Jeep Compass problems, by model year and system
2,366 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the Jeep Compass 2016–2026, and the 5 systems the record is deep on — engine (1,037), electrical (916), transmission and drivetrain (342), brake (152), exterior lighting (121). Each system has a page across the years; 15 model-year pages go deeper still. Every figure is a linked federal record; none is a failure rate or a verdict on one car.
The systems the record is deep on
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer communicationsEngine problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Electrical problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Transmission and drivetrain problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Brake problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Exterior lighting problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Jeep Compass complaints, year by system
Source: NHTSA complaint database| Model year | engine | electrical | transmission and drivetrain | brake | exterior lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 5 in all | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| 2025 26 in all | 3 | 11 | — | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 52 in all | 7 | 18 | 6 | 5 | — |
| 2023 46 in all | 7 | 14 | 6 | — | 4 |
| 2022 222 in all | 39 | 102 | 19 | — | 50 |
| 2021 80 in all | 21 | 34 | 9 | 6 | — |
| 2020 141 in all | 82 | 66 | 28 | 7 | — |
| 2019 329 in all | 165 | 145 | 37 | 38 | — |
| 2018 943 in all | 481 | 376 | 151 | 62 | 64 |
| 2017 229 in all | 71 | 86 | 42 | 29 | — |
| 2016 293 in all | 161 | 62 | 44 | — | — |
Complaints owners filed with NHTSA naming each system, per model year; a bold count links the year’s own page on that system. Counts scale with sales and with time on the road; nothing here is a rate, and NHTSA’s headings are coarse (“Power Train” is the transmission and the driveline).
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseWhich Jeep Compass system draws the most complaints?
Engine: 1,037 complaints across 11 model years, 44% of everything owners filed about the Jeep Compass. A count, not a rate — it says nothing about how many were sold.
Which Jeep Compass year has the most complaints?
2018 (943), 2019 (329), 2016 (293). Older years have had longer to collect them; the year pages show each year's share by system.