2010 Jeep Compass problems
NHTSA has received 108 complaints about the 2010 Jeep Compass, and 17% of them involve air bags. After that come body & structure (12%) and seat belts (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 108 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 17% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 8 and 6
- Injuries and deaths
- 10 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 77,000 miles 75 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 13 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 7 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 21 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 15 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 8 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 4 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 75 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 77,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 8 complaints mention a crash; 6 complaints mention a fire; 10 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 80% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2010 ranks 17th most-complained-about out of 19 model years of the Jeep Compass with enough data (36 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 jeep compass. The contact stated while driving approximately 40 MPH he lost control of the vehicle and crashed, and none of the air bags deployed. The vehicle was destroyed. A police report was filed. The driver injured her back, neck, and legs. The vehicle was towed to a salvage yard. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate mileage was 32,468.
My air bags did not deploy, and my seatbelt did not prevent me from hitting steering wheel. My neck, left knee, and chest was injured.
My husband's car (2010 jeep compass) stopped suddenly for no reason while I was going about 40-45MPH sunday 8/23. Even though I was wearing a seat belt, I was thrown forward out of my seat very hard. By the end of the day I was in so much pain I ended up seeking urgent care, where I found I have whiplash and sprained back and hand/thumb (which was forced backwards) and am now getting physical therapy for it.
Took vehicle to mechanic for inspection.I was informed that one of the front ball joints and tie rod was bad. This vehicle has never been used off road! I have been on a number of jeep forums and it's apparent that the ball joints have been a big problem with these vehicles.I guess they are waiting for a serius accident accident and some one gets seriously hurt or worse killed before they make a recall like they did with the jeep liberty's!