The Lemon Index$7,500 middle bill · most between $4,800 and $11,000
About the same as the $8,000 middle bill owners of all 168 models reported.
2001–2020 Jeep Wrangler
Jeep Wrangler owners reported paying a median of $7,500 for a engine replacement, with the middle half of bills between $4,800 and $11,000. That's from 12 owner reports (11 complaints to NHTSA and 1 YouTube video). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $5000%
- $500–$1,0000%
- $1,000–$2,5008%
- $2,500–$5,00017%
- $5,000 and up75%
Share of the 12 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2001 Jeep Wrangler1too few for a middle
- 2007 Jeep Wrangler2too few for a middle
- 2012 Jeep Wrangler1too few for a middle
- 2013 Jeep Wrangler1too few for a middle
- 2014 Jeep Wrangler2too few for a middle
- 2015 Jeep Wrangler2too few for a middle
- 2018 Jeep Wrangler1too few for a middle
- 2020 Jeep Wrangler1too few for a middle
- 2007–2018 Jeep Wrangler (YouTube)1too few for a middle
Reports per model year, with the middle bill where there are 3 or more. YouTube amounts count for the generation the video covers.
How often owners report the failure
- 2024 Jeep Wrangler49 complaints name it5% of that year's complaints
- 2014 Jeep Wrangler19 complaints name it3% of that year's complaints
Owner complaints to NHTSA whose own words name a engine failure. Raw counts: popular years get more complaints. A complaint is a report, not proof of a defect.
Engines in these years
3.6 Pentastar V6 · 3.8 V6 (EGH) · Ram / Jeep 3.0 EcoDiesel V6
Engines with a page of their own that this model was sold with in the years above. Owners don't always say which engine they had.
Keep going
- Jeep Wrangler reliability by year
- Engine replacement cost on every car
- Car symptoms and what they can mean
Other repairs Jeep Wrangler owners reported
Airbag module and clock spring replacement (55) · TIPM replacement (35) · Brake repair (12) · ABS module replacement (10) · Oil cooler replacement (7) · Clutch replacement (6) · CV axle replacement (6) · Steering column repair (5)
The details
How we count
Every number here is a repair bill an owner reported, never a shop's price list. Two sources: the bills owners wrote in their own complaints to the U.S. government (NHTSA), and the dollar amounts owners said out loud in YouTube repair and ownership videos. A figure counts for a repair when that repair is the part named nearest to it. Left out: purchase prices, payments, rentals, towing, warranties and deductibles, amounts under $50 or over $15,000, parts-only prices ("the part was $80 on Amazon"), bills for two different repairs named together, and money someone else paid. One number per complaint (or video) and repair: the biggest, so it's the bill, not the diagnosis fee.
The range is the middle half of the bills (the 25th to the 75th percentile), so one wild number can't swing it. Owners who complain to the government often had expensive repairs, so a typical bill can be lower. Costs vary by shop and region, by dealer vs independent shop, by parts and by miles. This is what owners reported, not a quote for your car.
Check the bills yourself
NHTSA complaint numbers (search them at nhtsa.gov): 11685445, 11673939, 11651788, 11645875, 11612468, 11565958, 11423517, 11210162, 11019334, 10471698, 10248896.
Said out loud on YouTube: $4,300 ▶
Quick answers
How much does engine replacement cost on a Jeep Wrangler?
Jeep Wrangler owners reported a median of $7,500, and the middle half paid $4,800 to $11,000, from 12 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Jeep Wrangler engine replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Jeep Wrangler middle bill of $7,500 is about the same as the $8,000 owners of all 168 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Jeep Wrangler repair costs come from?
From 11 complaints to NHTSA and 1 YouTube video: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.
Which Jeep Wrangler years report this failure most?
In complaints to NHTSA, owners of the 2024 (49), 2014 (19) Jeep Wrangler named it most. Raw counts, not a failure rate.
Sources: NHTSA owner complaints and YouTube videos (amounts said out loud), sorted by The Lemon Index. Owner reports, not a price quote. Costs vary by shop and region.