2023 Jeep Compass: owner complaints and recalls

Owners have filed 45 complaints about the 2023 Jeep Compass and NHTSA has issued 2 recall campaigns. The most-reported system is electrical system, named in 13 of them.

45
Complaints
2
Recalls
2
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
1
Injuries
35.6
Severity index

Severity index 35.6 - Medium. It weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints, so a vehicle attracting serious reports scores above one attracting many trivial ones (how this is calculated).

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 35.6p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2023 Jeep Compass sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

Among the 80 2023 vehicles we track with at least 40 complaints on file, the 2023 Jeep Compass ranks 50 of 80 by severity, where 1 is the worst. Its severity is higher than 38% of its model-year peers. See the full 2023 ranking.

What actually fails

Electrical SystemElectrical System: 13 complaints (28.9%)13 29%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 7 complaints (15.6%)7 16%EngineEngine: 7 complaints (15.6%)7 16%SteeringSteering: 6 complaints (13.3%)6 13%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 6 complaints (13.3%)6 13%Power TrainPower Train: 6 complaints (13.3%)6 13%Exterior LightingExterior Lighting: 4 complaints (8.9%)4 9%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 3 complaints (6.7%)3 7%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1328.9%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE715.6%
ENGINE715.6%
STEERING613.3%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER613.3%
POWER TRAIN613.3%
EXTERIOR LIGHTING48.9%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL36.7%

Complaints filed per year

08162023: 132024: 162025: 102026: 6 (partial year)2324162526
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
202313
202416
202510
2026 (year to date)6

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
23V57600014/08/2023ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANELChrysler (FCA US, LLC) is recalling certain 2022-2023 Jeep Compass vehicles. The brightness level of the instrument panel cluster (IPC) may not be adjustable due to incorrect software in the body control module (BCM). As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements
24V43600013/06/2024BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERAChrysler (FCA US, LLC) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Dodge Durango, 2021-2023 Chrysler Pacifica, Jeep Grand Cherokee L, 2022 Ram 1500, 2500, 3500, Chrysler Voyager, 2022-2023 Jeep Compass, Grand Cherokee, Wagoneer, Grand Wagoneer, and Ram Promaster vehicles. The radio software
Source. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports; volume is influenced by how many units were sold and how long the vehicle has been on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.