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Jeep Wrangler fuel consumption

Of all Jeep Wrangler modifications produced from 1987 to 2021 real fuel consumption according to user ratings is approximately 18% higher compared to advertised consumption. For petrol engines real consumption is in average 15% higher, but for diesel engines is approximately 20% higher. Starting from 1990 Jeep Wrangler average difference between actual owner-reported fuel consumption and stated consumption was similar to average, at 1996 it was significantly higher than average, at 2003 difference became slightly above industry average and finally at 2012 difference between owner-reported and advertised fuel economy became less than industry average. It is noteworthy during this period that the gap between advertised and actual fuel economy changed significantly throughout the automotive industry. For more details, see the table below.

Year-to-year deviations of actual owner-reported average fuel consumption from advertised values

YearGasoline carsDiesel cars
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1990+5%+6% +5%-
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1991+5%+6% +4%-
1992+5%+6% +2%-
1993+5%+6% +3%-
1994+6%+5% +3%-
1995+5%+5% +2%-
1996+4%+10% +2%-
1997+3%+13% +3%-
1998+3%+13% +4%-
1999+3%+13% +5%-
2000+4%+13% +5%-
2001+5%+13% +6%-
2002+6%+12% +7%-
2003+6%+10% +8%-
2004+7%+10% +9%-
2005+8%+10% +10%-
2006+9%+10% +11%-
2007+11%+16% +12%+21%
2008+12%+19% +13%+21%
2009+14%+19% +14%+21%
2010+16%+19% +16%+21%
2011+19%+19% +19%+21%
2012+21%+18% +23%+20%
2013+23%+25% +27%+21%
2014+26%+25% +30%+21%
2015+27%+25% +33%+21%
2016+28%+25% +36%+21%
2017+28%+23% +38%+21%
2018+28%+20% +39%-
2019+27%+20% +37%-
2020+27%+20% +36%-
2021+26%+20% +37%-

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For detailed fuel economy data, including advertised versus real-world fuel consumption and consumption differences between different engines and transmissions.

Jeep Wrangler 2017 JL fuel economy Jeep Wrangler 2012 - 2017 JK fuel economy Jeep Wrangler 2007 - 2012 JK fuel economy Jeep Wrangler 2002 - 2007 TJ fuel economy Jeep Wrangler 1996 - 2002 TJ fuel economy Jeep Wrangler 1987 - 1996 YJ fuel economy
User-reported fuel consumption may not accurately represent all users' experiences due to variables such as driving conditions, driving style, technical condition of the vehicle, and other circumstances. Thus, it should not be relied upon as a representative indicator.