2020 Jeep Compass

Name: 2020 Jeep Compass owner-filed safety complaints per 1,000 sold
Creator: YearsTell

For every car sold, owners filed fewer complaints about the 2020 Compass than about the typical Compass year. Among the 11 Compass years with enough complaints to compare, owners filed the fewest about the 2021 (0.32 per 1,000 sold) and the most about the 2018 (2.46).

Safety complaints filed by owners in the first three years, per 1,000 sold.

0.35 per 1,000

better than this nameplate’s own median

Counted from 44 complaints filed in the first three years, of 144 ever. 95% lower bound 0.25.

Every Compass model yearComplaints per 1,000 sold, first three years

This yearOther yearsToo few complaints to rankTypical year, 0.59

Against its own model years

The model year carries far more information than the badge, so this is the comparison that matters. The bar is how many complaints each rate rests on.

Model year	Per 1,000	Complaints
2008	0.12	3
2009	0.32	6
2010	0.65	9
2011	0.59	28
2012	0.77	34
2013	0.32	15
2014	1.10	63
2015	0.25	16
2016	0.65	52
2017	1.21	96
2018	2.46	421
2019	0.58	92
2020	0.35	44
2021	0.32	29
2022	2.20	178
2023	0.43	39

Issues owners of the 2020 Compass report

Phrases over-represented in these complaints compared with the same component on every other vehicle. Counts are complaints containing the phrase.

Engine 79 complaints

temperature	24	30%
coolant temperature	21	27%
temperature high	14	18%
high coolant	10	13%

Electrical System 67 complaints

coolant	34	51%
temperature	21	31%
coolant temperature	19	28%
temperature high	10	15%

When it breaks

52% of reported failures happened before 30,000 miles (median 24,000 miles, from 33 complaints that recorded one).

No clear early or late pattern.

What NHTSA did

1 investigation covering this model year, 0 of which list a recall campaign.

False overheat leading to loss of motive power

Questions buyers ask about the 2020 Jeep Compass

Is 2020 a good year or a bad year for the Compass?

What problems does the 2020 Compass have?

The parts owners named most often in complaints filed to date: Engine (79), Electrical System (67), Power Train (29). The phrases they used are listed above.

Is the 2020 Compass reliable?

Complaint records cannot settle that on their own. They count safety problems owners chose to report to the federal government, not every repair. What they do show is how this year compares with the other Compass years: for every car sold, owners filed fewer complaints about the 2020 Compass than about the typical Compass year.

Which Compass year has the fewest complaints?

Among years with enough complaints to compare, the 2021, at 0.32 per 1,000 sold. Every Compass year, ranked.

What the used-car guides say

No guide we read covers the Compass.

Check this yourself

Example records behind this page, each on NHTSA’s own site:

Limits of this figure. It counts safety complaints filed with the federal government, which is a floor on failures and not a census: problems that only cost money are under-reported. Complaint rates also reflect how likely a brand’s owners are to file, which cannot be separated from how often the car fails. Sales are calendar-year and the denominator for this nameplate is checked by hand against its source table, not against an outside figure.