Ford Ranger vs Jeep Gladiator: recalls and problems

Since 2000 the Ford Ranger has 69 recalls and 4,633 owner complaints; the Jeep Gladiator has 18 recalls and 1,000 complaints. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each were sold.

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At a glance

Ford RangerJeep Gladiator
Recalls6918
Do-not-drive / park-outside recalls91
Owner complaints4,6331,000
Crashes reported37725
Fires reported6430
Injuries reported44322
Most reported problemAir BagsSteering

NHTSA data, model years 2000 onward.

Complaints by model year

Ford RangerJeep Gladiator
2005 Ford Ranger: 289 complaints20052006 Ford Ranger: 272 complaints2007 Ford Ranger: 270 complaints20072008 Ford Ranger: 326 complaints2009 Ford Ranger: 169 complaints20092010 Ford Ranger: 156 complaints2011 Ford Ranger: 235 complaints20112014 Ford Ranger: 1 complaints2016 Ford Ranger: 1 complaints20162017 Ford Ranger: 1 complaints2019 Ford Ranger: 272 complaints20192020 Ford Ranger: 131 complaints2020 Jeep Gladiator: 485 complaints2021 Ford Ranger: 119 complaints2021 Jeep Gladiator: 294 complaints20212022 Ford Ranger: 39 complaints2022 Jeep Gladiator: 121 complaints2023 Ford Ranger: 19 complaints2023 Jeep Gladiator: 57 complaints20232024 Ford Ranger: 99 complaints2024 Jeep Gladiator: 23 complaints2025 Ford Ranger: 46 complaints2025 Jeep Gladiator: 17 complaints20252026 Ford Ranger: 9 complaints2026 Jeep Gladiator: 3 complaints2026

Every model year

YearRanger recallsRanger complaintsGladiator recallsGladiator complaints
20268923
20251346117
20241399223
2023419657
20225398121
202161198294
202071317485
201911272——
201701——
201601——
201401——
20115235——
20108156——
20097169——
20085326——
20075270——
200612272——
20059289——

Ford Ranger: top problems

Air Bags1,707
Power Train536
Structure480
Suspension339
Engine332
Service Brakes306

Jeep Gladiator: top problems

Steering333
Electrical System289
Power Train159
Engine132
Suspension106
Unknown or other85
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Questions

Which has more problems, the Ford Ranger or the Jeep Gladiator?

Since model year 2000 owners have filed 4,633 complaints about the Ford Ranger and 1,000 about the Jeep Gladiator with NHTSA, so the Jeep Gladiator has fewer. These are raw counts: the model that sold more will usually have more complaints, so compare individual model years too.

Which has more recalls, the Ford Ranger or the Jeep Gladiator?

NHTSA lists 69 recall campaigns for the Ford Ranger and 18 for the Jeep Gladiator since model year 2000.