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Every model year 2016–2023: recalls, owner complaints, NHTSA crash ratings and EPA efficiency side by side, each value traced to the file it came from.

8 Model years 2016–2023

19 Recalls NHTSA campaigns, all years

1,698 Complaints owner reports, all years

B Newest grade 2023 Safety Signal

2016 Best on record cleanest filed year

The 2023 Renegade →Which years to avoid Compare it

2023 Jeep Renegade

Every Jeep Renegade model year

Source: NHTSA · EPA · one row per year

Year	Powertrains	Safety	Recalls	Complaints	Crash	Best efficiency
2023	Gas	B	2	20	★★★★☆	26 mpg
2022	Gas	B	2	27	★★★★☆	27 mpg
2021	Gas	B	2	67	★★★★☆	27 mpg
2020	Gas	B	3	63	★★★★☆	27 mpg
2019	Gas	C	4	80	—	27 mpg
2018	Gas	B	2	444	★★★★☆	26 mpg
2017	Gas	B	3	566	★★★★☆	26 mpg
2016	Gas	A	1	431	★★★★☆	27 mpg

Which model year the record favours

Source: recalls and complaints per year on the road

Years to avoid, with the reasons →Best on the record 2016

On the filed record so far, the 2016 is the cleanest Renegade year we hold, and the 2023 the one to check hardest.

Both figures are divided by the number of years the car has been on sale, because otherwise the oldest year on the page loses every time simply for having been around longer. The current model year and any year under three on the road are left out: their records are not finished.

Year	Safety Signal	Recalls /yr	Complaints /yr
2016	A	0.1	43
2018	B	0.2	56
2017	B	0.3	63
2021	B	0.4	13
2022	B	0.5	7
2020	B	0.5	10
2019	C	0.6	11
2023	B	0.7	7

Which Jeep Renegade years reported which system early

Source: NHTSA complaints, odometer at report

Earliest on the record: 2016 power train complaints at 0.37× the mileage of same-age vehicles (median 19,000 miles). Latest: 2017 electrical system at 1.12× (39,200 miles).

Year	Engine	Electrical System	Power Train	Fuel/Propulsion System	Service Brakes	Vehicle Speed Control
2018	0.4×	0.89×	0.58×	0.69×	0.46×	—
2017	0.55×	1.12×	0.62×	0.84×	0.57×	0.96×
2016	0.65×	0.89×	0.37×	0.57×	1.12×	0.37×

Each cell is that model year’s median odometer when owners reported the system, divided by the median for the same system across every make’s complaints on the same model year. under 0.67× reported early; 1.5× or more late; a dash means too few readings. When problems get reported, not how often — complaint counts are in the table above. Across the whole fleet: which systems go first.

What owners filed about the Jeep Renegade, by system

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer communicationsEvery system, every year →

The systems the federal record is deep on for this nameplate: the complaints per model year, the mileage owners reported them at, and every recall, investigation and manufacturer bulletin filed under the heading — each one linked, none a failure rate.

engine problems 711 complaints, every model year electrical problems 490 complaints, every model year fuel system problems 265 complaints, every model year transmission and drivetrain problems 256 complaints, every model year

What changed year to year

Source: computed from the filed record

2023: best combined mpg 27 → 26; 3 → 2 EPA configurations
2022: 5 → 3 EPA configurations
2019: best combined mpg 26 → 27
2018: 4 → 5 EPA configurations
2017: best combined mpg 27 → 26

In the studies

Source: computed from the same record, method on each page

Odometer at first complaint · rank 24 of 79 0.64× the mileage of same-age vehicles Jeep Renegade owners reported problems to NHTSA at a median 18,000 miles across 2018–2018 (fleet 23,512), earlier than vehicles of the same model year. 221 readings.

Common questions about the Jeep Renegade

Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kits

Which Jeep Renegade year is the best used buy?

On the recall record, the 2016 Renegade comes out top of the years before the current one: Safety Signal grade A (92/100), 1 recall and 431 owner complaints on file. That ranks paperwork, not condition — a specific car's history and service record still decide it.

What Jeep Renegade years should I avoid?

No Renegade model year carries a D or F Safety Signal or a standing advisory. The ranking page orders every year on recalls and complaints per year on the road, and says why.

How many recalls does the Jeep Renegade have?

Across model years 2016–2023, NHTSA has posted 19 recall campaigns for the Jeep Renegade. They are counted per model year in the table above, because a campaign almost never covers the whole run — it covers a build range.