NHTSA Safety Recalls
2020 Jeep Compass Recalls
The 2020 Jeep Compass has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on April 9, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2020 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
- 143
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2020 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 2020 Jeep Compass
Visibility: windshield wiper/washer: linkages
- Campaign
- 20V208000
- Reported
- April 9, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 425,599
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2019 Compass, 1 other model
2020 Jeep Compass complaints by year
NHTSA has received 143 owner complaints about the 2020 Jeep Compass, the newest on October 13, 2026. Of these, 3 describe a crash (2%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 3 injuries.
In complaints about the 2020 Jeep Compass, the component group named most often is the engine (55%), followed by the electrical system (46%) and the power train (20%).
The 2020 Jeep Compass's only recall does not concern the engine.
Where 2020 Jeep Compass owners gave the mileage (32 complaints), the median was 19,126 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine79
- Electrical System66
- Power Train29
- Unknown Or Other29
- Steering8
- Service Brakes7
Complaints received, by year
| 2020 | 10 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 13 | |
| 2022 | 21 | |
| 2023 | 28 | |
| 2024 | 28 | |
| 2025 | 25 | |
| 2026 | 18 |
Complaints about the 2020 Jeep Compass peaked in 2023, when NHTSA received 28. 50% arrived between 2019 and 2023, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2020 vehicles, the 2020 Jeep Compass drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Jeep Compass year in the same window: 7th highest of the 13 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 143 complaints about the 2020 Jeep Compass are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Jeep Compass by model year
Other 2020 Jeep models
Newest record on this page: October 13, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted