Compact SUVs · MK generation
Smart buy Well above average
It scores 84 out of 100 for reliability compared with other compact and small SUVs. Over the next 5 years we expect it to cost about $12,104 to own, including $1,771 in repairs.
Early estimate: this rating uses our own sales estimate for the Jeep Compass.
Reliability
84/100
Well above average
Repairs, 5 years
$1,771
at 12,000 mi a year
Fuel, 5 years
$8,160
25 mpg, $3.40/gal
Price today
$9,654
$8,495 – $10,812, estimate
Recalls
1
on record
Owner complaints
113
filed with NHTSA
These are estimates, not guarantees. They come from public NHTSA complaint and recall data and EPA fuel economy, assuming 5 years of ownership and 12,000 miles a year. Change the assumptions or see how it works.
Expected over 5 years, by area of the car.
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2015 Jeep Compass and Patriot vehicles manufactured January 1, 2015, to May 11, 2015. During assembly, the power steering hose retention clamp may have been installed at an incorrect location, resulting in the detachment of the low pressure return hose.
Check whether a specific car still has open recalls with its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
These links go to independent sites. We don't earn anything from them.
Of the years we rate, the 2015 scores best (84/100) and the 2018 worst (2/100).
| Year | Reliability |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Not rated yet |
| 2025 | Not rated yet |
| 2024 | 35/100 |
| 2023 | 56/100 |
| 2022 | 20/100 |
| 2021 | 54/100 |
| 2020 | 23/100 |
| 2019 | 13/100 |
| 2018 | 2/100 |
| 2017 | 33/100 |
| 2016 | 23/100 |
| 2015 | 84/100 |
No. It scores 84 out of 100, one of the more reliable compact and small SUVs of 2015–2024.
It scores 84 out of 100 against other compact and small SUVs from 2015 to 2024, which is well above average. Based on 113 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, we expect about $1,771 in repairs over the next 5 years at 12,000 miles a year.
About $12,104 over 5 years: $2,173 in lost value, $1,771 in repairs and $8,160 in fuel at $3.40 a gallon. A typical one sells for about $9,654 today.
Of the years we rate, the 2015 scores best (84/100) and the 2018 worst (2/100).
1 recall on record with NHTSA.