2017 Jeep Renegade: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 917 complaints
917
Total Complaints
27,000mi
Median Mileage
ENGINE
Top Issue
40
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

15,450 25th Percentile
27,000 Median Mileage
45,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE
264
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
144
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
118
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
98
POWER TRAIN
93
SERVICE BRAKES
28
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
26
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
24
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
19
AIR BAGS
17

Severity Assessment

40
Crashes
11
Fires
25
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"2017 JEEP RENEGADE WITH REMOVABLE ROOF PANELS. I WAS DRIVING AND THE ROOF PANEL BECAME DETACHED AND FLEW OFF MY JEEP. THE JEEP WAS ON A NORMAL COUNTRY STREET GOING 35-40 MPH. IT SHOT OFF, FLYING BACKWARDS. IT LANDED 50 FEET BEHIND ME, IN A FRONT YARD. IT WAS 5 INCHES STUCK IN THE MUD/YARD OF A HOME...."
"RADIO NOT WORKING IN MY HEW JEEP 2016 AND MY 2017 BOTH OF THEM THEY GO IN AND OUT WHAT DO I DO ."
"I PURCHASED MY 2017 JEEP RENEGADE 4X4 ALTITUDE ON MARCH 2, 2017. WITHIN TWO WEEKS BEFORE I HAD 300 MILES ON THE VEHICLE I EXPERIENCED WHAT CAN ONLY BE DESCRIBED AS POWER LOSS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION DURING A U-TURN. THIS U-TURN WAS NOT AS ACCELERATED SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 10-15 MPH, WAS ON DR..."

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