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Owner complaints · Electrical System

2018 Jeep Renegade electrical problems

132 of the 442 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the 2018 Jeep Renegade name the electrical system (NHTSA’s “Electrical System” heading — wiring, modules, batteries, charging, infotainment and driver displays — NHTSA's broadest heading). Filed under the same heading: 107 manufacturer bulletins, 1 recall. 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.

132 complaints 30% of this model year’s 1 report a crash 5 a fire typically at 20k miles

What owners filed about the electrical system

Source: NHTSA complaint database
132complaints name the electrical system

1 of the 132 reports a crash · 5 a fire · 2 injuries. Self-reported, unverified.

Filed per year: 2018: 6 · 2019: 24 · 2020: 17 · 2021: 8 · 2022: 8 · 2023: 9 · 2024: 30 · 2025: 22 · 2026: 8

20kmiles, typically

Half of the 48 owners who gave an odometer reading reported the electrical problem between 4,000 and 40,000 miles. A median of reports, not the life of a part.

30%of this model year’s complaints

442 complaints in all about the 2018 Jeep Renegade, 8 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 “Electrical System” means the same area of the vehicle, not one fault.

Across model years: Jeep Renegade electrical problems, every year on file →

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In owners’ own words

Source: NHTSA complaint database

Filed with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, about the electrical system. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed; unverified reports — what was said, not a finding that it was true.

Takata recall my car will not accelerate at times and I almost got hit today I was pressing the gas at a light turning left and my car wouldn't accelerate and my passenger freaked out thinking we were going to get hit, the gas pedal went down and then my car kinda of jumped and finally accelerated but it's delayed very often especially…
Electrical System at 41,000 miles Jun 9, 2019 NHTSA owner report
Radio / entertainment center does not power on with automobile - intermittently. After 2-3 minutes of driving the unit powers on. While it is off, all physical controls in the center console (volume, temperature adjustment, etc.) are non-responsive
Electrical System at 4,000 miles Apr 15, 2019 NHTSA owner report
I purchased a 2018 Renegade about 3 weeks ago. Within a week of that problo began with remote starter that had been added prior to purchase that would unlock all the doors whenever vehicle was started using remote starter. I was extremely frustrated as that vehicle had issues from day one and dealer couldn't fix them.
Electrical System Mar 1, 2019 NHTSA owner report
This occurred after an accident, damaging the front bumper and grill of the vehicle. The day after the accident, vehicle stalls once while driving. The following day, vehicle drives as if putting in gas while in park, but is still able to drive along with stopping and going while accelerating.
Electrical System at 8,300 miles Feb 11, 2019 NHTSA owner report
My Jeep keep stopping while driving I put VIN # to see recall it's says no recalls but very dangerous to drive took it to dealer 2 times they says they can't find nothing wrong very stressful happen 3 times already 2018 keep renagade, please help before anyone get kill this is app unsafe
Electrical System at 20,000 miles Jan 9, 2019 NHTSA owner report

What is on file about the electrical system

Source: NHTSA recalls, investigations and manufacturer communications

Recall filed under this heading

107 manufacturer bulletins filed under this heading

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

P0513 P0016 P0340 P0456 P0300 P0301 P0302 P0303

Codes a bulletin or an owner’s complaint about the 2018 Jeep Renegade names on this model year; a code with a record of its own links it.

Other systems with a record on the 2018 Jeep Renegade

Source: the same files
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Every 2027 model on file, by price Compare two vehicles, trim vs trim See what a VIN was priced at See what owners reported

Common questions

Source: NHTSA complaint database, recalls and manufacturer communications

Are electrical problems common on the 2018 Jeep Renegade?

They are documented: NHTSA holds 132 owner complaints naming the electrical system on this model year (30% of everything owners filed about it), and 107 manufacturer bulletins, 1 recall 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 electrical system on the 2018 Jeep Renegade?

Yes — one campaign is filed under this heading: 18V524000. A recall is matched by VIN; check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

When do electrical problems show up on the 2018 Jeep Renegade?

Owners who gave an odometer reading reported it at a median of 20,000 miles; half of them between 4,000 and 40,000. That is when reports cluster, not the life of a part.

What does NHTSA's "Electrical System" heading cover?

Wiring, modules, batteries, charging, infotainment and driver displays — NHTSA's broadest heading. Owners choose the heading when they file, so it says which area of the vehicle the complaint is about, not which part failed.