Jeep Compass Lighting problems
65 of the 1,819 complaints about the Jeep Compass (3.6%) concern Lighting, making it the model's #5 problem area. That share is 2.3× the Lighting share across all tracked vehicles.
Analysis
By model year, Lighting complaints peak with the 2018 model (32, 3% of that year's complaints) and are lowest for the 2020 model (1). 2 Lighting complaints were filed in the last 12 months.
Owners most often describe: “night”, “dim”, “bright”, “instrument” and “headlights”. None of these reports describes a crash or fire.
No recall campaign addresses Lighting for the tracked model years.
By model year
When complaints were filed
Last 12 months: 2 · Previous 12 months: 9
Common terms in reports
- night33
- dim18
- bright18
- instrument20
- headlights16
- switch14
What owners report
Headlights work intermittently. Driver side comes on but passenger side doesn’t or vise versa. Also sometimes neither come on. No warning messages or anything. Yes the jeep dealership saw the issue with the lights and so did an independent mechanic.
On [XXX], a rental vehicle issued by Enterprise was stopped due to an expired North Carolina license plate [XXX] ) and a defective taillight.
My driver's side headlights stops working intermittently. This occurs quite randomly. I have replaced the bulbs, the switch, and after taking it to a dealer, I ended up replacing the driver's side headlight assembly.
I bought my vehicle in May of 2019. In May 2021 my car had 34,000 miles on it and the passenger side headlight was out. I took it to the dealership and they replaced my left headlight assembly (vehicle was under warranty).
A cable going to the driver's side headlamp assembly was intermittently shorting and causing the headlight to turn off while driving. The cable and entire headlamp assembly had to be replaced to fix the issue. There are other reports of this issue on [XXX] .
All Vehicles with Daytime Running Lights (DRLs) that are configured in a manner to illuminate the primary low beam or high beam headlamps, or a significant output of an LED source are a danger to other vehicles at night if they are too bright.
Excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA, trimmed for length. The ODI number is NHTSA's record identifier.
Related recalls
No recall campaign addresses Lighting for the tracked model years.
Problem areas · Jeep Compass
Frequently asked questions
How common are Lighting problems on the Jeep Compass?
65 of the 1,819 complaints about the Jeep Compass (3.6%) concern Lighting, making it the model's #5 problem area. That share is 2.3× the Lighting share across all tracked vehicles.
Which Jeep Compass model years have the most Lighting complaints?
By model year, Lighting complaints peak with the 2018 model (32, 3% of that year's complaints) and are lowest for the 2020 model (1).
Is there a recall for Jeep Compass Lighting problems?
No recall campaign addresses Lighting for the tracked model years.