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2023 Jeep Compass

Gas

Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD
1 EPA-rated configurations
Data refreshed 2026-10-26

Safety Signal

94 / 100 from the NHTSA recall record

RecallsNHTSA campaigns 2

Complaints2 crash · 1 injured reported 49

Crash ratingnot rated by NHTSA —

Fuel economybest combined, EPA 27 mpg

2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016

The 2023 Jeep Compass is sold in the U.S. as a gas compact SUV. The most efficient version, the Compass 4WD, is EPA-rated at 27 mpg combined. NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for this model year, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of A. Owners have filed 49 complaints, most often about the electrical system.

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Trims & pricing

Source: manufacturer press kitCompare a trim →

Trim	Powertrain	Drive	MSRP	HP	Torque	MPG comb	Seats	Cargo (2nd row)	Wheels
Sport	Gas	AWD	—	200 hp	221 lb-ft	27 mpg	5	27.2 cu-ft	17 in
Latitude	Gas	AWD	—	200 hp	221 lb-ft	27 mpg	5	27.2 cu-ft	17 in
Latitude LUX	Gas	AWD	—	200 hp	221 lb-ft	27 mpg	5	27.2 cu-ft	18 in
Trailhawk	Gas	AWD	—	200 hp	221 lb-ft	27 mpg	5	27.2 cu-ft	17 in
Limited	Gas	AWD	—	200 hp	221 lb-ft	27 mpg	5	27.2 cu-ft	18 in

MSRP excludes destination. Open a trim for the complete spec sheet and standard/optional equipment. Have the car in front of you? Decode its VIN to see which of these trims it is and what it was priced at.

Specs & fuel economy

Source: EPA fueleconomy.gov

Configuration	Powertrain	Drive	Engine / motor	City	Hwy	Comb	Annual fuel*
Compass 4WD	Gas	AWD	2.0L 4-cyl turbo	24	32	27	$2,500

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year at EPA reference fuel and electricity prices. fueleconomy.gov record ids: 46390.

Emissions & certification

Source: EPA emission certificates

Configuration	Smog rating	Emission standard	Where it can be sold new	SmartWay
Compass 4WD	7 / 10	Federal Tier 3 Bin 30 / California LEV-III SULEV30	All 50 states (federal, all altitudes); California and states following California standards	—

Certified for all fifty states, so it can be registered new anywhere in the U.S.

The smog rating scores tailpipe pollutants other than greenhouse gases, 1 (worst) to 10 (best), and is comparable only within a model year. The standard is the federal bin or California tier the configuration was certified to. Both come from the EPA certificate behind the window sticker.

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Recalls (2)

Source: NHTSA recall database

○minor

Back Over Prevention

66B, 79B

1,033,433 vehicles 91% reported repaired

Problem Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Dodge Durango, 2021-2023 Chrysler Pacifica, Jeep Grand Cherokee L, 2022 Ram 1500, 2500, 3500, Chrysler Voyager, 2022-2023 Jeep Compass, Grand Cherokee, Wagoneer, Grand Wagoneer, and Ram Promaster vehicles. The radio software may prevent the rearview image from displaying. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility." Risk A rearview camera image that does not display decreases the driver's visibility, increasing the risk of a crash. Fix Dealers will update the radio software or the software will be OTA, "Over-The-Air," free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed beginning July 9, 2024. Owners may contact FCA US, LLC customer service at 1-800-853-1403. FCA US, LLC's numbers for this recall are 66B and 79B.

Filed with NHTSADefect report PDF Owner letter PDF Remedy instructions PDF

NHTSA campaign 24V436000 reported Jun 13, 2024 Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) the full filing, and every vehicle covered →

○minor

Electrical System

88A

181,999 vehicles 89% reported repaired

Problem Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) is recalling certain 2022-2023 Jeep Compass vehicles. The brightness level of the instrument panel cluster (IPC) may not be adjustable due to incorrect software in the body control module (BCM). As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 101, "Control and Displays." Risk An IPC display that is not bright enough may not clearly show critical safety information, such as the speedometer or warning lights, increasing the risk of a crash. Fix Dealers will update the body control module (BCM) software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 29, 2023. Owners may contact FCA US, LLC customer service at 1-800-853-1403. FCA US, LLC's number for this recall is 88A.

Filed with NHTSAOwner letter PDF Remedy instructions PDF

NHTSA campaign 23V576000 reported Aug 14, 2023 Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) the full filing, and every vehicle covered →

These are vehicle campaigns — the ones the automaker filed against this model. NHTSA also records equipment recalls, filed by a parts maker against a component (a tyre, a child seat, an aftermarket part), and those are not listed here or counted above. nhtsa.gov/recalls shows both for a VIN.

Whether any of this applies to one specific Compass

A campaign covers a build range, not a model year, so two identical-looking cars from 2023 can differ. Both of these check a VIN against the manufacturer’s own list, free, in about ten seconds. Jeep publishes its own lookup because federal rule 49 CFR 573.15 requires it to, and to keep it current to within seven days.

NHTSA VIN check →Jeep’s own VIN lookup →

Hear about a recall before the letter does

The manufacturer’s letter is the last step of a recall: it has up to 60 days after filing to mail owners, at the address on the registration. We email you the day NHTSA posts a recall on the 2023 Jeep Compass, with what to do next. Nothing else, ever — no newsletter, no marketing, one-click unsubscribe in every message.

Owner complaints

Source: NHTSA complaint database

49complaints filed

2 involved a crash · 0 a fire · 1 injuries · 0 deaths reported

7.3 per 10,000 built · Jeep reported 67,105 Compass built (its Early Warning production report to NHTSA)

Filed per year: 2023: 13 · 2024: 16 · 2025: 10 · 2026: 10

Most-cited components

Electrical System 15

Forward Collision Avoidance 10

Steering 9

Engine 7

Power Train 6

Unspecified 6

In owners' own words

Filed with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, one per problem area. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed.

At night, the light sensors cause the GPS map screen to flash from dark mode to bright white screen when passing under street lights. Car is available for inspection. This is a safety factor in that the bright white lights flashing in the driver's eyes in the dark is very dangerous and distracting.

Exterior Lighting Oct 3, 2024 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11617906

The contact owns a 2023 Jeep Compass. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, several unknown warning lights were illuminated. The contact pulled over to the side of the roadway. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, where an unknown computer repair was performed.

Electrical System at 14,269 miles Oct 1, 2024 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11617508

Had to have rack and pinion replaced. Started leaks power steering fluid. Pretty sure cv joints are bad also, i have a clicking sound when I turn the wheels

Steering Sep 13, 2024 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11614424

The contact owns a 2023 Jeep Compass. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the accelerator pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle jerked. The contact heard a whining sound when the transmission shifted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer however, the failure could not be duplicated.

Power Train Jul 1, 2024 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11597983

The Forward Collison icon is on, on my dash. I get a screen message the service is not working, then another to say the signal is lost. I cannot reprogram/reconnect the service in Uconnect. Makes no difference for icon whether engine is running or not. This started in November 2023. The dealer is saying sensor needs replaced.

Service Brakes May 6, 2024 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11587116

My 23 Jeep Compass engine light came on and it started running rough. Dealer says part of the exhaust valve came off and damaged the piston. Now it needs a new motor. I just purchased it in April 2023. It is now 12/12/23 and I took it to the dealer 11/11/23. This potentially could have happened while I was driving.

Engine Dec 12, 2023 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11559730

Complaint counts are raw owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many were sold. Use them to spot patterns, not to rank.

Reported by Jeep itself: 11 death-or-injury claims on this model year in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21): 1 killed, 13 injured, as claimed, not verified — about 16 per 100,000 built. Every Compass model year, by year and system → Dated and by system, they are exhibit F of the defect dossier.

Crash ratings

Source: NHTSA NCAP

Configuration	Overall	Frontal	Side	Rollover	Rollover risk
SUV AWD	not rated	not rated	★★★★★	★★★☆☆	21%

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program. Standard driver-assist: forward collision warning, lane departure warning, automatic emergency braking.

Service bulletins & campaigns

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Extended coverage on file 10 filings by the manufacturer with NHTSA naming this model year

Term not in NHTSA’s summary · Jeep warranty extension 11216712D - Transmission Control Module Software - Dealer Notification (Revison 2)
Term not in NHTSA’s summary · Jeep warranty extension 12D COMBO Rev112D - Transmission Control Module Software - Dealer Notification (Revison 1)
Term not in NHTSA’s summary · Jeep warranty extension 12D12D - Transmission Control Module Software - Dealer Notification
Term not in NHTSA’s summary · Jeep warranty extension ID-25-16Not applicable to vehicles built for US market.
Term not in NHTSA’s summary · Stellantis warranty extension 105591FCA Caribbean Warranty Newsletter – Volume 11, Issue 6
Term not in NHTSA’s summary · Stellantis warranty extension 104558FCA Caribbean Warranty Newsletter – Volume 11, Issue 4

4 more in this page’s JSON.

The term and the vehicles it covers are the manufacturer’s, as NHTSA’s summary of each filing states them; a dealer checks one particular car by its VIN. Every Stellantis warranty extension (117) → · Every warranty extension on file, all makes →

Communicationsfiled with NHTSA 371

Most recentmanufacturer date 2026-10-16

Kindsas classified by NHTSA 357 service bulletins, 10 warranty extensions, 4 others

Most often about: Electrical System, Engine, Structure, Power Train, Unknown Or Other.

17-005-26 Service bulletin
2026-10-16 · Suspension
Not applicable to vehicles built for US market. Rear Wheel Bearing Noise The customer may notice the following: SYMPTOM: ● Rear wheel bearing noise on the left side while driving the vehicle. This bulletin involves replacing the left rear wheel bearing.
09-026-26 Service bulletin
2026-10-16 · Engine
Not applicable to vehicles built for US market. Low Oil Pressure Customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. Upon further investigation SYMPTOM: the technician may find that the following Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) has been set: ● P06DD - Engine Oil Pressure Control Circuit Stuck Off. Customers may also comment on the following: ● Vehicle will not exceed 3,300 RPM
18-081-26 Service bulletin
2026-10-08 · Engine
Not applicable to vehicles built for US market. Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates Customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle may SYMPTOM: exhibit/set the following Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC): ● P0607 - Control Module Performance. Customers may also comment on one or more of the following: ● The vehicle will not start until the ignition
18-081-26 Service bulletin
2026-10-08 · Engine
Not applicable to vehicles built for US market. Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates Customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle may SYMPTOM: exhibit/set the following Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC): ● P0607 - Control Module Performance. Customers may also comment on one or more of the following: ● The vehicle will not start until the ignition
21-042-26 REV. B Service bulletin
2026-09-19 · Power Train
Not applicable to vehicles built for US market. 1.5L Transmission Diagnosis Service Solution Customers may experience one or more of the following: SYMPTOM: ● Transmission warning light on and/or vehicle jerking. ● Vehicle is not shifting correctly or has no traction. This service bulletin is to provide a diagnostic guide for a transmission warning light on, vehicle jerking, not shifting correctly
S268A000017 Service bulletin
2026-09-17 · Service Brakes
Customer Can Not Make Changes to Pedestrian Emergency Braking (PEB) Setting in Radio.
S2609000011 Service bulletin
2026-09-11 · Engine
MIL-On and/or Engine Oil Leak
9100900 Service bulletin
2026-09-08 · Structure — Body
Passive Entry O/S Dr Handle Prior to replacing an inoperative passive entry door handle, perform Star Online S2623000040.

A service bulletin is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a known condition. It is not a recall, not a finding that the vehicle is defective, and the work is not automatically free — though a bulletin is often what a dealer works from when you describe a symptom, so quoting the document number can save a diagnosis. The count is every communication filed; the list shows the most recent, one entry per campaign, because a single campaign is usually filed as several documents on the same day. The summaries are NHTSA's; the full documents come from the manufacturer.

Diagnostic trouble codes on file

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints

Codes documented against this model year in the federal record. A code appearing here does not mean this vehicle will set it — it means the code is part of this nameplate-year's documented history.

Code	What it means	Most often filed under	Where it appears
P06DD P06DD on Jeep →	Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.	Engine	7 bulletins
P219A P219A on Jeep →	Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.	Power Train	5 bulletins
B1E21 B1E21 on Jeep →	Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.	Electrical System · Battery →	2 bulletins
C10D0 C10D0 on Jeep →	Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.	Service Brakes · Brake pads →	2 bulletins
P0087 P0087 on Jeep →	Fuel rail pressure is below what the system commanded.	Electrical System · Fuel pump →	2 bulletins
P0088 P0088 on Jeep →	Fuel rail pressure is above what the system commanded.	Electrical System · Battery →	2 bulletins
P0607 P0607 on Jeep →	Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.	Engine	2 bulletins
P0882	Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.	Electrical System · Battery →	2 bulletins
P0883	Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.	Electrical System · Battery →	2 bulletins
P0C74	Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.	Electrical System · Battery →	2 bulletins
P1212	Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.	Engine	2 bulletins
P152E P152E on Jeep →	Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.	Structure	2 bulletins

Generic codes (the second character is 0 or 2) mean the same thing on every vehicle sold in the United States. Manufacturer-specific codes (1 or 3) mean whatever the automaker assigned, and no honest source can define them for you — which is why the ones here carry the evidence instead of a definition. A code is a link when enough separate federal documents name it across the catalogue to be worth a page of its own; the rest are listed here, where the vehicle is the context that makes them mean something.

At the New York inspection station

Source: New York State DMV

New York inspections 3.0%

failed emissions

3,978 initial inspections of 3,886 vehicles.

Measure	The 2023 Compass	Every 2023 vehicle	Behind it
Failed the emissions check	3.0%	1.6%	3,964
Failed the safety inspection	2.1%	1.1%	3,978
Air-bag warning lamp stayed lit	0.23%	0.16%	3,978
Miles driven a year	8,038	10,038	odometer at inspection
Average odometer	25,654	32,673	odometer at inspection

New York’s emissions test on these model years is an on-board diagnostics check: it fails a car whose check-engine light is on or whose self-tests have not finished. First inspections only, so a car that failed and came back is counted once; private and special plates, not taxis, livery or commercial plates. A rate appears only where at least 200 inspections stand behind it. “Every 2023 vehicle” is every 2023 model-year car, SUV and pickup inspected in the same window, all makes. This is the state’s record of test results, not a reliability score by itself. Source: New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, Vehicle Inspections (data.ny.gov, Open NY terms).

Compass by model year

all years, side by side →

Year Safety Recalls Complaints

2026 A 1 5 26 mpg 2025 A 0 29 27 mpg 2024 A 0 53 27 mpg 2023 this page A 2 49 27 mpg 2022 B 4 225 25 mpg 2021 A 0 81 25 mpg 2020 A 1 143 26 mpg 2019 B 2 330 26 mpg 2018 D 6 946 26 mpg 2017 B 4 229 26 mpg 2016 A 1 293 25 mpg

Common questions about the 2023 Compass

Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kits

Does the 2023 Jeep Compass have any recalls?

NHTSA has posted 2 recall campaigns for the 2023 Jeep Compass. The most serious on file is 24V436000, covering Back Over Prevention. Check your own VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls; a recall applies to specific build ranges, not every car.

How safe is the 2023 Jeep Compass?

NHTSA has not published a crash-test rating for the 2023 Jeep Compass yet. On the recall record WhichTrim grades it A (94/100), which measures open and severe recalls rather than crash protection.

What is the fuel economy of the 2023 Jeep Compass?

For the 2023 Jeep Compass, the best EPA combined figure is 27 mpg. Figures are the EPA's own, per configuration, and every one is listed above.

What do owners complain about on the 2023 Jeep Compass?

Owners have filed 49 complaints with NHTSA about the 2023 Jeep Compass, most often about electrical system, forward collision avoidance, steering. Of those, 2 involved a crash, 1 reported injuries. Complaints are unverified owner reports, so treat the pattern as a signal and the individual report as an anecdote.

How clean is the 2023 Jeep Compass?

The EPA smog rating for the 2023 Jeep Compass is 7 out of 10. That score covers tailpipe pollutants other than greenhouse gases, and it only compares vehicles within the same model year. It is certified for all fifty states, so it can be registered new anywhere in the U.S. Its configurations were certified to different standards — California LEV-III SULEV30, Federal Tier 3 Bin 30 — which the table above lists per configuration.

Are there service bulletins for the 2023 Jeep Compass?

The manufacturer has filed 371 service bulletins and related communications with NHTSA for the 2023 Jeep Compass, most often covering electrical system, engine, structure. The most recent is dated 2026-10-16. A bulletin is not a recall: it is the repair procedure a manufacturer sends its dealers for a condition it knows about, and the work is not automatically paid for. It is still worth knowing — if the symptom matches, quoting the bulletin number at the service desk can save a diagnosis. The document numbers and summaries are listed above.

How does the 2023 Jeep Compass do at state inspection?

In New York’s inspection lanes over the 12 months to Oct 10, 2026, the 2023 Jeep Compass failed the emissions check on 3.0% of first inspections — higher than the 1.6% for every 2023 model-year vehicle inspected; and the safety inspection on 2.1% (every 2023 vehicle: 1.1%). The figures are New York State DMV’s own inspection records, first inspections only, and the table above sets each one against every vehicle of the same model year.

What we hold, and what an empty row means

Paid vehicle-history reports will not tell you the difference between “nothing happened to this car” and “we never received that record” — both of the big two say as much in their own help pages. Most of what is on this page comes from complete federal registers, so we can tell you which is which, row by row.

Data	Held	Source	What it covers — or what empty means
Fuel economy & configurations	1 configurations	EPA certification records	Every configuration the EPA certified for sale, with its own test figures.
Emission certificates	1 configurations	EPA emission certificates	Smog rating, standard and the sales area that decides where the car can be sold new.
Recalls	2	NHTSA recall campaigns	A complete federal register: every campaign covering this model year, with severity and advisory flags.
Owner complaints	49	NHTSA complaint database	Also complete, but unverified: these are reports owners filed, not findings. Counts scale with how many were sold.
Crash ratings	1 tested	NHTSA NCAP	Only the configurations NHTSA chose to crash-test, which is never all of them.
Service bulletins	371	NHTSA manufacturer communications	Everything the manufacturer told its dealers about a defect or malfunction, short of a recall.
Investigations	none	NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation	No defect investigation has been opened.
Driver-assist crash reports	none	NHTSA Standing General Order 2021-01	No report has been filed. Only entities named in the order report, and only crashes they hear of — so this is also what an unequipped car, or a manufacturer without telematics, looks like.
Specifications filed with NHTSA	none	NHTSA vPIC, decoded from VIN patterns	We had no VIN pattern to decode for this model year, or the manufacturer filed nothing usable.
Trims, pricing & equipment	5 trims	Manufacturer press kit	Transcribed from the manufacturer's own press material, every value carrying the document it came from.

Rebuilt nightly; this page was generated 2026-10-26. Every figure above is traceable to the source named beside it, and the JSON for this page carries the same values with their identifiers.

Sources & method

Safety Signal starts every model-year at 100 and subtracts points per open NHTSA recall campaign by severity: critical 15 (fire risk, park-outside or do-not-drive advisories), high 8 (brakes, steering, airbags, loss of drive power, structure, battery), moderate 6, minor 3 (software, labels, lighting fixed by an update). The most serious recall counts in full and each further one counts 85% of the one before, because a vehicle sold in millions is recalled more often than a rare one without being more dangerous — and because a flat subtraction bottomed the scale out, scoring a vehicle with 22 recalls within a point of one with six. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Read it as what it counts: recall campaigns on the federal record, weighted by severity. The damping reduces the sales bias by roughly 40% but does not remove it: like our complaint counts, this is not normalized by how many were sold, so a best-seller still scores somewhat worse than an obscure model with the same real risk. NHTSA crash ratings, do-not-drive and park-outside advisories, and the crash, fire, injury and death counts in owner complaints are reported separately on every page and never blended into the letter — a vehicle can hold five stars and a poor letter at once, and where that happens we say so rather than leave you to notice. Because the scale subtracts from a clean sheet, a model year too new to have been recalled, complained about or bulletined scores full marks on an empty record; we label those grades provisional rather than present them as earned.

EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records. Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed nightly. Trim-level specifications and pricing are transcribed from the manufacturer's official press kit; every value carries its source in the data file.

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