Owners filed 2,200 complaints about the 2015–2025 Jeep Renegade with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the 49th-most of any vehicle in our Car Problem Index. The 2017 model year drew the most (564), and the single most-reported problem area is engine, named in 39% of complaints.
Key findings
- Worst model year: 2017, with 564 complaints, led by engine (268).
- Spike years: 2015 (6.5× the typical year), 2016 (5.4× the typical year), 2017 (7.1× the typical year), 2018 (5.6× the typical year).
- Earliest-failing area: speed control / acceleration complaints came at a median of 15k mi on the odometer.
- Fire and crash reports: 34 complaints mention a fire and 79 mention a crash; owners reported 62 injuries.
Jeep Renegade complaints by model year
| Model year | Complaints | Top problem areas | Median mileage | Crashes | Fires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 511 | Transmission / powertrain (170), Engine (161), Electrical system (129) | 35k mi | 8 | 8 |
| 2016 | 429 | Engine (172), Electrical system (119), Transmission / powertrain (73) | 36k mi | 9 | 10 |
| 2017 | 564 | Engine (268), Electrical system (148), Fuel system (119) | 28k mi | 23 | 5 |
| 2018 | 442 | Engine (190), Electrical system (131), Fuel system (90) | 16k mi | 16 | 8 |
| 2019 | 79 | Electrical system (26), Engine (15), Air bags (9) | 28k mi | 9 | 1 |
| 2020 | 62 | Engine (21), Electrical system (14), Transmission / powertrain (7) | 11k mi | 10 | 1 |
| 2021 | 67 | Electrical system (26), Automatic emergency braking / collision warning (9), Engine (9) | 22k mi | 3 | 1 |
| 2022 | 26 | Electrical system (12), Engine (11), Transmission / powertrain (6) | 12k mi | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 20 | Electrical system (10), Automatic emergency braking / collision warning (5), Seat belts (5) | 13k mi | 0 | 0 |
Newer model years have had less time on the road, so their counts are lower partly because owners have had fewer years to report problems.
Most-reported Jeep Renegade problems, and what they cost to fix
| Problem area | Complaints | Share | Median mileage | Repair estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | 850 | 39% | 33k mi | Engine repair cost |
| Electrical system | 615 | 28% | 28k mi | Alternator / electrical repair cost |
| Transmission / powertrain | 423 | 19% | 27k mi | Transmission repair cost |
| Fuel system | 286 | 13% | 25k mi | Fuel pump repair cost |
| Brakes | 111 | 5% | 16k mi | Brake repair cost |
| Speed control / acceleration | 109 | 5% | 15k mi | — |
| Exterior lights | 87 | 4% | 43k mi | Headlight replacement cost |
| Air bags | 84 | 4% | 30k mi | — |
One complaint can name several problem areas, so shares add up to more than 100%.
What this data can and can't tell you
These are unverified reports that owners submitted to NHTSA, counted by model year. They are not defect findings, and they aren't adjusted for sales: a best-selling vehicle collects more complaints simply because more of them are on the road. Use the counts to compare model years of the same vehicle and to see which systems owners complain about most, not to compare how reliable two different models are. See the full methodology.
Other Jeep models in the index
- Jeep Cherokee (7,347)
- Jeep Wrangler (6,869)
- Jeep Grand Cherokee (4,849)
- Jeep Compass (2,469)
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, consumer complaint files (nhtsa.gov), model years 2015–2025, retrieved 2026-09-23. Free to cite with a link to this page.