Jeep Renegade

2,355 complaints across 7 scored model years and 14 recall campaigns.

Which years to avoid

Ownership label · Jeep Renegade Full report

Grade 2015–2021

2017 vs model median 1.8×

Model median3× median

Engine 202

Electrical 99

Fuel System 97

Avoid

2017

Best

2020 · 2021

Year by year

Severity-weighted complaints filed in each model year’s first 60 months on the road, so every year is measured over an identical window.

Severity-weighted complaint volume and grade by model year for the Jeep Renegade
Year	vs median	Reports	Grade
2015	1.05×	518	C
2016	1.00×	468	B
2017	1.77×	665	D
2018	1.19×	427	C
2019	0.13×	48	A
2020	0.17×	57	A
2021	0.17×	86	A
2022 P	0.10×	43	A
2023 P	0.06×	43	A

P — provisional. These years have not completed 60 months on the road, so their totals are incomplete and they are excluded from the verdict.

What it costs to run

EPA figures for the most recent model year on record.

EPA fuel economy and drivetrain
Combined MPG	26
City / Highway	23 / 29
Engine	1.3L, 4 cyl
Drive	All-Wheel Drive
Annual fuel cost	$2,350

Recalls

14 campaigns on record.

Recall campaigns, largest first
Campaign	Component	Model years	Units affected
24V510000	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	2019–2023	337,128
16V529000	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	2015	329,540
20V191000	BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA	2019, 2020	319,610
19V287000	AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE	2019	25,004
18V731000	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP	2017, 2018	21,104
18V524000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD	2018	12,779
16V545000	TRAILER HITCHES	2015, 2016	8,581
15V508000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:CYBERSECURITY	2015	7,810

+ 6 further campaigns

Others in Subcompact SUVs

Same body and size class. Each grade describes that model against its own history — these are not ranked against each other.

Other models in the same segment
Model	Years to avoid	Grade
Alfa Romeo Stelvio	2018	C
Audi E-Tron	none flagged	C
Audi Q3	20202021	C
BMW X1	2014	C
Buick Encore	2015	C
Buick Encore GX	none flagged	B
Cadillac XT4	none flagged	B
Chevrolet Captiva	none flagged	B

How this was calculated

Every model year is scored over an identical window: complaints filed with NHTSA during the first 60 months after that model year went on sale. Without this, older cars look worse purely because they have had longer to accumulate reports.

Limitations. Complaints are unverified reports submitted voluntarily by owners; they are allegations, not findings, and reporting rates vary between models. Model years with fewer than 60 months on the road are marked provisional and excluded from verdicts. Cross-model comparison is withheld pending production-volume data.

Full methodology · Sources · Data vintage August 9, 2026

Working 2017 Renegade

Complaints in window: 665
Severity-weighted: 1,237.5
Model median (weighted): 697
vs model median: 1.77×
Recall campaigns (weighted): 3
Open investigations: 0

Score 48.1 D