NHTSA Safety Recalls
2018 Jeep Compass Recalls
The 2018 Jeep Compass has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 9, 2018.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 Jeep Compass. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 946
- Crashes reported
- 28
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
5 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2018 Jeep Compass, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2018 Jeep Compass
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper
- Campaign
- 18V523000
- Reported
- August 9, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 154,335
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2019 Compass, 3 other models
Electrical system: wiring: front underhood
- Campaign
- 18V524000
- Reported
- August 9, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 12,779
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 14 other models
Suspension: front: control arm: lower arm
- Campaign
- 18V279000
- Reported
- May 1, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,761
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2018 Jeep Compass
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 17V732000
- Reported
- November 21, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 27,210
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- only the 2018 Jeep Compass
Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel
- Campaign
- 17V740000
- Reported
- November 21, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 25,823
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 101, controls and displays
- Same campaign
- also 2017 Compass
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- Campaign
- 17V670000
- Reported
- October 24, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 357
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2018 Jeep Compass complaints by year
NHTSA has received 946 owner complaints about the 2018 Jeep Compass, the newest on October 16, 2026. Of these, 28 describe a crash (3%) and 5 a fire; owners reported 18 injuries.
In complaints about the 2018 Jeep Compass, the component group named most often is the engine (50%), followed by the electrical system (40%) and the power train (16%).
2 of the 2018 Jeep Compass's 6 recalls also concern the electrical system.
Where 2018 Jeep Compass owners gave the mileage (479 complaints), the median was 18,500 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine474
- Electrical System379
- Unknown Or Other194
- Power Train151
- Exterior Lighting64
- Fuel/Propulsion System63
Complaints received, by year
| 2017 | 25 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 74 | |
| 2019 | 185 | |
| 2020 | 137 | |
| 2021 | 98 | |
| 2022 | 116 | |
| 2023 | 119 | |
| 2024 | 82 | |
| 2025 | 61 | |
| 2026 | 49 |
Complaints about the 2018 Jeep Compass peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 185. 55% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2018 vehicles, the 2018 Jeep Compass drew 5.8× the complaints of the median Jeep Compass year in the same window: 1st highest of the 13 ranked years.
That makes 2018 one of the Jeep Compass years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 946 complaints about the 2018 Jeep Compass are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Jeep Compass by model year
Other 2018 Jeep models
Newest record on this page: October 16, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted