FaultScore

Worst years for a Jeep Compass 4X4

Owners have filed 327 complaints about the Jeep Compass 4X4 with NHTSA across model years 2007 to 2009. More of them are about the suspension than anything else.

Avoid

2007 Jeep Compass 4X4

236 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly suspension.

Cleanest on record

2009 Jeep Compass 4X4

23 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Jeep Compass 4X4 year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2009 A 23 2 0 48,500 Suspension
2008 B 68 0 7 70,000 Suspension
2007 D 236 5 3 65,000 Suspension

What breaks on a Jeep Compass 4X4

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Suspension 104 31.8%

Worst in 2007

Steering 48 14.7%

Worst in 2007

Worst in 2007

Worst in 2007

Transmission & Drivetrain 19 5.8%

Worst in 2007

Engine & Cooling 17 5.2%

Worst in 2007

Electrical System 12 3.7%

Worst in 2007

Other & Unspecified 12 3.7%

Worst in 2007

Wheels 9 2.8%

Worst in 2007

Brakes 7 2.1%

Worst in 2007

Tires 7 2.1%

Worst in 2007

Stability & Traction Control 5 1.5%

Worst in 2007

Airbags 4 1.2%

Worst in 2007

Acceleration & Cruise Control 4 1.2%

Worst in 2007

Exactly what failed on a Jeep Compass 4X4

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

Front 27 38.6%
Body 21 30.0%
Underbody Shields 4 5.7%
Rear 4 5.7%
TIE ROD Assembly 3 4.3%
Automatic Transmission 3 4.3%
Lower Ball Joint 2 2.9%
Engine 2 2.9%
Manual Transmission 2 2.9%
Frontal 2 2.9%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Jeep Compass 4X4, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Aug 2007 peak 9 Jul 2019

Compare the Jeep Compass 4X4

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.