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2017 Jeep Compass engine problems

The 2017 Jeep Compass has 71 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 18% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

71

Engine complaints

18%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Compass engine complaints by model year471 complaints2007: 42 complaints2008: 13 complaints2009: 5 complaints2010: 5 complaints2011: 40 complaints2012: 38 complaints2013: 10 complaints2014: 93 complaints2015: 32 complaints2016: 156 complaints2017: 71 complaints2018: 471 complaints2019: 163 complaints2020: 82 complaints2021: 19 complaints2022: 37 complaints2023: 7 complaints2024: 6 complaints2025: 2 complaints
Compass engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“On July 9th 2022 the car showed a low oil pressure warning then shut down going around a curve but I was able to restart the vehicle. Within a few minutes I was stopped at an intersection and the car stalled again and I was unable to restart it which resulted in my car being rear ended. On July 12…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · July 9, 2022 · crash

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2017 Jeep Compass have?

NHTSA has 71 complaints about the 2017 Jeep Compass engine — 18% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.