2021 Jeep Gladiator
Complaints about this year name local far more often than the model's other years — 13% of them, about 33× the usual rate of 0.4%.
Generation 1 of the Jeep Gladiator, which began in 2020. Everything below compares this year against the others in that generation, not against a different car wearing the same name.
NHTSA opened a defect investigation into this model year.
| Complaints filed | 574 |
|---|---|
| Median for this model | 22 |
| Involving a crash | 14 |
| Involving a fire | 6 |
| Recalls | 8 |
| EPA combined | 21.5 mpg |
Also unusual this year
- feel — 11% of complaints, 28× usual
- fca — 9% of complaints, 24× usual
- who — 9% of complaints, 23× usual
What owners wrote
WHILE DRIVING 67 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER AND STALLED. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ADJUSTED THE BATTERY TERMINAL FOR THE VEHICLE TO RESTART AND OPERATE AS DESIGNED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALER MIRACLE CHRY…
2021 Jeep Gladiator at 43K miles brought in for oil change. Lube tech noticed that the right rear axle seal was leaking fluid with fluid sprayed over the inner wheel and nearby assembly. FSA Customer Satisfaction Notification states to reference CSN 26A and th…
Verbatim from NHTSA complaint filings, with identifying details removed.
Recalls for this year
- 21V028000 POWER TRAIN Fixed free of charge.
- 22V638000 BACK OVER PREVENTION Fixed free of charge.
- 22V767000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE Fixed free of charge.
- 23V116000 POWER TRAIN Fixed free of charge.
- 23V263000 FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL Fixed free of charge.
- 24V572000 POWER TRAIN Fixed free of charge.
- 24V652000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Fixed free of charge.
- 26V363000 STEERING Fixed free of charge.
How this was worked out
Every year of the Jeep Gladiator was compared against its own history rather than against other cars, which removes popularity and age from the answer — a common car draws more complaints at equal reliability, and an older one has had longer to accumulate them. A year is flagged when it drew at least 2.5× this model's median and at least 50 complaints.
This is a fault record, not a review. Nobody files a federal complaint to say the car was fine, so it shows what tends to go wrong — not whether owners liked it, and not whether it is a good car.
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls and investigations, retrieved . Look this vehicle up directly on NHTSA's site to check anything here.
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