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2016 Jeep Renegade electrical system problems

119 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2016 Jeep Renegade, which is 18% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
119 18% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
38,000 miles 83 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 2
Injuries and deaths
3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2016 Jeep Renegade Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 38,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 28 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 14 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 27 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 10 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 3 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 38,000 miles
Based on 83 complaints that include mileage. 83% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles28
20k to 40k miles14
40k to 60k miles27
60k to 80k miles10
80k to 100k miles3
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 83 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 38,000 miles, and 83% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 2 fires, 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

My computer had started to glitch within less than 100 miles of me buying the car I was told it was because the oil was low now I have a service engine light and within a day my car has lit up like a christmas tree with every light power steering has gone and I've already gotten an accident worth almost the whole car -1 grand so it was not totaled nor can anybody explain why my car did this and I got the blame for it when I have no control over this car this needs to be recalled this happened to me on the highway…

Reported at 52,000 miles, July 2020 CrashInjury

Driving on highway at 70 MPH up a minor incline, the vehicle started hesitating/chugging and then the accelerator pedal stopped responding. Vehicle stalled and coasted to stop where the idle was rough and then died. Initially, would restart, but then stall out. For the next 3 hours (while waiting for a tow), the electrical system was flaking out - intermittently flashing any error in its wheelhouse. Restarted next day and idle very rough/misfiring, engine light blinking and decent cloud of black smoke generated.

Reported at 24,990 miles, November 2020

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