Jeep Gladiator — model-year timeline & key facts
Published · Researched 2026-09-21
Compiled from the Jeep Gladiator deep-research dossier; researched 2026-09-21. UNVERIFIED flags from the source research are preserved verbatim.
Key facts
| Powertrain | 3.6L V6 |
|---|---|
| Power | 285 |
| 0–100 km/h | 8.0 |
| New price US | 38830 |
| New price EU | N/A |
| New price CN | N/A |
| Used price signal | 2024 gas V6 ~$40k used |
| Value call | Buy 2024+ gas V6 automatic; confirm cluster recall done |
| Sweet-spot year | 2024 |
| Years to avoid | 2020-2021; EcoDiesel 2021-2023 undocumented; affected manual-clutch VINs |
| Reliability flag | AMBER |
| Biggest risk | Death wobble/steering wander; dead Marelli instrument clusters; EcoDiesel fuel and EGR failures |
| Community verdict | Most fun midsize truck, most homework attached |
Model-year timeline 2021–2026
| Year | Generation / changes / reliability / used prices |
|---|---|
| 2021 | — |
| 2022 | — |
| 2023 | — |
| 2024 | — |
| 2025 | — |
| 2026 | — |
Sweet-spot year: 2024
Years to skip: 2020-2021; EcoDiesel 2021-2023 undocumented; affected manual-clutch VINs