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2018 Jeep Compass engine problems

482 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2018 Jeep Compass, which is 29% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
482 29% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
20,000 miles 285 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
8 and 2
Injuries and deaths
4 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Engine complaints by mileage, 2018 Jeep Compass Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 20,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 141 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 88 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 31 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 13 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 6 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 2 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 20,000 miles
Based on 285 complaints that include mileage. 91% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
View the numbers
MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles141
20k to 40k miles88
40k to 60k miles31
60k to 80k miles13
80k to 100k miles6
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles2

What the data shows

Of the 285 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 20,000 miles, and 91% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 8 crashes, 2 fires, 4 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2018 jeep compass. When the vehicle was started, the check engine indicator illuminated. A loaner vehicle was not provided. The contact was informed to get a rental vehicle for two days and the dealer would reimburse him. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and did not assist. Additionally, while the contact's daughter was at a stop light, the vehicle was rear ended by another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy.

Reported at 19,000 miles, June 2019 CrashInjury

I purchased the car brand new. Since the beginning it was burning/leaking oil as I was often told, but car shouldn't do that. Yet dealership neither other oil change places never checked my vehicle for additional issues. Recently it got very bad and I went to a different dealership and thought maybe there they will check. They did some special procedure and found there is cracks in the engine that are causing the oil issue and may cause vehicle shut down and crash.

Reported at 83,450 miles, February 2020

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