Stellantis stretched the Wagoneer name across two wildly different products, and only one deserves consideration. The gas-powered version is a spacious three-row hauler with a strong turbo six and genuinely comfortable highway manners, think of it as a Tahoe alternative that trades GM's proven reliability for slightly nicer interior materials and Stellantis's signature electrical quirks. You'll deal with infotainment freezes and the occasional dead battery, but it'll get your family where they're going. The Wagoneer S electric variant is a different animal entirely: owners report repeated 12V auxiliary battery failures that strand the vehicle mid-drive, documented unintended acceleration incidents, and dealer networks that can't fix the problems. Several are pursuing lemon law buybacks, and Stellantis paused US production until 2027. If you need three rows and can stomach the depreciation hit, the gas Wagoneer works, just budget for electrical gremlins. Skip the Wagoneer S entirely.
Toyota built a reputation on the 2008-2022 Sequoia's unkillable 5.7L V8, owners routinely cruise past 300k miles on oil changes alone, and one just hit 500k before needing spark plugs. The 2023 redesign looks sharp and the 437-hp hybrid hauls hard, but the cargo area is a mess: the battery placement means the third row won't fold flat, leaving you with a stepped floor where the Tahoe gives you actual usable space. The twin-turbo V6 is unproven long-term, fuel economy still hovers around 16 mpg, and you're paying $75k+ for the privilege. If you need three-row towing muscle and don't mind dated tech, hunt down a clean second-gen and enjoy bulletproof engineering. If you want the new one, load it with your actual gear first, that weird tiered trunk might be a dealbreaker, and at this price the American competition suddenly looks reasonable.