2022 Jeep Compass

Small SUV · gas

★ Open to everyone — one of the ten most-registered models this year.

Fuel economy
25mpg1
22 city · 31 highway
CO₂ 350 g/mi · 217 g/km2
EPA
Fuel cost
$2,3843
per year · estimate
EPA · EIA
Power
177hp4
rated
NHTSA
Crash rating
4of 5 ★5
frontal 4 · side 5 · rollover 3
4 recall campaigns6
NHTSA
Test weight
3,625lb9
1,644 kg · EPA test class
EPA
Warranty
3yr10
36,000 mi
Jeep
How much to run it25 mpg · $2,384 / yr
Combined
25 mpg1EPA
EPA test cycle, combined · configuration Compass FWD
City · highway
22 · 31EPA
EPA test cycle, mpg
Tailpipe CO₂
350 g/mi2EPA217 g/km
tailpipe rating, driven as rated on the test cycle · 217 g/km
Fuel, per year
$2,3843EPA · EIAestimate · $11,920 over five years
estimate — 13,800 mi at $4.319 per gallon, EIA US regular, 2026-09-14
How it performs177 hp
Power
177 hp4NHTSArated
the rated figure — NHTSA's CAFE market data
Engine
2.4 L, 4 cylindersEPA
as listed in the EPA fuel-economy file
Transmission
Automatic 6-spdEPA
as listed in the EPA fuel-economy file
Drive
Front-wheel driveEPA
as listed in the EPA fuel-economy file
How safe4 of 5 ★ · 4 recalls
Crash rating
★★★★☆5NHTSA
NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings, front-wheel-drive 2022 Compass · as of 2026-09-10
Frontal · side · rollover
4 · 5 · 3NHTSAof 5 stars each
the three tests behind the overall rating
Recall campaigns
46NHTSA
NHTSA recall register, campaigns naming COMPASS (2022) · as of 2026-09-10
4 campaigns, what and when
  • 2022-04-14Seats · front assembly · head restraint — Improperly welded head restraints can result in an increased risk of injury to seat occupants during a crash. 22V248000
  • 2023-02-09Electrical system · instrument cluster/panel — An instrument panel display that is not visible to the driver may result in the inability to see safety-critical information, such as the fuel gauge and warning lights, increasing the risk of a crash. 23V058000
  • 2023-08-14Electrical system · instrument cluster/panel — An IPC display that is not bright enough may not clearly show critical safety information, such as the speedometer or warning lights, increasing the risk of a crash. 23V576000
  • 2024-06-13Back over prevention · sensing system · camera — A rearview camera image that does not display decreases the driver's visibility, increasing the risk of a crash. 24V436000
Complaints per 10,000 built
17.937NHTSA223 complaints, 11 severe · 124,399 built
computed here: 223 complaints ÷ 124,399 built (NHTSA early-warning production, 2026 Q1); no publisher states the rate
What owners complain about
Electrical system93Exterior lighting49Unspecified38Engine37Forward collision avoidance · automatic emergency braking36

See these complaints at NHTSA ↗

How big3,625 lb
Kerb weight
—8
EPA test weight
3,625 lb9EPA1,644 kg
EPA equivalent test weight class — the loaded class it was tested at, not kerb weight
Class
Small SUVEPA
the publisher's own vehicle class
Body
SUVNHTSA
as NHTSA lists it
Ownership3 yr / 36,000 mi
Price
$26,39013NHTSAaverage across trims
the average manufacturer's suggested retail price across the trims of this compliance configuration, as filed in NHTSA's CAFE market data
Warranty
3 years10Jeep36,000 mi
Jeep's published 2022 warranty statement, compiled into carstandings.com's warranty table
On the road in New York
8,56811NY DMV
NY DMV registration file, 2026-09-02

Notes and sources

  1. Fuel economy: EPA combined test-cycle figure for the configuration Compass FWD (22 city, 31 highway). EPA data dated 2026-09-09, the latest modifiedOn date EPA records in vehicles.csv.↩
  2. CO₂: EPA's tailpipe rating for the car driven as rated on the test cycle — 350 g/mi, or 217 g/km.↩
  3. Fuel cost: an estimate — 13,800 mi a year at the EPA combined figure, priced at $4.319 per gallon (EIA US regular, 2026-09-14). Five years: $11,920. No publisher states this figure.↩
  4. Power: 177 hp is the rated figure, from NHTSA's CAFE market data.↩
  5. Crash rating: NHTSA's overall rating for the front-wheel-drive 2022 Compass — frontal 4, side 5, rollover 3 stars. NHTSA data as of 2026-09-10.↩
  6. Recall campaigns: NHTSA's count for this nameplate (COMPASS), as of 2026-09-10. Each is repaired free of charge by dealers.↩
  7. Complaints per 10,000 built: computed here from NHTSA's complaint count for the Compass nameplate (223, of which 11 describe a crash, fire, injury or death) and the 124,399 vehicles NHTSA's own early-warning production reports place on it (2026 Q1). No publisher states the rate itself.↩
  8. Kerb weight: not published. NHTSA's CAFE market data 3184 lb disagrees with the NHTSA crash-test file 3516 lb.↩
  9. EPA test weight: 3,625 lb (1,644 kg) is the equivalent test weight class EPA tested this configuration at, not the kerb weight.↩
  10. Warranty: 3 years or 36,000 miles, from Jeep's published 2022 warranty statement, compiled into carstandings.com's warranty table.↩
  11. Registrations: 8,568 Compasss of this model year on New York's roads, from the NY DMV registration file as of 2026-09-02.↩
  12. This car is measured on the petrol scale: miles per gallon, the tailpipe CO₂ rating and whole-car horsepower. MPGe and charge-weighted CO₂ are electric-scale quantities and do not apply to it.↩
  13. Price: $26,390, the average manufacturer's suggested retail price across the trims of this compliance configuration, as filed in NHTSA's CAFE market data, as of 2026-09-15.↩

Sources: EPA · NHTSA — about these sources →