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Jeep Compass

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The Car Guide rating 2.5/5 54% Detailed ratings

Price $32,700 – $46,700 Payments

Fuel consumption 7.4 – 9.9 L/100km

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The Jeep Compass is available in five trim levels: Sport, North, Altitude, Trailhawk, and Limited. All versions are powered by the same engine, a turbocharged 2.0-litre four-cylinder that produces 200 horsepower. The Compass is awaiting its next generation, which will not be assembled at the Brampton, Ontario, plant like the current generation. Production will move to the Belvidere plant in Illinois, and is scheduled to begin in late 2027.

Tests and Features

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2023 Jeep Compass: So Many Better Options Out There

The Jeep Compass may not be one of the brand’s best-selling vehicles, but following a mid-cycle update last year, it gets a new powertrain for 2023 and deserves more consideration. We headed to California to put the 2023 Jeep Compass to the test on and off the road. Below are …February 24, 2023

2022 Jeep Compass: Indecent Proposal

Despite SUVs being extremely popular, Jeep has a tough time selling its smaller models including the Cherokee , Renegade and Compass . The last one didn’t even manage to top 6,000 units sold in Canada last year. The company introduced a new generation for 2017, and now comes a mid-cycle …February 4, 2022

Small SUVs Remain a Big Source of Dissatisfaction

Toyota’s brand new Corolla Cross could not have come soon enough as the smaller C-HR is the least liked vehicle in the entire auto industry for the second year in a row according to Consumer Reports ’ latest survey. The website once again polled its members to gauge their level …January 13, 2022

Pre-Owned Jeep Compass and Jeep Patriot: What You Need to Know

Pre-owned vehicles

The Jeep lineup is changing dramatically. Models are getting much bigger and more luxurious, led by the new full-size Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer SUVs and the mid-size Grand Cherokee and Grand Cherokee L, the latter with a longer wheelbase and three rows of seats. What happened to the small, affordable …December 22, 2021

Top 10 Least Liked Vehicles According to Consumer Reports

February 10, 2021

Top 10 Least Reliable 2021 Models According to Consumer Reports

November 24, 2020

SUVs You Can Still Buy With a Manual Gearbox in 2020

2017 Jeep Compass: All Flash, No Cash

The new 2017 Jeep Compass is the only true 4x4 in the compact utility vehicle segment. Yes, the “little” Jeep has grown enough to get an upgrade from the subcompact SUV category. However, will this be sufficient for consumers to accept its price—now much higher than the first generation’s—an underwhelming …June 26, 2017

2017 Jeep Compass: Finally, a Good Entry-Level SUV

No offense to the many Canadians who were perfectly happy with the Jeep Compass and Jeep Patriot, but they weren’t very good vehicles. They were outdated quickly after they appeared on the market, and they represented the Chrysler of 2008 that went bankrupt and has since fallen into Italian hands. March 7, 2017

Top 10 New SUVs at the Los Angeles Auto Show

November 18, 2016

A Step in the Right Direction: The 2011 Jeep Compass

Dodge's old Caliber was a surprising automobile... surprising insofar that such a large company, with countless checks and balances, would ever see fit to release such a product onto the market. Stuffed with acres of some of the worst plastics created since 1983, powered by an anaemic engine and CVT …September 10, 2011

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Jeep Raises 2026 Compass Prices Following Last Year’s Cuts

After slashing prices on the Compass for the 2025 model year, including a reduction of more than $6,000 on the base model, we thought Jeep had gotten the message: its vehicles are expensive and that's a big part of why sales are falling. But old habits die hard, as they …November 27, 2025

Next Jeep Compass to Be Built in the U.S. Rather Than Canada After All

Stellantis will invest $13 billion over the next four years—the largest single investment in the company’s 100-year U.S. history—to increase its domestic manufacturing footprint and create more than 5,000 jobs. The money will go to four plants in Illinois, Ohio, Indiana and Michigan. It will be used to manufacture five …October 15, 2025

Third-Gen Jeep Compass Debuts in Europe With Hybrid, EV Variants

The third-generation Jeep Compass , first previewed last fall, has just made its debut in Europe, where it will go on sale in the fourth quarter of 2025. Built in Melfi, Italy at the same plant that used to build the late Jeep Renegade , this new Compass arrives ahead …May 6, 2025

All the Vehicles Built in Canada and Mexico That Are Sold in the U.S.

U.S. President Donald Trump's 25-percent tariff on all foreign-made automobiles and parts has now come into effect. Vehicles from Canada and Mexico that meet CUSMA's trade rules will be hit by the tariff only on the non-American content. But make no mistake: this will result in significant price hikes all …April 3, 2025

Jeep Cherokee Hybrid, Chrysler Pacifica EV Are on the Way

Stellantis’ debuts at the 2024 Los Angeles Auto Show this week were nothing more than special editions of the Fiat 500e and Chrysler Pacifica . However, two future electrified vehicles were also confirmed by some of the automaker’s top execs. First, Jeep CEO Antonio Filosa told journalists on hand that …November 22, 2024

Jeep Teases Aggressive-Looking New Compass Arriving in 2026

The Jeep Compass is one of the lowest-rated vehicles in the entire auto industry according to our team at The Car Guide , and the company recently decided to slash the base price by more than $6,000 to hopefully attract more customers in the highly competitive compact-SUV segment. We’ll see …October 7, 2024

2025 Jeep Compass: Huge Price Drop for Jeep’s Baby SUV

Earlier this summer, Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares said the automaker would quickly go to work to improve operations and profitability in North America. This includes cutting production of select models and lowering prices in many cases in an effort to drive sales. The Jeep Compass is a good example. Despite …September 13, 2024

126,000 Stellantis Vehicles in Canada Need Software Fix to Camera Issue

Rear-view camera issues are commonplace in this day and age, with the latest example coming from Stellantis. The automaker has just announced a recall on nearly 1.2 million SUVs, vans and pickups in North America including approximately 126,000 in Canada. Affected models include the 2022-2023 Jeep Compass , Grand Cherokee …June 18, 2024

Just One Compact SUV Aces IIHS’ New Front Crash Prevention Test

After updating its vehicle-to-vehicle front crash prevention test to address crashes that occur at higher speeds and those in which the struck vehicle is a motorcycle or large truck, the U.S. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) came to a sad conclusion: only one of the first 10 compact SUVs …April 26, 2024

Next-Gen Jeep Compass to be Built in Ontario

A majority (60 percent) of Canadian union members at Stellantis yesterday agreed to ratify the new three-year collective agreement with the automaker that was first announced on October 30. The deal includes substantial increases in wages and benefits, accelerated progression timeline and improved job security. “The Canadian workforce plays a …November 7, 2023

Most and Least Liked Vehicles in 2023 According to Consumer Reports

U.S. magazine Consumer Reports has once again published a list of vehicles owners like the most. The results are from the 2022 Annual Auto Surveys, involving more than 300,000 vehicles from the 2020-2022 model years, as well as some 2023 models. The team used criteria like price, performance, reliability, comfort, …February 3, 2023

Most Compact SUVs Blamed for Inadequate Rear Passenger Protection

The U.S. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) recently updated its moderate overlap front collision test to address a growing gap in the protection provided for front and rear occupants. It found out that only two out of 15 compact SUVs, the Ford Escape and Volvo XC40 , protect the …December 14, 2022

Videos

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Review: 2017 Jeep Compass

Jeep maybe one of the most successful brands in the world but that didn't include the original Compass and Patriot. The Patriot's days are numbered,and now we have a new and hopefully improved Jeep Compass. Let's find out. (This segment originally aired on Motoring TV 2017 episode #17) ***Watch complete …

2017 Jeep Compass: All Flash, No Cash

2014 Jeep Compass and Grand Cherokee

Presentation of the 2014 Jeep Compass and Grand Cherokee

2009 Jeep Compass

Our review of the 2009 Jeep Compass

The Car Guide rating 54%

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Fuel economy	6/10
Reliability	6/10
Safety	6/10
Infotainment	7/10
Driving	4/10
Overall	4/10

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