2018 Jeep Renegade: owner complaints and recalls

Owners have filed 440 complaints about the 2018 Jeep Renegade and NHTSA has issued 2 recall campaigns. The most-reported system is engine, named in 189 of them.

440
Complaints
2
Recalls
16
Crash reports
8
Fire reports
13
Injuries
49.1
Severity index

Severity index 49.1 - 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: 49.1p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2018 Jeep Renegade sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

Among the 121 2018 vehicles we track with at least 40 complaints on file, the 2018 Jeep Renegade ranks 62 of 121 by severity, where 1 is the worst. Its severity is higher than 49% of its model-year peers. See the full 2018 ranking.

What actually fails

EngineEngine: 189 complaints (43.0%)189 43%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 131 complaints (29.8%)131 30%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 93 complaints (21.1%)93 21%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 89 complaints (20.2%)89 20%Power TrainPower Train: 58 complaints (13.2%)58 13%Service BrakesService Brakes: 20 complaints (4.5%)20 5%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 16 complaints (3.6%)16 4%Visibility/WiperVisibility/Wiper: 11 complaints (2.5%)11 2%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ENGINE18943.0%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM13129.8%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER9321.1%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM8920.2%
POWER TRAIN5813.2%
SERVICE BRAKES204.5%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL163.6%
VISIBILITY/WIPER112.5%

Complaints filed per year

048972018: 212019: 972020: 882021: 402022: 292023: 462024: 582025: 412026: 20 (partial year)18199720212223242526
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
201821
201997
202088
202140
202229
202346
202458
202541
2026 (year to date)20
Complaint volume is broadly steady year over year.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
18V73100017/10/2018FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMPChrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Jeep Renegade 4X2 flex fuel/E85 vehicles equipped with a 2.4L engine. In certain operating conditions such as high power demand in conjunction with high altitude and/or high ambient temperatures, a manufacturing error in the f
18V52400009/08/2018ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOODChrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2018 Jeep Renegade, Compass and Grand Cherokee, RAM 1500 and Promaster, Fiat 500x, Dodge Journey, Challenger, Charger and Durango and Chrysler 300x vehicles, 2017-2018 Jeep Wrangler, Dodge Grand Caravan and Chrysler Town and Country vehi
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.