1.42 vs. all vehicles
Steady407 of the 1,819 complaints about the Jeep Compass (22.4%) concern Electrical, making it the model's second-largest problem area. That share is 1.4× the Electrical share across all tracked vehicles.
Analysis
By model year, Electrical complaints peak with the 2018 model (179, 19% of that year's complaints) and are lowest for the 2025 model (9). 70 Electrical complaints were filed in the last 12 months versus 57 in the 12 months before — a steady pace.
Owners most often describe: “screen”, “radio”, “dim”, “night mode” and “camera”. 7 of these reports (1.7%) describe a crash or fire, with 1 injury and 0 deaths mentioned.
5 recall campaigns relate to this area, most recently campaign 24V436000 (2024-06-13, model years 2022 and 2023).
Related recalls
BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA Campaign 24V436000 · 2024-06-13 · Model years: 2022, 2023
Summary: Chrysler (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 may prevent the rearview image from displaying. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."
Remedy: Dealers will update the radio software or the software will be OTA, "Over-The-Air," free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed beginning July 9, 2024. Owners may contact FCA US, LLC customer service at 1-800-853-1403. FCA US, LLC's numbers for this recall are 66B and 79B.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL Campaign 23V576000 · 2023-08-14 · Model years: 2022, 2023
Summary: Chrysler (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 of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 101, "Control and Displays."
Remedy: Dealers will update the body control module (BCM) software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 29, 2023. Owners may contact FCA US, LLC customer service at 1-800-853-1403. FCA US, LLC's number for this recall is 88A.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL Campaign 23V058000 · 2023-02-09 · Model years: 2022
Summary: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) is recalling certain 2022 Jeep Compass vehicles. The instrument panel center cluster display may be insufficiently illuminated and may not appear visible during daytime driving conditions. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 101, "Control and Displays."
Remedy: Dealers will replace the windshield and headlamp switch, add a light sensor module, and add a wiring jumper harness to allow the instrument panel center cluster display backlighting to function correctly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 30, 2023. Owners may contact FCA US, LLC customer service at 1-800-853-1403. FCA US, LLC's number for this recall is 15A.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD Campaign 18V524000 · 2018-08-09 · Model years: 2018
Summary: Chrysler (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 vehicles and 2018-2019 Jeep Cherokee and 2018 Chrysler Pacifica and Pacifica Hybrid vehicles. The powertrain control module may be equipped with a voltage regulator chip in the circuit board that may fail, causing a stall or a no start condition.
Remedy: Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the powertrain control module, free of charge. The recall began October 2, 2018. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is U87.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL Campaign 17V740000 · 2017-11-21 · Model years: 2018
Summary: Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2017-2018 Jeep Compass vehicles. The brightness of the backlighting for the Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC) cannot be adjusted. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 101, "Controls and Displays."
Remedy: Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will update IPC software, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began December 8, 2018. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is T70.
Frequently asked questions
How common are Electrical problems on the Jeep Compass?
407 of the 1,819 complaints about the Jeep Compass (22.4%) concern Electrical, making it the model's second-largest problem area. That share is 1.4× the Electrical share across all tracked vehicles.
Which Jeep Compass model years have the most Electrical complaints?
By model year, Electrical complaints peak with the 2018 model (179, 19% of that year's complaints) and are lowest for the 2025 model (9).
Is there a recall for Jeep Compass Electrical problems?
5 recall campaigns relate to this area, most recently campaign 24V436000 (2024-06-13, model years 2022 and 2023).