What Owners Report NHTSA ODI · 2,175,102 complaints · MY1998–2026

2021 Jeep Compass

Typical pattern

6.7% of complaints about the 2021 Jeep Compass came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2021 vehicle — around the middle of the 159 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 3.9 yr in service. The most-reported system is electrical system (33 complaints), typically at 4.1 yr or about 80,000 miles.

Complaints
134
Median age at failure
3.9 yr
Median mileage
72,972 n=19
Crash / fire / tow
8.2% of reports
Safety recalls
0

When each system is reported — middle 50% of complaints

System
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Electrical system
33 reports · 80,000 mi
4.1 yr
6.1%
Other
28 reports · 12,000 mi
3.3 yr
10.7%
Engine
17 reports
4.2 yr
0%

In owners’ own words

Other 30,000 mi 1 mo in service
VIN NOT EXISTING. THIS VEHICLE IS LISTED FOR $1 A DEALER INCENTIVE OF $29,...... I ASKED TO PURCHASE AN MAKE DELIVERY. IS THERE ANY REASON VIN NOT FOUND. IS THIS A REAL CAR.?
Other mileage not reported 8 mo in service
THE 2021 JEEP COMPASS HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE LOCAL JEEP DEALER MORE THAN 5 TIMES DUE TO VEHICLE CONSTANTLY BLOWING HOT AIR DURING HOT SUMMER DAYS.AC STILL DOESNT WORK AN WITH HOT AIR BLOWING IT STARTS TO FOG UP FRONT DOOR WINDOWS.
Other mileage not reported 2.7 yr in service crash / fire / tow
Rear ended decelerating someone and the car went up in flames then blew up. We are not sure why this happened or what failed for this to happen. Had I not gotten out to check on the other vehicle I could have been seriously injured or worse and this has been looked at by our insurance company.
Electrical system mileage not reported 2.4 yr in service
It’s happened 3 times now. I’ll be driving and everything is fine, and suddenly an error will pop up on the dash that will read “coolant temp too high” and the entire car will power down while driving. It’s almost caused me to wreck all 3 times. The coolant had been at a normal temperature all 3 times. 2 of the times it has been able to turn right back on and continue driving, 1 time I had to sit and let the car cool down for 30 minutes before it would turn back on (it was the middle of summer)

Other Compass model years

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