Fourth generation · JL · 2018–present
2021Jeep Wrangler
The current Wrangler, lighter and more refined, later adding the 4xe plug-in hybrid (2021) and the V8 Rubicon 392 (2021) at the top of the range.
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This page covers the whole 2021 Jeep Wrangler model year. Choose your task first; exact trims and engines are separated where the factory offered different versions.
Documented lineup
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Start with a family, body style, or engine. Every card opens the facts and maintenance information for that factory version.
Exact factory pairings documentedHow this lineup was verified
These source-backed records identify published body, engine, and transmission combinations. Exact pairings do not by themselves assert that every factory option or special edition is represented.
Wrangler — 3.6L Pentastar V6, 6-speed manual
- Body
- 2-door removable-top SUV
- Engine
- 3.6L Pentastar V6
- Gearbox
- 6-speed manual
- Built
- Regular production
Wrangler — 3.6L Pentastar V6, 8-speed automatic
- Body
- 2-door removable-top SUV
- Engine
- 3.6L Pentastar V6
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- Built
- Regular production
Wrangler Unlimited — 3.6L Pentastar V6, 6-speed manual
- Body
- 4-door removable-top SUV (Unlimited)
- Engine
- 3.6L Pentastar V6
- Gearbox
- 6-speed manual
- Built
- Regular production
Wrangler Unlimited — 3.6L Pentastar V6, 8-speed automatic
- Body
- 4-door removable-top SUV (Unlimited)
- Engine
- 3.6L Pentastar V6
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- Built
- Regular production
Wrangler — 2.0L turbocharged inline-four, 8-speed automatic
- Body
- 2-door removable-top SUV
- Engine
- 2.0L turbocharged inline-four
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- Built
- Regular production
Wrangler Unlimited — 2.0L turbocharged inline-four, 8-speed automatic
- Body
- 4-door removable-top SUV (Unlimited)
- Engine
- 2.0L turbocharged inline-four
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- Built
- Regular production
Wrangler Unlimited — 3.0L EcoDiesel V6 (Unlimited), 8-speed automatic
- Body
- 4-door removable-top SUV (Unlimited)
- Engine
- 3.0L EcoDiesel V6 (Unlimited)
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- Built
- Regular production
Wrangler Unlimited 4xe — 2.0L turbo plug-in hybrid (4xe Unlimited), 8-speed automatic
- Body
- 4-door removable-top SUV (Unlimited)
- Engine
- 2.0L turbo plug-in hybrid (4xe Unlimited)
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- Built
- Regular production
Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon 392 — 6.4L HEMI V8 (Rubicon 392 Unlimited), 8-speed automatic
- Body
- 4-door removable-top SUV (Unlimited)
- Engine
- 6.4L HEMI V8 (Rubicon 392 Unlimited)
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- Built
- Regular production
No factory configuration matches those filters.
The 2021 model year
Overview
The 2021 Jeep Wrangler was a U.S.-market JL offered with 3.6L Pentastar V6, 2.0L turbocharged inline-four, 3.0L EcoDiesel V6 (Unlimited), 2.0L turbo plug-in hybrid (4xe Unlimited), 6.4L HEMI V8 (Rubicon 392 Unlimited). Factory transmission choices were 6-speed manual (3.6L) or 8-speed automatic.
Specifications
- Engines
- 3.6L Pentastar V6
- 2.0L turbocharged inline-four
- 3.0L EcoDiesel V6 (Unlimited)
- 2.0L turbo plug-in hybrid (4xe Unlimited)
- 6.4L HEMI V8 (Rubicon 392 Unlimited)
- Transmissions
- 6-speed manual (3.6L), 8-speed automatic
- Body styles
- 2-door removable-top SUV, 4-door removable-top SUV (Unlimited)
Year over year
What changed
- The electrified 4xe and V8 Rubicon 392 expanded the JL powertrain range for 2021.
Worth knowing
Notable
- This record uses the 2021 U.S. powertrain and body-style range rather than borrowing a neighboring model year.
Living with it
Reliability & ownership notes
- For a 2021 Wrangler, inspect frame and body corrosion, steering/suspension wear, four-wheel-drive operation, modifications and service history; verify engine and transmission by VIN before ordering parts.
- Check the VIN in NHTSA's recall lookup for unrepaired safety recalls.
Maintenance & service parts
Keep your 2021 Wrangler on the road
Start with the service interval, then match the engine or exact version you own. Order links appear only when a catalog-backed part number is available, and every listing still needs a fitment check.
Service desk
What this car needs & when
Use this as a service-planning checklist for 2021 Jeep Wrangler. Start with the interval, confirm which engine or configuration you have, then use an exact ordering reference when one is verified.
- Service topics
- 7
- Factory intervals
- 7
- Fitment-scoped
- 7
- Exact references
- 1
Before orderingIdentify your engine, options and build date.Part numbers and sizes can change within one model year. Shopping links appear only for catalog-backed references; still verify the listing against your vehicle before ordering.
Engine oil and filter
Exact reference available
Follow the automatic oil-change indicator. B6-B20 biodiesel shortens the diesel ceiling to 8,000 miles or 6 months.
Source: Jeep — 2021 Wrangler Owner's Manual · Owner's Manual pages 296-300 and Hybrid Supplement pages 52-54 · checked
2.0L and 3.6L gasoline
Source: Jeep — 2021 Wrangler Owner's Manual · Owner's Manual pages 296-297 — gasoline schedule · checked
3.0L EcoDiesel
Source: Jeep — 2021 Wrangler Owner's Manual · Owner's Manual pages 299-300 — diesel schedule · checked
2.0L 4xe
Source: Jeep / Mopar — 2021 Wrangler 4xe Hybrid Supplement · Hybrid Supplement pages 52-53 — scheduled servicing · checked
3.6L Pentastar V6 — cataloged oil-filter fitment
WIX lists WL10010 for this Wrangler 3.6L year; this establishes fitment only, not a service interval.
Source: WIX Filters — WL10010 application catalog · Jeep Wrangler application row — 2014–2027, V6 3.6L 3600cc · checked
Verified ordering references
- Validated equivalentWIX WL10010
Qty. 1 · Engine lubricating-oil filter · catalog-listed
Cataloged for the 2021 Wrangler 3.6L Pentastar V6; confirm VIN and installed engine before ordering.
Catalog: WIX Filters — WL10010 application catalog · Jeep Wrangler application row — 2014–2027, V6 3.6L 3600cc · checked
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2.0L turbocharged inline-four — cataloged oil-filter fitment
WIX lists 57060 for this Wrangler 2.0L year; this establishes fitment only, not a service interval.
Source: WIX Filters — 57060 application catalog · Jeep Wrangler application row — 2018–2025, L4 2.0L 2000cc · checked
Verified ordering references
- Validated equivalentWIX 57060
Qty. 1 · Engine lubricating-oil filter · catalog-listed
Cataloged for the 2021 Wrangler 2.0L turbocharged inline-four; confirm VIN and installed engine before ordering.
Catalog: WIX Filters — 57060 application catalog · Jeep Wrangler application row — 2018–2025, L4 2.0L 2000cc · checked
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6.4L HEMI V8 — cataloged oil-filter fitment
WIX lists 57060 for the 2021–2025 Wrangler 6.4L row; this establishes fitment only, not a service interval.
Source: WIX Filters — 57060 application catalog · Jeep Wrangler application row — 2021–2025, V8 6.4L 6424cc · checked
Verified ordering references
- Validated equivalentWIX 57060
Qty. 1 · Engine lubricating-oil filter · catalog-listed
Cataloged for the 2021 Wrangler 6.4L HEMI V8; confirm VIN and installed engine before ordering.
Catalog: WIX Filters — 57060 application catalog · Jeep Wrangler application row — 2021–2025, V8 6.4L 6424cc · checked
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3.0L EcoDiesel V6 — cataloged oil-filter fitment
WIX lists WL10614 for the 2020–2023 Wrangler 3.0L row; this establishes fitment only, not a service interval.
Source: WIX Filters — WL10614 application catalog · Jeep Wrangler application row — 2020–2023, V6 3.0L 3000cc · checked
Verified ordering references
- Validated equivalentWIX WL10614
Qty. 1 · Engine lubricating-oil filter · catalog-listed
Cataloged for the 2021 Wrangler 3.0L EcoDiesel V6; confirm VIN and installed engine before ordering.
Catalog: WIX Filters — WL10614 application catalog · Jeep Wrangler application row — 2020–2023, V6 3.0L 3000cc · checked
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Engine air-cleaner filter
Sourced interval available
Source: Jeep — 2021 Wrangler Owner's Manual · Owner's Manual pages 297 and 300; Hybrid Supplement page 54 — air-filter rows · checked
Cabin air filter
Sourced interval available
Source: Jeep — 2021 Wrangler Owner's Manual · Owner's Manual pages 297 and 300; Hybrid Supplement page 54 — cabin-filter rows · checked
Spark plugs
Sourced interval available
2.0L gasoline and 4xe
Source: Jeep — 2021 Wrangler Owner's Manual · Owner's Manual page 298 and Hybrid Supplement page 54 — 2.0L rows · checked
3.6L Pentastar V6
Source: Jeep — 2021 Wrangler Owner's Manual · Owner's Manual page 298 — 3.6L row · checked
Engine, power-electronics and high-voltage-battery coolant
Sourced interval available
Source: Jeep — 2021 Wrangler Owner's Manual · Owner's Manual pages 298 and 300; Hybrid Supplement page 54 — coolant rows · checked
Diesel fuel filter / water separator
Sourced interval available
Replace and drain at every diesel oil service.
Source: Jeep — 2021 Wrangler Owner's Manual · Owner's Manual pages 299-300 — diesel fuel-filter requirement · checked
Accessory drive belt(s)
Sourced interval available
Source: Jeep — 2021 Wrangler Owner's Manual · Owner's Manual page 300 — accessory-drive-belt row · checked
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Bed & cargo
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Bumpers & armor
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Interior protection
All-weather floor liners
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