2014 Jeep Compass: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 514 complaints
514
Total Complaints
60,000mi
Median Mileage
ENGINE
Top Issue
28
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

31,000 25th Percentile
60,000 Median Mileage
84,276 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE
91
AIR BAGS
90
SEAT BELTS
52
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
36
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
35
POWER TRAIN
33
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
32
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
25
SEATS
24
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
19

Severity Assessment

28
Crashes
11
Fires
30
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"PURCHASED A NEW 2014 JEEP COMPASS, AND 2 DAYS AFTER PURCHASING ON MY WAY HOME I SET CRUISE CONTROL AND LET MY FOOT OFF THE PEDAL. WHEN I MOVED MY LEFT FOOT CLOSER TO MY SEAT, MY SHOE TRIGGERED THE HOOD RELEASE LATCH. THE HOOD POPPED UP A FEW INCHES, AND IF THE UNDER HOOD SAFETY WASN'T THERE THE HOOD..."
"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP COMPASS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MECHANISM WOULD NOT FUNCTION WHEN THE LEVER WAS PUSHED DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE KNOB HAD TO BE TURNED IN ORDER TO ACTIV..."
"VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AT 60 MPH ON INTERSTATE. VEHICLE'S ENGINE STALLED CAUSING SUDDEN DROP IN SPEED TO 25 MILES MPH. VEHICLE WAS THEN PULLED TO A COMPLETE STOP, PLACED IN PARK, THEN TURNED OFF. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. VEHICLE WAS THEN DRIVEN OFF OF INTERSTATE WHERE..."

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