Con: Lane Keep Assist Doesn’t

Our Wagoneer’s lane keep assist system is lackluster, as well. For starters, the system feels tuned for a far smaller vehicle, and it frequently scolds us by tugging at the wheel when we’re dead center in a lane. Sometimes these corrections even send the Jeep drifting outside the lane. Arrow-straight interstates aren’t any easier for our Wagoneer’s setup, as the Jeep likes to ping-pong between lane markers and never tracks truly straight. The system is thankfully easy to defeat via a haptic touch button on the center stack.

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Con: Flimsy Cargo Cover

Just look at it. Designed to fold up and stash underneath the cargo floor, the cover is flimsy and easily dislodged from the walls of the cargo area and the two headrest posts it mounts on. It very much feels like an afterthought.

More on Our Long-Term Jeep Wagoneer Series II 4x4:

Can This Big Jeep Handle Big Jobs?

The Good and Bad From Our Wagoneer’s 3 Rows

Going Gas-Backwards From an EV to Our New Jeep

Family Life in the Jeep Wagoneer

Beats Flying!

MotorTrend's 2023 Jeep Wagoneer Series II 4x4
SERVICE LIFE	11 mo/17,583 mi
BASE/AS TESTED PRICE	$71,695/$82,840
OPTIONS	Advanced All-Terrain Group ($2,595: 3.92:1 rear axle ratio, 18-inch off-road wheels with all-terrain tires, tow hooks, electronic rear limited-slip differential, air suspension, two-speed transfer case, skidplates); Rear Seat Entertainment Group ($2,595: two 10.1-inch rear screens with Amazon Fire TV); Premium Group ($2,495: cargo mat and shade, tri-pane panoramic sunroof, stowable roof-rail crossbars); Front Passenger Interactive Display ($1,695); Heavy-Duty Trailer-Tow package ($1,070: trailer brake control, trailer hitch zoom, heavy-duty engine cooling); River Rock exterior paint ($695)
EPA CTY/HWY/CMB FUEL ECON; CMB RANGE	16/26/19 mpg; 504 miles
AVERAGE FUEL ECON	16.3 mpg
ENERGY COST PER MILE	$0.32
MAINTENANCE AND WEAR	$156.79 (5/24: 10K-mile service including an oil/filter change, tire rotation, and inspection; $156.79)
DAMAGES	None
DAYS OUT OF SERVICE/WITHOUT LOANER	None
DELIGHTS	Watching our average fuel economy slowly creep up the past few months.
ANNOYANCES	The rear wiper doesn’t always return home after use; it also sometimes doesn’t turn off when we ask it too.
RECALLS	None