NHTSA Safety Recalls
2016 Jeep Compass Recalls
The 2016 Jeep Compass has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on December 16, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2016 Jeep Compass. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 293
- Crashes reported
- 9
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★☆☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2016 Jeep Compass, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2016 Jeep Compass
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- Campaign
- 16V907000
- Reported
- December 16, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 42,231
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
2016 Jeep Compass complaints by year
NHTSA has received 293 owner complaints about the 2016 Jeep Compass, the newest on August 31, 2026. Of these, 9 describe a crash (3%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 15 injuries.
In complaints about the 2016 Jeep Compass, the component group named most often is the engine (46%), followed by the electrical system (21%) and the power train (15%).
The 2016 Jeep Compass's only recall does not concern the engine.
Where 2016 Jeep Compass owners gave the mileage (181 complaints), the median was 55,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine135
- Electrical System62
- Unknown Or Other47
- Power Train44
- Vehicle Speed Control30
- Engine And Engine Cooling26
Complaints received, by year
| 2016 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15 | |
| 2018 | 32 | |
| 2019 | 56 | |
| 2020 | 49 | |
| 2021 | 18 | |
| 2022 | 35 | |
| 2023 | 23 | |
| 2024 | 21 | |
| 2025 | 15 | |
| 2026 | 23 |
Complaints about the 2016 Jeep Compass peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 56. 37% arrived between 2015 and 2019, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2016 vehicles, the 2016 Jeep Compass drew 1.2× the complaints of the median Jeep Compass year in the same window: 6th highest of the 13 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 3/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 293 complaints about the 2016 Jeep Compass are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Jeep Compass by model year
Other 2016 Jeep models
Newest record on this page: August 31, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted