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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.
3C4NJDDB2JT••••••2018 Jeep COMPASS
That is about average for the 2018 Jeep COMPASS — 11 complaints per build across 86 builds.
11on this build
926on the model
86builds in total
1involved a fire
Most reportedElectrical System 7Engine 6Exterior Lighting 1Visibility/wiper 1
What owners of this build wrote
Electrical SystemfireJan 2022
I parked my car somewhere between 1:00-1:30 pm came back out at 3:00 and opened my drivers side door to see the door panel caught fire it was extinguished when I open the door. Yes it can be inspected I could’ve been driving when it caught fire. It will be inspected by an…
EngineFeb 2022
2/12/2022 while exiting Ohio Turnpike STRT 280 exit, while at toll booth driver’s window down, vehicle in drive foot on brake, paying toll, no engine warning lights, vehicle dies! Pleanty of fuel, pleanty of battery power vehicle would not start, it now seamed that every trouble…
Visibility/wiperDec 2021
The backup camera doesn’t activate when going into reverse intermittently. Sometimes it has a very long delay too
Electrical SystemOct 2024
My car randomly turns off and I’ve had it looked at and they can’t find a problem I’ll have it reset and it soon starts randomly turning off while I drive. New batteries checked alternator
Electrical SystemNov 2023
Car struggles to start, Dashboard shows coolant temperature high then does not start. Usually it will start again once battery is jumped. It has happened 3 times since August 2023. Unsafe because it happens unpredictability and has left me stranded with a child in the car. It…
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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 3C4NJDDB2JT465535 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.