2019 Jeep Compass problems
NHTSA has received 585 complaints about the 2019 Jeep Compass, and 28% of them involve engine. After that come electrical system (25%) and brakes (7%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 585 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 28% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 24 and 4
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 10,000 miles 176 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 | 98 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 33 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 23 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 12 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 176 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 10,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 12,000 miles (47 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 24 complaints mention a crash; 4 complaints mention a fire; 5 injuries reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 85% 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 2019 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 19 model years of the Jeep Compass with enough data (494 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.
2019 Jeep Compas Sport still under warrenty was involved in a head on collision with an estimated speed of 40 mph. The airbags did not inflate.I was not able to remove my child from vehicle to safety. Sprain of ligaments of cervical and thoracic spine ,Cervicalgia ,Precordial pain ,Thoracic pain. Two months have passed and i still have a problem picking up my 1 year old when Im actualy able to.
My air bags deployed without collision. I was driving home at 55 MPH, the speed limit on the interstate when my cause started beeping and air bags deployed causing me to clip a car when I swerved. I later received noticed in my jeep app of a issue with the airbag. Consumer stated vehicle has been totaled.
The contact owns a 2019 Jeep Compass. The contact stated while his daughter was driving at an unknown speed and approaching a traffic light, she depressed the brake pedal but failed to stop the vehicle, causing the vehicle to rear-end another vehicle. The driver informed before the accident, multiple warnings light were illuminated. The air bags did not deploy. The driver sustained back injuries but did not seek medical attention. A police report was filed. The driver was able to drive to their residence.
I was backing out of my drive way when the car completely stopped and stalled. I tried turning the car back on and it sounds like it is on but does not let me accelerate or reverse. I tried multiple times turning it on and off and it still would not let me drive. We pushed the car back into the driveway and about 3 hours later I tried turning it on again and it turned on.
The contact owns a 2019 Jeep Compass. The contact stated that the back over prevention camera displayed a blank or distorted image on the infotainment screen. The dealer and the manufacturer were notified of the failure and informed the contact that there were no recalls on the VIN related to the failure. The manufacturer referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 25,000.