2016 Jeep Wrangler fuel/propulsion system problems
13 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the fuel/propulsion system on the 2016 Jeep Wrangler — 3% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“My 2016 jeep wrangler jk will just stop running all power is lost, it's happened on the freeway as well as around town multiple times.. I get no codes. Once I can pull off the hiway it has always started back up after removing key and placing key back in ignition it starts again.. but it's has…”
filed Jan 11, 2026
“While driving on the highway going approximately 60 miles per hour, I felt something in the engine go quiet and I instantly had no gas pedal power. My foot was pressing on the gas pedal all the way to the floor board and the jeep would not speed up. I instantly put on my hazard lights. The jeep was…”
filed Nov 1, 2023
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Fuel/propulsion System problems in other Wrangler years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Wrangler | 18 | 31% |
| 2024 Wrangler | 150 | 23% |
| 2023 Wrangler | 43 | 13% |
| 2022 Wrangler | 50 | 13% |
| 2021 Wrangler | 92 | 10% |
| 2020 Wrangler | 30 | 5% |
| 2019 Wrangler | 9 | 1% |
| 2018 Wrangler | 18 | 1% |
| 2017 Wrangler | 13 | 4% |
| 2015 Wrangler | 15 | 3% |
| 2014 Wrangler | 19 | 3% |
| 2013 Wrangler | 30 | 5% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2016 Jeep Wrangler
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.