Jeep Renegade Years to Avoid — and the Years to Buy
Every Jeep Renegade model year from 2015 to 2023, benchmarked against each other with 3,491 federal complaints, 14 recall campaigns, and the odometer readings owners put in their reports.
Avoid: 2015–2018. These years top the Renegade's complaint rankings by volume and severity.
Safer bets: 2019–2022 — the quietest years with at least four years on the road.
The method in one line: every NHTSA complaint for this model is counted, weighted for crashes, fires, injuries, and deaths, and each year is measured against the Renegade's own worst year — full methodology.
The trouble strip
One cell per model year. The whole answer in one glance — click any year for the full report.
The defining problem
Engine tops the Jeep Renegade file with 870 complaints, concentrated in the 2015–2018 model years, most often reported around 40,000 miles. The year pages break down what fails and when.
Every year, ranked
| Year | Verdict | Complaints | Recalls | Top problem | Trouble index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Typical | 43 | 2 | Electrical | 4 |
| 2022 | Better year | 46 | 2 | Electrical | 4 |
| 2021 | Better year | 106 | 2 | Electrical | 12 |
| 2020 | Better year | 90 | 3 | Engine | 16 |
| 2019 | Better year | 117 | 4 | Electrical | 15 |
| 2018 | Avoid | 696 | 2 | Engine | 74 |
| 2017 | Avoid | 928 | 3 | Engine | 100 |
| 2016 | Avoid | 669 | 2 | Engine | 70 |
| 2015 | Avoid | 796 | 4 | Transmission & drivetrain | 79 |
Technical service bulletins
Beyond complaints and recalls, 2,500 manufacturer communications — service bulletins, service campaigns, warranty extensions — are on file for the Jeep Renegade. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.
Browse the Jeep Renegade TSB list by year →
Questions buyers ask
What Jeep Renegade years should I avoid?
Federal complaint records point to 2015–2018 as the Jeep Renegade years to avoid — they drew the highest volume of serious complaints relative to the model's other years.
What is the most common Jeep Renegade problem?
Engine tops the Jeep Renegade file with 870 complaints, concentrated in the 2015–2018 model years, most often reported around 40,000 miles.
What are the best Jeep Renegade years to buy used?
The quietest Jeep Renegade years in federal records are 2019–2022 — each with at least four years on the road and well-below-average complaint volume for this model.
Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. Counts cover the Jeep Renegade only, scored against this model's own worst year — not against other models. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.