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Jeep Gladiator problems by year

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA and recall campaigns for every Jeep Gladiator model year from 2020 to 2025.

Complaints by model year

2025
15 complaints · 1 recalls
2024
22 complaints · 2 recalls
2023
55 complaints · 6 recalls
2022
115 complaints · 8 recalls
2021
286 complaints · 8 recalls
2020
479 complaints · 7 recalls

Newer model years look better than they eventually will — complaints accumulate for years after a truck goes on sale. Complaint counts reflect how many of these trucks are on the road as much as how reliable they are. A best-selling truck collects more complaints than a rare one at the same defect rate, so these figures compare a model against its own other years far better than against a different model.

Most-reported system by year

YearComplaintsRecallsMost reported
2025151Unknown or Other (26.7%)
2024222Electrical System (31.8%)
2023556Electrical System (25.5%)
20221158Steering (29.6%)
20212868Steering (32.9%)
20204797Steering (37.8%)

Common questions

Which Jeep Gladiator year has the most complaints?

Across 2020-2025, the 2020 Jeep Gladiator has the most NHTSA complaints at 479, and the 2025 the fewest at 15. Recent model years always look better than they will eventually: complaints accumulate for years after a truck goes on sale, so a two-year-old truck has not had time to collect them.

What year Jeep Gladiator should I avoid?

Complaint totals are a starting point, not a verdict — complaint counts reflect how many of these trucks are on the road as much as how reliable they are. A best-selling truck collects more complaints than a rare one at the same defect rate, so these figures compare a model against its own other years far better than against a different model. Open each year below to see which systems the complaints actually concern; a year with many complaints about one fixed-by-recall component is a different proposition from one with problems spread across the powertrain.

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