Jeep Wagoneer (2025)

Mike Quincy is broadly positive about the Jeep Wagoneer, especially its smooth, powerful Hurricane twin-turbo inline-six. He praises the quiet, comfortable cabin, supportive seats, upscale materials, composed ride, spacious third row, and useful cargo area, while noting the engine feels more refined than the outgoing V8. Still, this is an expensive, enormous SUV with clumsy touch controls, confusing cruise-control buttons, difficult parking, and disappointing braking distances. Its four-wheel-drive system suits boat launches and rough roads better than serious off-roading. Overall, Quincy views it as a polished, comfortable cruise ship, but not exceptional value at roughly $82,000.

Ryan Daiff is highly impressed by the 2025 Jeep Wagoneer Overland, especially its comfort, power, and capable traction systems. The Hurricane inline-six feels smooth and quick, reaching 60 mph in 5.66 seconds, while air suspension, low range, a rear locker, and excellent brake-based traction control make family-oriented off-roading surprisingly effective. He also praises the spacious cabin and easy road manners. Still, the Wagoneer’s independent suspension lacks articulation, the side steps are vulnerable, trail-camera functionality seems incomplete, glossy trim and inconsistent controls raise quality concerns, and depreciation worries him. He would lease one, but would not buy it over a Toyota Land Cruiser.

Car Confections is strongly impressed by the Wagoneer’s capabilities and refinement. The new 3.0-liter Hurricane twin-turbo inline-six brings 420 horsepower, strong low-end torque, smooth acceleration, and a quieter, more sophisticated experience than the outgoing Hemi. The spacious cabin, exceptionally comfortable third row, upscale materials, useful technology, and 10,000-pound towing capacity are major strengths. Ride quality is notably good with the available air suspension, and fuel economy improves over comparable powertrains. The main drawback is price: this Series II costs about $85,000 and can exceed key rivals, making value the central reservation despite an enthusiastic overall assessment.

Ben Hardy is cautiously positive about the 2025 Jeep Wagoneer, calling it exceptionally comfortable and smooth when everything works properly. He praises its spacious three-row cabin, strong Hurricane inline-six, refined driving experience, and value versus the Grand Wagoneer. However, reported oil and turbo leaks, electrical glitches, climate-control failures, and early power-steering or braking problems temper his confidence, especially in 2022–2023 models. His practical advice is to choose a newer Wagoneer with fewer electronic options—particularly the Carbide—unless off-road capability justifies the Overland package. Overall, he views it as an appealing luxury family SUV, but one best bought selectively.

Gearbox Car Reviews is highly impressed by the 2025 Jeep Wagoneer, calling it a favorite among recent $80,000-plus SUVs. The reviewer praises its spacious, comfortable seven- or eight-passenger cabin, strong Hurricane inline-six performance, excellent ride—especially with the available air suspension—and useful towing and family-friendly features. Adaptive cruise and lane management work well, while the flat cargo floor and genuinely usable third row stand out. Still, its roughly 13-mpg observed economy, noticeable road and wind noise, limited keyless access, frustrating touch controls, and absent digital mirror or massage seats keep it from feeling fully luxurious. Overall, it earns a strong recommendation.

JB Reviews is clearly positive about the Jeep Wagoneer, despite meaningful early reliability frustrations. After a year and 12,000 miles, the owners praise its spacious, comfortable cabin, genuinely usable third row, abundant storage, intuitive screens, camera washer, heated and ventilated seats, and surprisingly good real-world fuel economy. Recalls—including a short seat-wiring harness and steering-wheel memory issue—were annoying and kept them from buying another immediately, but both owners would still consider a Wagoneer once initial production glitches are resolved. Their unusual ownership perspective is reassuring: they prefer it to comparably equipped Tahoe or Yukon models.

Chris G is highly impressed by the 2025 Jeep Wagoneer’s performance, refinement, and family practicality, but strongly rejects its new-car pricing. He praises the Hurricane twin-turbo inline-six for feeling remarkably quick, returning nearly 23 mpg, while the composed suspension, exceptionally quiet cabin, spacious third row, power-folding seats, and upscale materials outperform his expectations—even compared with his Rivian and a Range Rover. Still, piano-black trim, an unpolished Uconnect system, undersized screen, finicky climate controls, unreliable tailgate, and awkward rotary shifter frustrate him. His verdict is enthusiastic only at a steep used discount, not at roughly $75,000–$80,000 new.

EastCoastJeepSRT is highly enthusiastic about the Wagoneer after driving it more than 6,500 miles cross-country. He praises its exceptional cargo flexibility, comfort, adaptive cruise control, highway composure, and ability to handle dirt and gravel trails, calling space and comfort 10/10. Fuel economy was acceptable but variable, typically ranging from the high 17s to around 20 mpg, while the SUV’s huge dimensions created parking-garage and narrow-trail challenges. His main complaint is buggy Uconnect GPS software. Even so, he is trading up—not away—to a longer Wagoneer because he loves it and wants more space and newer driver-assistance features.

Joe Raiti is highly enthusiastic about the 2025 Jeep Wagoneer Overland Edition, calling it an impressive full-size overlanding SUV. He praises its commanding design, increased ground clearance, steel skid plates, Quadra-Lift air suspension, Falcon Wildpeak all-terrain tires, capable four-wheel-drive hardware, and exceptionally spacious, comfortable cabin. The abundant cameras, off-road pages, passenger power, and cargo versatility particularly impress him. His criticisms are minor: some unnecessary fake vent trim, stick-on hood lettering, glossy black surfaces, and expected road noise from the tires. Although this auto-show first look cannot verify driving or towing performance, Raiti clearly sees the Wagoneer as a compelling Tahoe Z71 alternative.

Barry from CTech Review is highly enthusiastic about the 2025 Jeep Wagoneer, calling it phenomenal and a vehicle he’d buy immediately. He praises its smooth Hurricane inline-six, excellent ZF eight-speed pairing, strong towing hardware, premium cabin, comfortable adult-friendly third row, practical open passage between second-row seats, and surprisingly agile, quiet road manners. His real-world testing returned 20.1 mpg on a mixed loop and 15.4 mpg over 71 miles, comparable to his Navigator. Although fuel economy remains ordinary and the $84,335 test vehicle is expensive, discounts make the Wagoneer especially compelling.

Jason is broadly positive about the Jeep Wagoneer, especially its quiet cabin, reassuring rear climate setup, and pleasing Hemi V8 sound. His hands-on Series I Carbide had only about 600 miles, so he couldn’t verify every reported issue, but he discusses leather-seat separation, failing power running boards, and check-engine warnings that can trigger limp mode on earlier builds. He considers the fixed steps a fortunate choice and believes software updates resolve many warning-light problems. Overall, the Wagoneer seems solid to him, though buyers should investigate build-specific reliability concerns.