2019 Jeep Compass engine problems
165 of the 329 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the 2019 Jeep Compass name the engine (NHTSA’s “Engine” heading — the engine and its cooling system). Filed under the same heading: 31 manufacturer bulletins, 1 NHTSA investigation. 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 database2 of the 165 reports a crash · 1 a fire · 0 injuries. Self-reported, unverified.
Filed per year: 2019: 25 · 2020: 6 · 2021: 17 · 2022: 22 · 2023: 43 · 2024: 24 · 2025: 16 · 2026: 12
Half of the 46 owners who gave an odometer reading reported the engine problem between 2,000 and 43,000 miles. A median of reports, not the life of a part.
329 complaints in all about the 2019 Jeep Compass, 12 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.
Major issue! This is apparently known by Jeep as they have issued a recall. Yet it is happening to additional models outside the scope of the issued recall. 2019 Jeep Compass 2.4l. The engine shut off without any warning while driving at approximately 25 MPH. The vehicle is brand new with only 200 miles.
2019 Jeep Compass. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle stopping suddenly while driving on the highway. The consumer stated the dealer advised that the vehicle ran low on oil which caused the engine to shut off without warning. When the vehicle restarted the engine light illuminated
The auto start/stop feature in my car is not reliable. There have been three instances when i've been stopped at a light, I take my foot off the brake, the system activates start, and then as soon as I hit the gas, my car stalls. I then have to put my car in park, turn the vehicle off completely, and start it again.
After getting off of the highway and coming to a stop at the light, I went to turn and my car stalled out as I was turning. I was on a one lane overpass with no way to pull over. It wouldn't even register that I was trying to turn off my vehicle for a minute. I was finally able to restart my car and keep driving
The contact owns a 2019 Jeep Compass. While attempting to start the vehicle, it failed to operate and the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to route 46 chrysler Jeep dodge (1655 US-46, little falls, nj 07424) where the cause of the failure was undetermined. The vehicle was not repaired.
What is on file about the engine
Source: NHTSA recalls, investigations and manufacturer communicationsNHTSA investigation
- PE22013 False overheat leading to loss of motive poweropened Dec 2, 2022 · closed Dec 10, 2023
- On December 2, 2022, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened PE22-013 to investigate allegations of loss of motive power accompanied by high coolant temperature messages on the dashboard of Model Year 2019-2020 Jeep Compass vehicles. At the time this investigation was opened, ODI was aware of fifteen Vehicle Owner Questionnaires (VOQs) for Model Year (MY) 2019-2020 Jeep Compass vehicles a…
31 manufacturer bulletins filed under this heading
- 112639 Service bulletinJun 30, 2026
- THROTTLE BODY – NONE
- 112640 Service bulletinJun 30, 2026
- THROTTLE BODY – NONE
- 112842 Service bulletinJun 18, 2026
- BOLT - HEX FLANGE HEAD
The 3 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 2019 Jeep Compass names on this model year; a code with a record of its own links it.
Other systems with a record on the 2019 Jeep Compass
Source: the same files- electrical problems 145 complaints
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint database, recalls and manufacturer communicationsAre engine problems common on the 2019 Jeep Compass?
They are documented: NHTSA holds 165 owner complaints naming the engine on this model year (50% of everything owners filed about it), and 31 manufacturer bulletins, 1 NHTSA investigation 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 2019 Jeep Compass?
No recall campaign is filed under this heading for this model year (there are 2 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 2019 Jeep Compass?
Owners who gave an odometer reading reported it at a median of 12,000 miles; half of them between 2,000 and 43,000. 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.