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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.
3C4NJDDB5JT••••••2018 Jeep COMPASS
That is about average for the 2018 Jeep COMPASS — 11 complaints per build across 86 builds.
11on this build
929on the model
86builds in total
1involved a crash
Most reportedEngine 9Electrical System 2Exterior Lighting 1Steering 1
What owners of this build wrote
Vehicle Speed ControlcrashDec 2023
My gas pedal stuck flat to the floor and the plastic gas pedal broke causing me to hit a cement pillar in front of Knick trip
Electrical SystemFeb 2023
1-)I was driving 30 mph and the car stoped 2-) The motor oil consuming very fast 2000 m 3-) The backup cámara is not working
EngineNov 2020
The contact owns a 2018 jeep compass. The contact stated while driving 30 mph, the vehicle stalled and hesitated to accelerate. The check engine and auto start/stop warning lights were illuminated. The contact coasted the vehicle to the shoulder to restart the vehicle. After…
SteeringDec 2019
1) the jeep compass was traveling in motion on a farm to market road and stalled. It completely shut down. No steering, no braking. Complete failure. No way to signal or let others traveling down the same highway that the vehicle was stalled. 2) the hood has popped open while…
Exterior LightingNov 2017
Instrument panel lights will not dim on automatic lights setting or when display lights have been on for longer then 8 seconds. The dash lights and stereo lights are too bright to drive at night. Have to stop car, turn off car along with turning off all light switches. Have to…
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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 3C4NJDDB5JT282579 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.