2017 Jeep Compass engine problems
71 of the 229 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the 2017 Jeep Compass name the engine (NHTSA’s “Engine” heading — the engine and its cooling system). Filed under the same heading: 41 manufacturer bulletins. Every figure below is a document in a federal file, linked; none is a failure rate, and none is a verdict on any one car.
What owners filed about the engine
Source: NHTSA complaint database1 of the 71 reports a crash · 0 a fire · 0 injuries. Self-reported, unverified.
Filed per year: 2017: 2 · 2018: 6 · 2019: 23 · 2020: 16 · 2021: 4 · 2022: 4 · 2023: 9 · 2024: 1 · 2025: 4 · 2026: 2
Half of the 46 owners who gave an odometer reading reported the engine problem between 14,000 and 51,000 miles. A median of reports, not the life of a part.
229 complaints in all about the 2017 Jeep Compass, 2 filed in 2026. The whole picture, every system →
Counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many of these were sold; nothing here is a rate. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so “Engine” means the same area of the vehicle, not one fault.
Across model years: Jeep Compass engine problems, every year on file →
In owners’ own words
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseFiled with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, about the engine. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed; unverified reports — what was said, not a finding that it was true.
On saturday, 10/5/19 while driving vehicle for only a minute and making a right turn, the oil light came on (oil pressure low) and then turned off. I then stopped my vehicle and waited about an hour before checking the oil and it was down almost 2 1/2 quarts. This is only after approximately 3,200 miles since the last oil change.
The contact owns a 2017 Jeep Compass. The contact stated that the vehicle burned excessive oil. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 21,008
On 6.22.2019 I purchased a Jeep Compass certified. I had the Jeep for 10 days before the Jeep will no longer start. The Jeep had to be towed to the nearest Jeep dealership. The diagnosis is that the jeep's timper is no longer working.
The vehical (2017 Jeep Compass trailhawk) automatically shut down and inhaled the parking break while the car was in motion on a busy street without any indication of an issue by the dashboard. The vehical took several attempts to turn back on.
The contact owns a 2017 Jeep Compass. On several occasions, while driving 50 MPH, the vehicle sputtered and shut off. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided case number: 52481054. The approximate failure mileage was 6,000
What is on file about the engine
Source: NHTSA recalls, investigations and manufacturer communications41 manufacturer bulletins filed under this heading
- 112842 Service bulletinJun 18, 2026
- BOLT - HEX FLANGE HEAD
The 1 newest are listed; every one is on the model year’s page. Quote the document number at a service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.
Trouble codes named on this system
Codes a bulletin or an owner’s complaint about the 2017 Jeep Compass names on this model year; a code with a record of its own links it.
Other systems with a record on the 2017 Jeep Compass
Source: the same files- electrical problems 86 complaints
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint database, recalls and manufacturer communicationsAre engine problems common on the 2017 Jeep Compass?
They are documented: NHTSA holds 71 owner complaints naming the engine on this model year (31% of everything owners filed about it), and 41 manufacturer bulletins are filed under the same heading. Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count, and a count says nothing about how many were sold.
Is there a recall for the engine on the 2017 Jeep Compass?
No recall campaign is filed under this heading for this model year (there are 4 filed under other headings). A bulletin is not a recall: it carries no federal duty to repair for free.
When do engine problems show up on the 2017 Jeep Compass?
Owners who gave an odometer reading reported it at a median of 29,000 miles; half of them between 14,000 and 51,000. That is when reports cluster, not the life of a part.
What does NHTSA's "Engine" heading cover?
The engine and its cooling system. Owners choose the heading when they file, so it says which area of the vehicle the complaint is about, not which part failed.