2016 Jeep Compass problems
NHTSA has received 462 complaints about the 2016 Jeep Compass, and 35% of them involve engine. After that come electrical system (13%) and drivetrain & axles (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 462 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 35% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 16 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 25 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 55,000 miles 270 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 | 41 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 35 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 81 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 61 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 24 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 20 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 270 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 55,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 59,000 miles (106 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 16 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 25 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2016 ranks 6th most-complained-about out of 19 model years of the Jeep Compass with enough data (285 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
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.
This car was a rental car. My spouse was driving this car and was involved in a car accident. He was hit by a car and then pushed into another car. The jeep was totaled but yet not one airbag was ever deployed. There was supposed to be six airbags in this vehicle but not one ever deployed. My husband suffered a minor head injury as a result.
On 12 jan 2017 a lady backed into my car at approx 35 MPH and destroyed the passenger doors - the entire right side of the vehicle - the airbags did not deploy resulting in injuries to my son and myself. I was parking in a parking lot at the time and she was backing out at a high rate of speed without looking.
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.
The contact's daughter owns a 2016 Jeep Compass. While the contact’s daughter was driving at various speeds, the RPM started fluctuating, the vehicle stalled, and lost power steering functionality. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact's daughter was unable to pull over to the side of the road. The contact's daughter was able to restart the vehicle and continued driving. Additionally, the contact stated that while her daughter was driving 65 MPH at night, the failure recurred.