Compare the2025 Honda PrologueVS 2025 Jeep Wagoneer S

The Honda Prologue has standard driver and front passenger side knee airbags mounted low on the dashboard. These airbags helps prevent the driver and front passenger from sliding under their seatbelts or the main frontal airbags; this keeps them better positioned during a collision for maximum protection. Knee airbags also help keep the legs from striking the dashboard, preventing knee and leg injuries in the case of a serious frontal collision. The Wagoneer S doesn’t offer a front passenger side knee airbag.

In a Vehicle-to-Vehicle Frontal Crash Prevention 2.0 test conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), the Honda Prologue achieved a “Good” rating - the highest possible - for its performance in forward collision warning and automatic braking systems, demonstrating its excellent capabilities in preventing collisions. The Jeep Wagoneer S has not been tested.

Full-time four-wheel drive is available on the Prologue. Full-time four-wheel drive gives added traction for safety in all conditions, not just off-road, like the only system available on the Wagoneer S.

Both the Prologue and Wagoneer S have rear cross-traffic warning, but the Prologue has Rear Cross Traffic Braking (automatically applies the brakes) to better prevent a collision when backing near traffic. The Wagoneer S’ Rear Cross Path Detection doesn’t automatically brake.

Both the Prologue and the Wagoneer S have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, driver knee airbags, side-impact head airbags, front and rear seatbelt pretensioners, height adjustable front shoulder belts, four-wheel antilock brakes, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, daytime running lights, lane departure warning systems, blind spot warning systems, rearview cameras, rear cross-path warning and available around view monitors.

J.D. Power and Associates’ 2024 Initial Quality Study of new car owners surveyed provide the statistics that show that Honda vehicles are better in initial quality than Jeep vehicles. J.D. Power ranks Honda above average in initial quality. With 19 more problems per 100 vehicles, Jeep is rated below average.

From surveys of all its subscribers, Consumer Reports’ March 2025 Auto Issue reports that Honda vehicles are more reliable than Jeep vehicles. Consumer Reports ranks Honda fourth in overall reliability. Jeep is ranked 19th.

On the EPA test cycle the Prologue gets better mileage than the Wagoneer S:

The Prologue can travel longer on a full charge than the Wagoneer S on a full charge:

For better traction, the Prologue has larger standard tires than the Wagoneer S (255/60R19 vs. 235/50R20). The Prologue Elite’s tires are larger than the largest tires available on the Wagoneer S (275/45R21 vs. 235/50R20).

The Prologue Elite’s tires provide better handling because they have a lower 45 series profile (height to width ratio) that provides a stiffer sidewall than the Wagoneer S’ 50 series tires.

For better ride, handling and brake cooling the Prologue Elite has standard 21-inch wheels. The Wagoneer S’ largest wheels are only 20-inches.

The Honda Prologue’s wheels have 6 lugs for longer wheel bearing life, less chance of rotor warping and greater strength. The Jeep Wagoneer S only has 5 wheel lugs per wheel.

Having a flat tire is dangerous, inconvenient and expensive. The self-sealing tires available on the Prologue can automatically seal most punctures up to 3/16 of an inch, effectively preventing most flat tires. The Wagoneer S doesn’t offer self-sealing tires.

For a smoother ride and more stable handling, the Prologue’s wheelbase is 8.8 inches longer than on the Wagoneer S (121.8 inches vs. 113 inches).

For better handling and stability, the track (width between the wheels) on the Prologue is 1.7 inches wider in the front and 1.8 inches wider in the rear than on the Wagoneer S.

For greater off-road capability the Prologue has a 1.7 inches greater minimum ground clearance than the Wagoneer S (8.1 vs. 6.4 inches), allowing the Prologue to travel over rougher terrain without being stopped or damaged.

The Honda Prologue may be more efficient, handle and accelerate better because it weighs about 450 to 750 pounds less than the Jeep Wagoneer S.

The Prologue has 12.2 cubic feet more passenger volume than the Wagoneer S (111.7 vs. 99.5).

The Prologue has 1.6 inches more front headroom, .1 inches more front legroom, 2.2 inches more front hip room, 2 inches more front shoulder room, .7 inches more rear headroom and 1.4 inches more rear legroom than the Wagoneer S.

A standard locking glovebox keeps your small valuables safer in the Prologue. The Wagoneer S doesn’t offer locking storage for small valuables.

If the windows are left open on the Prologue the driver can close them all from a distance using the remote. On a hot day the driver can also lower the windows the same way. The driver of the Wagoneer S can only close the windows from inside the vehicle, with the ignition on.

The Prologue is available in both front-wheel drive and four-wheel drive configurations. The Wagoneer S doesn’t offer a two-wheel drive configuration.