Jeep Renegade reliability and problems by year
Owners have filed 2,202 complaints about the Jeep Renegade with NHTSA since 2015, most often about engine and electrical system. Jeep has filed 7 warranty extensions and 0 service campaigns for it, and there are 13 safety recalls on file.
From NHTSA's public data files, downloaded 2026-10-10.
How reliable is the Jeep Renegade? What NHTSA's records show
We don't give the Renegade a reliability score. NHTSA publishes complaint counts but no sales figures, so complaints can't be turned into a rate or compared between models. Here is what's on file for model years 2015 on.
- Owner complaints
- 2,202
- Filed with NHTSA, all model years
- Warranty extensions
- 7
- Filed by Jeep
- Service campaigns
- 0
- Filed by Jeep
- Safety recalls
- 13
- Each covers part of the model
Every model year compared
Complaints rise with how many were sold and how long they've been on the road, so a newer or rarer year will show fewer. Compare years of the Renegade with each other.
| Year | Complaints | Most named | Recalls | Warranty / campaigns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 20 | Electrical system (50%) | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 26 | Electrical system (46%) | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 67 | Electrical system (39%) | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 62 | Engine (34%) | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 79 | Electrical system (33%) | 4 | 0 |
| 2018 | 442 | Engine (43%) | 2 | 4 |
| 2017 | 565 | Engine (47%) | 3 | 4 |
| 2016 | 430 | Engine (40%) | 1 | 4 |
| 2015 | 511 | Transmission and drivetrain (33%) | 3 | 5 |
Look up one model year, or a VIN
See the complaints, recalls and warranty extensions for a single Renegade model year, with the typical mileage when owners reported each problem.
Acknowledged by Jeep
Warranty extensions and service campaigns Jeep filed with NHTSA for the Renegade, in its own words. A warranty extension means Jeep pays for the repair beyond the normal warranty.
- Warranty extensionApr 2025· Engine· model years 2015–2018
2.4L Excessive Oil Consumption XS1 Warranty Extension The customer may describe one or more of the following: ● Oil pressure low indicator lamp illumination between oil changes.
- Warranty extensionSep 2024· Other or unspecified· model years 2023–2024
Warranty Newsletter Volume 10 Issue 8_ID
- Warranty extensionAug 2024· Engine· model years 2015–2018
2.4L Excessive Oil Consumption XB1 Warranty Extension The customer may describe one or more of the following: ● Oil pressure low indicator lamp illumination between oil changes.
- Warranty extensionAug 2024· Other or unspecified· model years 2023–2024
Warranty operations newsletter volume 10, issue 8
- Warranty extensionApr 2023· Engine and cooling· model years 2015–2018
2.4L Excessive Oil Consumption XB1 Warranty Extension The customer may describe one or more of the following: ?
- Warranty extensionJan 2023· Exterior lights· model years 2015–2018
2.4L Excessive Oil Consumption XB1 Warranty Extension The customer may describe one or more of the following: Oil pressure low indicator lamp illumination between oil changes.
- Warranty extensionMay 2019· Transmission and drivetrain· model years 2015
Nine-Speed Automatic Transmission (X80 Warranty Extension) This bulletin involves extending the warranty on the nine-speed automatic transmissions.
What owners report most
The parts of the car owners named in their complaints, across every Renegade model year. Unverified, and not a failure rate.
- Engine851 (39%)
- Electrical system616 (28%)
- Transmission and drivetrain424 (19%)
- Other or unspecified419 (19%)
- Fuel and propulsion282 (13%)
- Brakes105 (5%)
- Cruise control and speed control102 (5%)
- Exterior lights54 (2%)
Safety recalls
13 recalls cover at least one Renegade model year. Each covers a range of VINs, not every car. Check one car at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
The incorrect bumper reverse light assembly may have been installed.
A seat belt buckle switch sensor may be improperly connected, preventing the front seat air bag from deploying as intended.
A software error can cause the rearview camera image to remain displayed after the vehicle has been shifted out of reverse.
The right rear brake caliper could have been fractured during the casting process.
The Occupant Restraint Controller (ORC) may have been incorrectly calibrated.
Incorrect software may cause the occupant restraint controller (ORC) module to disable certain passive safety features.
In certain operating conditions such as high power demand in conjunction with high altitude and/or high ambient temperatures, a manufacturing error in the fuel pump assembly may result in a loss of fuel pressure.
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.
These vehicles may be equipped with a cracked oil pump housing/balance shaft module (BSM), which can cause the oil pump to fail and the engine to stall.
Due to a software issue, multiple malfunction indicator lamps may illuminate on the instrument panel when no malfunction exists.
The trailer hitch assembly may have been attached with only a single fastener per side, not three per side as required.
The transmission sensor clusters may have insufficient crimps in the transmission wire harness, and as a result, the transmission may unexpectedly shift to neutral.
The affected vehicles are equipped with radios that have software vulnerabilities that can allow third-party access to certain networked vehicle control systems.
NHTSA investigations
Defect investigations NHTSA opened. Many close without a recall.
- RQ15004Recall query· opened Jul 2015, closed Jan 2016· Electrical system· model years 2015
Software security vulnerability
Led to recall 15V508000.
NHTSA's own page for the 2026 Jeep Renegade has the complaint text and every document.
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Check a Jeep's service historyCommon questions
Is the Jeep Renegade reliable?
We don't score reliability: NHTSA publishes complaint counts but no sales figures, so complaints can't be turned into a rate or compared between models. What's on file for model years 2015 on: 2,202 owner complaints, 7 warranty extensions and 0 service campaigns Jeep filed, and 13 safety recalls. The model years with the most complaints are 2017 (565), 2015 (511), 2018 (442). Whether a known problem was fixed on one car is what its service records show.
What are the most common problems with the Jeep Renegade?
Across every model year since 2015, owners' complaints to NHTSA most often name engine (39%), electrical system (28%), transmission and drivetrain (19%). Jeep has filed 7 warranty extensions covering the Renegade, listed on this page.
Which Renegade model years have the most complaints?
2017 (565), 2015 (511), 2018 (442). Complaint counts rise with how many were sold and how long they've been on the road, so compare years of the Renegade with each other rather than with other models.
Has Jeep extended the warranty on the Renegade?
Yes: engine (model years 2015–2018); other or unspecified (model years 2023–2024); engine (model years 2015–2018), and 4 more. A dealer does a covered repair for free within the extended time or mileage.
How do I check recalls on a Renegade?
Enter the car's 17-character VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. That answers for one vehicle; the 13 recalls listed here are for the model, and each covers only part of it.