Reliability & cost of ownership
Spartan Gladiator Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Spartan Gladiator? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars where on file — then open the year you're shopping for its AI reliability outlook where NHTSA has enough data.
Spartan Gladiator problems by model year
346 recall entries and 4 owner complaints on file across 26 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Gladiator | 7 | 1 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2019 Gladiator | 14 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2018 Gladiator | 13 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2017 Gladiator | 15 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2016 Gladiator | 14 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2015 Gladiator | 26 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2014 Gladiator | 28 | 2 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2013 Gladiator | 29 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2012 Gladiator | 24 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2011 Gladiator | 26 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2010 Gladiator | 29 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2009 Gladiator | 23 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2008 Gladiator | 21 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2007 Gladiator | 16 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2006 Gladiator | 12 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2005 Gladiator | 9 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2004 Gladiator | 8 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2003 Gladiator | 3 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2002 Gladiator | 5 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2001 Gladiator | 4 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2000 Gladiator | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 1999 Gladiator | 3 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 1998 Gladiator | 4 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 1997 Gladiator | 4 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 1996 Gladiator | 4 | 1 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 1995 Gladiator | 4 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Spartan Gladiator, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- seats1 complaint
- electrical system1 complaint
- equipment1 complaint
- structure1 complaint
- visibility/wiper1 complaint