2021 Jeep Compass problems
Owners have filed 131 complaints about the 2021 Jeep Compass with NHTSA. Electrical system accounts for 23.7% of them — the clear leader, ahead of engine at 12.2%. A further 20.6% were filed without a specific system named.
Complaints131
Crashes9
Fires2
Injuries0
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Electrical system 23.7% · 31
Unknown or other 20.6% · 27
Engine 12.2% · 16
Power train 6.1% · 8
Steering 4.6% · 6
Forward collision avoidance 4.6% · 6
Vehicle speed control 3.8% · 5
Service brakes 3.8% · 5
Severity
Of those complaints, 9 describe a crash and 2 describe a fire.
Reading the numbers
Across the 16 model years of the Jeep Compass in this data, 2021 sits 13th by complaint volume. 2018 draws the most.
Filings are rising — 83 in the last three years against 47 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 72,972 miles.
In owners' own words
The car only has 47,000 miles on it and the steering wheel buttons stopped working, then while the car was off the windshield wipers started going and wouldnât stop until the battery died, then when the car battery was charged and the car was started the windshield wipers stopped working, the brake lights stopped working and then the signal lights. Electrical system
The infotainment screen in my 2021 Jeep Compass has developed a display failure where the screen is glitching and unusable. The issue persists after restarting the vehicle and appears to be a hardware malfunction. This affects visibility of navigation, backup camera, and vehicle settings, which creates a potential safety concern while driving. Electrical system
My Start/Stop feature will bug out and not Start up after releasing the brake at a red light. It has happened multiple times and will display a maintenance required symbol in my dashboard until I restart my vehicle. It happens infrequently. One day it will work fine and the other day it will delay and not turn on immediately. Electrical system
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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