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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
1C4NJCBA1GD••••••2016 Jeep COMPASS
That is about average for the 2016 Jeep COMPASS — 5 complaints per build across 61 builds.
5on this build
287on the model
61builds in total
1involved a crash
1injuries
Most reportedAir Bags 2Service Brakes 1Engine 1Seats 1
What owners of this build wrote
Air BagscrashSep 2020
I was in a head-on collision on 9/24/2020. The car is being inspected for repairs now and I am dealing with the insurance claim at this time. My airbags did not go off at a speed of 35-40 mph, striking the vehicle that was at-fault, and then a metal pole. Fortunately did not…
SeatsJun 2020
I was pulling out of the parking lot at work when my headrest just exploded and hit me in the back of the head. I hadn't hit anything or stop suddenly I was just pulling out of a parking lot. I heard a pop and then got hit in the back of the head from the headrests
EngineFeb 2020
The engine stalls while driving. I've read this issue is present in other dodge and jeep compass models of this year, however, the recall that exists for those vehicles doesn't appear to exist for my vehicle. This is incredibly unsafe as the engine immediately stalls as I'm…
Service BrakesJul 2018
I purchased the 2016 jeep compass used from robertson honda in palmdale ca. The next day I noticed the breaks made a squeak sound when I applied the breaks at a complete stop. I took it back to dealership, they checked it again, and told me I had nothing to worry about; the…
Air BagsMar 2024
Airbag light came on for about four days I called dealership but then went off for a week, so appointment was canceled. After that airbag light came on again scheduled another appointment by time I reached dealership light was back off. After diagnostic was performed results…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 1C4NJCBA1GD524755 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.