variants: combined 9.5–12.2 L/100 km (about 19–25 mpg US), CO₂ 241–285 g/km.

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

Recalls in Canada

15 Transport Canada recalls for the 2021 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 2021 Jeep Wrangler: known faults, fixes and updates.

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)

NHTSA investigations

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation