2020 Jeep Wrangler

midsize SUV / 2-door SUV

Crash avoidance & mitigation

Headlights
Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle
Optional system
Superior
Front crash prevention: pedestrian (day)
Not available

Other available safety features

  • Optional blind spot detection

Key

  • G
    Good
  • A
    Acceptable
  • M
    Marginal
  • P
    Poor
  • Superior
  • Advanced
  • Basic

Some ratings use a scale of Poor to Good. Others range from Basic to Superior.

Headlights

Ratings are given for 2 different headlight variations available on this vehicle.

Trim level(s)

  • Rubicon trim equipped with LED Lighting Group package
  • Sport trim equipped with LED Headlamp and Fog Lamp package
Low-beam headlight typeLED projector
High-beam headlight typeLED projector
Curve-adaptive?No
High-beam assist?No
Overall rating
Distance at which headlights provide at least 5 lux illumination:
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Low beams
On the straightaway, visibility was fair on the left side of the road and inadequate on the right side. On curves, visibility was good on both right curves, fair on the sharp left curve and inadequate on the gradual left curve.

The low beams created some glare.

High beams
On the straightaway, visibility was inadequate on both sides of the road. On curves, visibility was fair on both right curves and inadequate on both left curves.

Technical measurements for this test
Trim level(s)
  • Rubicon trim equipped with LED Lighting Group package
  • Sport trim equipped with LED Headlamp and Fog Lamp package
Low-beam headlight type LED projector
High-beam headlight type LED projector
Curve-adaptive? No
High-beam assist? No
Overall rating
Applies to 2018-24 models
LOW BEAMS Average minimum useful
illumination distance (5 lux)
Amount glare
exceeded threshold
Straightaway right edge 75.6 m None
Straightaway left edge 48.4 m None
250m radius right curve, right edge 65.9 m None
250m radius left curve, left edge 47.8 m 22.3%
150m radius right curve, right edge 56.9 m None
150m radius left curve, right edge 48.0 m 8.7%
HIGH BEAMS Average minimum useful
illumination distance (5 lux)
Straightaway right edge 101.6 m
Straightaway left edge 98.2 m
250m radius right curve, right edge 66.5 m
250m radius left curve, left edge 55.6 m
150m radius right curve, right edge 56.0 m
150m radius left curve, left edge 50.2 m

Trim level(s)

  • Sport trim
  • Rubicon trim
Low-beam headlight typeHalogen reflector
High-beam headlight typeHalogen reflector
Curve-adaptive?No
High-beam assist?No
Overall rating
Distance at which headlights provide at least 5 lux illumination:
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Low beams
On the straightaway, visibility was inadequate on both sides of the road. On curves, visibility was inadequate in all 4 tests.

The low beams never exceeded glare limits.

High beams
On the straightaway, visibility was fair on the right side of the road and inadequate on the left side. On curves, visibility was inadequate in all 4 tests.

Technical measurements for this test
Trim level(s)
  • Sport trim
  • Rubicon trim
Low-beam headlight type Halogen reflector
High-beam headlight type Halogen reflector
Curve-adaptive? No
High-beam assist? No
Overall rating
Applies to 2018-24 models
LOW BEAMS Average minimum useful
illumination distance (5 lux)
Amount glare
exceeded threshold
Straightaway right edge 75.1 m None
Straightaway left edge 42.1 m None
250m radius right curve, right edge 44.9 m None
250m radius left curve, left edge 41.3 m None
150m radius right curve, right edge 38.3 m None
150m radius left curve, left edge 37.3 m None
HIGH BEAMS Average minimum useful
illumination distance (5 lux)
Straightaway right edge 134.4 m
Straightaway left edge 81.3 m
250m radius right curve, right edge 51.6 m
250m radius left curve, left edge 54.4 m
150m radius right curve, right edge 43.3 m
150m radius left curve, left edge 43.4 m

About the headlight evaluation

Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle

System details

  • Optional Full Speed Forward Collision Warning Plus

Package name

  • Optional Advanced Safety Group

Overall evaluation

Applies to 2018-23 models

Superior
Superior
with optional equipment
  • This system meets the requirements for forward collision warning.
  • In the 12 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision.
  • In the 25 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision.

About the original front crash prevention test