2016 Jeep Compass drivetrain & axles problems
44 complaints about drivetrain & axles have been filed for the 2016 Jeep Compass, which is 10% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 44 10% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 55,000 miles 26 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When drivetrain & axles problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 11 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 26 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 55,000 miles, and 62% were reported before 60,000 miles.
None of the drivetrain & axles complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
After an uneventful drive to a store, when I restarted the vehicle and attempted to pull out of the parking lot into moving traffic, the vehicle accelerated very sluggishly, like it was stuck in top gear or the engine wasn't able to be rev'ed up. Pushing accelerator to floor caused engine to rev up to approximately 3500 RPM only, and rate of acceleration did not improve. Tried shifting into neutral and back into drive. This did not restore the expected acceleration behavior.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 jeep compass. While driving and shifting into second gear, the vehicle lost power and would not accelerate. The contact pulled the vehicle over to the shoulder, waited a few seconds, and the vehicle began accelerating normally again. In addition, the brakes failed and the ABS warning indicator illuminated. The brake failure recurred. The acceleration failure was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failures. The failure mileage was 51,117.
Other problems reported for the 2016 Jeep Compass
- Engine 161 complaints
- Electrical system 62 complaints
- Cruise control 30 complaints
- Fuel system 18 complaints
- Steering 16 complaints
- Stability control 15 complaints