Ford Edge vs Jeep Wrangler Unlimited: which is more reliable?
The Jeep Wrangler Unlimited is clearly ahead of the Ford Edge on the federal record: 80/100 against 69/100 across every model year we score.
The record, side by side
Ford Edge
- 13 model years scored
- 9,716 owner complaints on record
- about 72 complaints per year on the road
- 62 recall campaigns, 21 safety-critical
- best year 2023 (90/100) · worst 2017 (35/100)
Jeep Wrangler Unlimited
- 6 model years scored
- 3,516 owner complaints on record
- about 56 complaints per year on the road
- 0 recall campaigns, 0 safety-critical
- best year 2017 (90/100) · worst 2020 (58/100)
Mean score is the average across model years from 2013 on, where both records are comparable. How the score works.
Year by year: Edge against Wrangler Unlimited
The comparison that decides the purchase. A nameplate is not one car — a redesign can move the record sixty points inside two years, and the two nameplates rarely move together.
What owners actually complain about
Ford Edge
- Engine — 2,201 complaints
- Electrical System — 1,787 complaints
- Service Brakes — 1,606 complaints
Jeep Wrangler Unlimited
- Engine — 875 complaints
- Power Train — 747 complaints
- Electrical System — 629 complaints
Both nameplates have Engine as their largest complaint group, so the choice between them is about how often, not about what.
Years to avoid on each
Ford Edge — avoid: 2013, 2017.
Jeep Wrangler Unlimited: no model year scores below 45; the strongest are 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017.
A year scores below 45 on complaints per year of exposure and recall campaigns. Every car’s years to avoid.
What each costs today
A recent used Ford Edge prices at about $37,400 and a Jeep Wrangler Unlimited at about $28,800 — the Jeep Wrangler Unlimited is roughly $8,600 less, and they return 21.0 against 20.0 MPG combined.
Class-level estimates re-priced to your country, not a valuation of one car. Method.
FAQ
Is the Ford Edge or the Jeep Wrangler Unlimited more reliable?
On the NHTSA record the Jeep Wrangler Unlimited scores 80/100 against the Ford Edge's 69/100, averaged across every model year we hold. The Jeep Wrangler Unlimited carries about 56 complaints per year on the road against 72 for the Ford Edge.
Which Ford Edge and Jeep Wrangler Unlimited years should I avoid?
Ford Edge: 2013, 2017. Jeep Wrangler Unlimited: no year scores below 45. Each of those scores under 45 out of 100 on complaints per year of exposure and recall campaigns.
What goes wrong on the Ford Edge and the Jeep Wrangler Unlimited?
The largest complaint group on the Ford Edge is Engine (2,201 complaints); on the Jeep Wrangler Unlimited it is Engine (875).
Is the Ford Edge or the Jeep Wrangler Unlimited cheaper to own?
A recent used Ford Edge prices at about $37,400 and a Jeep Wrangler Unlimited at about $28,800, before insurance and the maintenance band. Both pages carry the five-year running-cost figure.