2012 Jeep Wrangler - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

🔎 Common problems of the 2012 Jeep Wrangler

1,270 problems have been reported for the 2012 Jeep Wrangler. The following chart shows the 24 most common problems for 2012 Jeep Wrangler. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's power train with 267 problems. The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's steering (201 problems).

Table 1. Common problems of the 2012 Jeep Wrangler

📈 Problem Occurrence Trend

The following chart shows the number of problems reported during each of the service years since the debut of the 2012 Jeep Wrangler in 2012.

Table 2. Problem Occurrence Trend

Service Year Number of Problems
  2026
10
  2025
26
  2024
7
  2023
28
  2022
43
  2021
30
  2020
45
  2019
83
  2018
55
  2017
58
  2016
123
  2015
126
  2014
237
  2013
295
  2012
2

📊 Compare the 2012 Jeep Wrangler with Other Model Years

When making the decision between buying a new or used Jeep Wrangler, the following table can be used to compare the 2012 Jeep Wrangler with the Jeep Wrangler from other model years. Note that the number of problems reported for the 2012 Wrangler is 1,270 while the average number of problems reported for the 31 model years of the Jeep Wrangler is 787.

Table 3. Compare the 2012 Jeep Wrangler with other model years

Model Year Number of Problems
  2026 Wrangler
7
  2025 Wrangler
90
  2024 Wrangler
1,440
  2023 Wrangler
520
  2022 Wrangler
574
  2021 Wrangler
1,421
  2020 Wrangler
754
  2019 Wrangler
1,042
  2018 Wrangler
2,579
  2017 Wrangler
413
  2016 Wrangler
630
  2015 Wrangler
639
  2014 Wrangler
835
  2013 Wrangler
1,018
  2012 Wrangler
1,270
  2011 Wrangler
667
  2010 Wrangler
886
  2009 Wrangler
842
  2008 Wrangler
2,584
  2007 Wrangler
2,287
  2006 Wrangler
837
  2005 Wrangler
746
  2004 Wrangler
275
  2003 Wrangler
134
  2002 Wrangler
137
  2001 Wrangler
227
  2000 Wrangler
315
  1999 Wrangler
261
  1998 Wrangler
400
  1997 Wrangler
565
  1996 Wrangler
2


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