P0016 on Jeep vehicles The crankshaft and camshaft are not where they should be relative to each other — timing, chain or phaser
P0016 is named on 7 Jeep model years (2018–2025): 10 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across Renegade, Compass.
Which Jeep model years name P0016
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Jeep Renegade | Electrical System | 4 | — |
| 2025 Jeep Compass | Engine | 1 | — |
| 2024 Jeep Compass | Engine | 1 | — |
| 2023 Jeep Compass | Engine | 1 | — |
| 2023 Jeep Renegade | Engine | 1 | — |
| 2022 Jeep Compass | Engine | 1 | — |
| 2022 Jeep Renegade | Engine | 1 | — |
A model year is listed because the code is named in its own record — a bulletin filed against it, or an owner’s complaint about it — not because every one of these vehicles sets it. Counts are documents in NHTSA’s files, not failure rates.
Jeep filings that name P0016
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsBulletins and campaigns Jeep filed with NHTSA whose summary names P0016. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.
- 18-043-19 Service bulletin2019-05-11 · Power Train — Automatic Transmission — Control Module (Tcm/Pcm/Tecm)
- Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Update This bulletin involves reprogramming the PCM with the latest software. Customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. Upon further investigation the technician may find that one or more of the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) have been set:P0456 - EVAP System Small Leak. P0340 - Camshaft Position Sensor Circuit - B
- 18-054-20 Service bulletin2020-07-25 · Electrical System
- Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates This bulletin involves reprogramming the PCM with the latest software. Customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. Upon further investigation the technician may find that one or more of the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) have been set:P0456 - EVAP System Small Leak. P0340 - Camshaft Position Sensor Circuit -
- 1805420 Service bulletin2020-07-25 · Electrical System
- Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates This bulletin involves reprogramming the PCM with the latest software. Customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. Upon further investigation the technician may find that one or more of the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) have been set:P0456 - EVAP System Small Leak. P0340 - Camshaft Position Sensor Circuit -
- 09-011-26 Service bulletin2026-06-06 · Engine
- Not applicable to vehicles built for US market. ENGINE – 1.5 GSE T4 MHEV - Malfunction Indication Light (MIL) P0016 Customers must experience a MIL illumination and the vehicle must exhibit/set the following Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC): ● P0016 - Crankshaft/camshaft Timing Misalignment - Bank 1 Sensor 1. Check the trouble codes in the Engine Control Unit (ECU). Apply this document if the trouble
What P0016 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIThe crankshaft and camshaft are not where they should be relative to each other — timing, chain or phaser.
A stored code names the test that failed, never the part that caused it. The record above is what Jeep and its owners have filed about it; the code’s page across every make has the whole file.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardIs P0016 a known problem on Jeep vehicles?
It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 10 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports naming P0016 on 7 Jeep model years (2018–2025). Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count — but a bulletin that names the code on your model year is the place to start.
Which Jeep models does P0016 appear on most?
2018 Renegade (4 documents), 2025 Compass (1 document), 2024 Compass (1 document).
Does P0016 on a Jeep mean it is recalled?
No. Recalls are filed by campaign and matched by VIN; no recall is triggered by a scan tool. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or open the model year's page here for the campaigns filed against it.