2020 Jeep Renegade problems
NHTSA has received 92 complaints about the 2020 Jeep Renegade, and 24% of them involve engine. Next are electrical system (15%) and drivetrain & axles (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 92 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 24% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 16 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 18 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 11,000 miles 24 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 | 14 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 24 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 11,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 16 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 18 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 92% 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 2020 ranks 7th most-complained-about out of 9 model years of the Jeep Renegade with enough data (90 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 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.
The accident happens within 7 days of purchasing the car , driving in a parking lot at 15mile/ hour , when I hit the breaks to stop this triggered the accelerator , and the car speed and went out of control , the more I tried to break the machine the more speed it took , crashing head /on against a tree . With such a force that the car now is totaled . This model was recalled in brasil due to the same mechanical problem . I could have died or killed people if I was going on a highway or driving to a normal speed .
Tl* the contact owns a 2020 jeep renegade. The contact stated that while driving at 40 MPH another vehicle turned in front of his vehicle and caused the contact to crash into the passenger side. The air bags did not deploy and the vehicle was towed from the crash site. The contact and his passenger both had to be transported to the hospital with severe bruises caused by the seatbelts. A police report was filed.
I was park at a public parking spot(post office) waiting for my friend, the engine was running. When my friend got to my car, I press the brake to put the car in reversed. It reversed about 3 feet and suddenly stop. I went and put my foot on the brake and switch it to drive and it wont go forward either . My friend got out and check front and back to see if something was blocking the tires from moving forward or reverse. There was nothing. I decided to put the car in park again.
The contact owns a 2020 Jeep Renegade equipped with Dunlop Tires, Tire Line: Signature 2, Tire Size: 23/60/R17, DOT Number: N6KTJR1R. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH, there was a flapping sound coming from the rear driver’s side of the vehicle. The contact was able to get home safely however, after inspecting the tires, the contact became aware of tread separation on the driver’s and passenger’s side rear tires.