2013 Jeep Compass: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 121 complaints
121
Total Complaints
50,000mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN
Top Issue
12
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

34,400 25th Percentile
50,000 Median Mileage
79,750 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN
27
AIR BAGS
16
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
13
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
11
ENGINE
10
SEAT BELTS
9
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
7
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
5
SEATS
4
STRUCTURE:BODY
3

Severity Assessment

12
Crashes
8
Fires
6
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"I RENTED A 2013 JEEP COMPASS FROM ENTERPRISE IN HOUSTON. WHILE EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE SHOE ON MY LEFT FOOT SNAGGED ON AN OBSTRUCTION ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FLOORBOARD. WHILE FREEING MY FOOT, I INADVERTENTLY UNLATCHED THE HOOD. I FAILED TO NOTICE THE HOOD WAS UNLATCHED UNTIL I WAS ON THE INTERSTAT..."
"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP COMPASS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH, SHE CRASHED INTO SEVERAL TREES BEFORE ROLLING OVER. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RECALL THE EXACT DETAILS OF THE CRASH. THE FRONT, DRIVER SIDE, PASSENGER SIDE, AND TOP ..."
"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP COMPASS. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER RECEIVING NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. 13V120000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE), THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CON..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28