2021 Jeep Compass — reported problems

What owners report: issue areas

Owner complaints are classified by the system they concern: 134 classifications in all. One complaint can concern several systems, so these add up to more than the number of complaints.

• Electrical system32 (23.9%)Official recall records for this system: 5, covering model years 2010–2023.
• Engine20 (14.9%)Official recall records for this system: 5, covering model years 2014–2018.
• Driver-assistance systems11 (8.2%)Official recall records for this system: 2, covering model years 2022–2026.
• Powertrain (transmission & drivetrain)8 (6.0%)Official recall records for this system: 8, covering model years 2009–2018.
• Brakes6 (4.5%)Official recall records for this system: 8, covering model years 2007–2019.
• Speed control & accelerator6 (4.5%)Official recall records for this system: 1, covering model years 2007.

Other / uncategorized: 27 classifications (20.1%) were not assigned to a specific system by the source. They are counted but not treated as an issue area.

These are counts of records held by CarFaultIQ, not a failure rate. More records can simply mean more vehicles were sold or more owners reported. No vehicles-in-service figure exists in this data, so no reliability or risk score can be derived from it.

What the records are about, by source

Each source is kept separate: owner complaints, recalls, manufacturer communications and investigations are different kinds of record and are never added together. All model years.

• Owner complaints (7,360 records, model years 2007–2026) are most frequently classified under: engine, electrical system and powertrain (transmission & drivetrain).
• Safety recalls (65 records, model years 2007–2026) are most frequently classified under: electrical system, equipment & accessories and air bags (restraint system).
• Transport Canada recalls (86 records, model years 2007–2026) are most frequently classified under: child seats, visibility (glass, wipers, mirrors) and brakes.
• Manufacturer communications (5,737 records, model years 2007–2026) are most frequently classified under: electrical system, equipment & accessories and powertrain (transmission & drivetrain).

"Most frequently classified under" reports how the records are filed by the source. It is not a finding about causes, and a record can be filed under more than one system. Read the individual records

Evidence by model year

Records held per model year. Select a year to narrow this page to it.

1. 2007 322 records for 2007 322
2. 2008 144 records for 2008 144
3. 2009 96 records for 2009 96
4. 2010 137 records for 2010 137
5. 2011 309 records for 2011 309
6. 2012 341 records for 2012 341
7. 2013 219 records for 2013 219
8. 2014 467 records for 2014 467
9. 2015 296 records for 2015 296
10. 2016 445 records for 2016 445
11. 2017 500 records for 2017 500
12. 2018 1,280 records for 2018 1,280
13. 2019 703 records for 2019 703
14. 2020 548 records for 2020 548
15. 2021 410 records for 2021 410
16. 2022 615 records for 2022 615
17. 2023 409 records for 2023 409
18. 2024 357 records for 2024 357
19. 2025 279 records for 2025 279
20. 2026 134 records for 2026 134

Counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles were sold in each year, so a taller year is not necessarily a worse year.

Reports mentioning outcomes

• 5mention a crash
• 2mention a fire

These are counts of records whose report mentioned the outcome. They are not a severity rating and not a safety assessment of this vehicle.

Official records held

• Manufacturer communications NHTSA 331
• Transport Canada recalls Transport Canada 2
• Owner complaints NHTSA 77

Explore the underlying evidence records

Diagnostic codes found in evidence for this vehicle

These codes appear by explicit identifier in official records matched to this exact model and year.

• P0513 in 4 records

A code appearing in a record means the code was named in that document. It is not a diagnosis of this vehicle, not a fault this vehicle has, and not an indication of urgency. Diagnosis requires reading live data from the vehicle.