2018 Jeep Compass lighting problems

64 complaints about lighting have been filed for the 2018 Jeep Compass, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.

Complaints: 64 4% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 200 miles 25 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 0 and 0
Injuries and deaths: 0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When lighting problems show up

Based on 25 complaints that include mileage. 92% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	21
20k to 40k miles	2
40k to 60k miles	0
60k to 80k miles	1
80k to 100k miles	0
100k to 120k miles	0
120k to 140k miles	0
140k to 160k miles	0
160k to 180k miles	1
180k to 200k miles	0
200k+ miles	0

What the data shows

Of the 25 lighting complaints that report mileage, the median is about 0 miles, and 92% were reported before 60,000 miles.

None of the lighting complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.

What owners wrote

I had my vehicle diagnosed due to interior lights do not dim at night leaving the jeep very bright and dangerous. I have called jeep and they refuse to fix the issue or give me a solution on what to do! They still refuse at of today 9/26/17.

Reported at 680 miles, September 2017

Car has stalled while driving. No transmission fluid and just bought from dealer less than 600 miles ago. Engine runs hot to the point vehicle stops while driving. Electrical system malfunctions and windows go up and down. Burning through coolant and transmission fluid as well as oil. Car overheats upon any acceleration and shuts off. All occur while in motion. Vehicle electrical system and lights too bright at night and cannot see you back up while parked or in motion. Cannot dim.

Reported at 31,293 miles, May 2020

Lighting problems in other years

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Lighting problems across all Jeep models