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2016 Jeep Renegade

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

More warning signs than most Renegade years

Owner complaints for the 2016 Jeep Renegade are substantially higher than the model-year median of 79.

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

306 reports with mileage · 123 unknown

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Engine. Review the 172 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 119 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Power Train. Review the 73 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

9 crash reports10 fire reports7 injury reports

What owners actually said

429 reports
58,084 miles · Feb 4, 2020
Electrical System

AMBIENT OUTSIDE SENSOR IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND CAUSING THE AIR CONDITIONING AND MY HEATER TO NOT WORK PROPERLY. MY OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE READS 131 DEGREES AND ITS 43 DEGREES OUTSIDE. THIS HAPPEN EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT ,THE WHOLE TIME I AM DRIVING IT NOW I HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR WHICH IS GOING TO COS…

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AMBIENT OUTSIDE SENSOR IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND CAUSING THE AIR CONDITIONING AND MY HEATER TO NOT WORK PROPERLY. MY OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE READS 131 DEGREES AND ITS 43 DEGREES OUTSIDE. THIS HAPPEN EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT ,THE WHOLE TIME I AM DRIVING IT NOW I HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR WHICH IS GOING TO COST 325.00 WHICH I THINK IS RIDICULOUS.

NHTSA ODI #11306960

16,000 miles · Jan 29, 2020
Engine

FAULTY THERMOSTAT CAUSING HEATING/ COOLING PROBLEMS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT 16000 MILES. A ENGINE DIAGNOSTIC REVEALED A FAULTY THERMOSTAT AT 16000 MILES WHICH IS PREMATURE.

NHTSA ODI #11302756

Mileage unknown · Jan 28, 2020
SteeringWheels

WENT TO MAVIS TIRES FOR A TIRE ROTATION 1/28/20 AFTER LEAVING THE CHRYSLER/JEEP DEALERSHIP FOR TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGE TOLD 9 SPEED SEALED NEVER NEEDS ANYTHING . THE GUYS AT MAVIS SAID THAT MY LUG BOLTS WERE SWOLLEN AND THAT THEY COULD NOT DO THE WORK AND THAT I NEEDED TO GO TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE THEM REPLACED BECAUSE ONL…

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WENT TO MAVIS TIRES FOR A TIRE ROTATION 1/28/20 AFTER LEAVING THE CHRYSLER/JEEP DEALERSHIP FOR TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGE TOLD 9 SPEED SEALED NEVER NEEDS ANYTHING . THE GUYS AT MAVIS SAID THAT MY LUG BOLTS WERE SWOLLEN AND THAT THEY COULD NOT DO THE WORK AND THAT I NEEDED TO GO TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE THEM REPLACED BECAUSE ONLY CHRYSLER / JEEP MAKE THE PART. MY JEEP HAS ONLY 49,800 MILES AND THE MAVIS GUYS TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED LUG REPLACEMENTS BACK IN NOVEMBER 2019 , I HAVE OWNED MANY CARS AND TRUCKS IN THE PAST AND NEVER HAD TO REPLACE LUGS BOLTS ON A VEHICLE WITH SUCH LOW MILES ON IT . THEY CHECKED IT BOTH STATIONARY AND IN MOTION TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE ON PROPERLY THE GUYS AT MAVIS ALSO TOLD ME WHEN I REQUESTED AN ALIGNMENT THAT THEY TESTED DROVE IT FIRST AND TOLD ME IT DIDN'T NEED ONE BUT I FELT IT ROLL MORE TO THE RIGHT THAT WAS IN 8/2019 SO NOW WITH FOUR NEW TIRES FIRST IN 8/20219 FOR TWO THEN 10/2019 WHICH IS WHY I FELT IT WAS TIME TO ROTATE THE TIRES BUT COULDN'T GET THIS DONE DUE TO THE SWELLED UP LUG BOLTS ON ALL FOUR TIRES

NHTSA ODI #11302508

38,500 miles · Jan 28, 2020
Engine

THERMOSTAT FAILURE CODE P0128 APPEARED AND THERMOSTAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AS THIS VEHICLE HAD RECALL ON THE COOLING FAN ASSEMBLY, THIS FAILURE IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE MALFUNCTION OF THE FAN UNIT.

NHTSA ODI #11302449

39,900 miles · Jan 27, 2020
Engine

JEEP RENEGADE WITH ONLY 40K MILES (4K OUT OF WARRANTY) AND ENGINE COOLANT THERMOSTAT JUST STOPPED WORKING. ENTIRE HOUSING HAS TO BE REPLACED JUST TO FIX THE ONE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM WAS MADE KNOWN VIA SERVICE LIGHT COMING ON WITH "SERVICE ENGINE" MESSAGE APPEARING ON DASH. THE ERROR CODE WAS DECIPHERED AS "P0128: COOLANT THERMOS…

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JEEP RENEGADE WITH ONLY 40K MILES (4K OUT OF WARRANTY) AND ENGINE COOLANT THERMOSTAT JUST STOPPED WORKING. ENTIRE HOUSING HAS TO BE REPLACED JUST TO FIX THE ONE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM WAS MADE KNOWN VIA SERVICE LIGHT COMING ON WITH "SERVICE ENGINE" MESSAGE APPEARING ON DASH. THE ERROR CODE WAS DECIPHERED AS "P0128: COOLANT THERMOSTAT (COOLANT TEMPERATURE BELOW THERMOSTAT REGULATING TEMPERATURE). IT FIRST APPEARED WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS AT 40MPH, AND NOW APPEARS AT ALL TIMES. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN ON A 3.5 YEAR OLD VEHICLE.

NHTSA ODI #11302258

56,000 miles · Jan 25, 2020
Steering

I LOST THE ABILITY TO STEER MY CAR. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, GOING THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT, 50 MPH, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I COULDN'T STEER MY CAR, I NEARLY HAD AN ACCIDENT, I STOPPED THE CAR, TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, STARTED IT BACK UP AND IT WOULD STEER AGAIN.

NHTSA ODI #11301798

62,000 miles · Jan 6, 2020
Electrical System

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, SEVERAL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE, COOLANT HOT, AND AIR BAG WARNING INDICATORS WERE ILLUMINATED. AFTER THIRTY MINUTES OF ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, A TOW TRUCK CO…

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, SEVERAL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE, COOLANT HOT, AND AIR BAG WARNING INDICATORS WERE ILLUMINATED. AFTER THIRTY MINUTES OF ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, A TOW TRUCK COMPANY WAS CONTACTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED; HOWEVER, THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER WAS ABLE TO JUMPSTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED ONCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

NHTSA ODI #11297473

47,243 miles · Dec 27, 2019
Electrical SystemEnginePower Train

TL* THE CONTACT'S FATHER OWNS A 2016 JEEP RENEGADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL INDEPENDENTLY WHILE IN DRIVE. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT CRANK AND HAD DIFFICULTY STARTING. FURTHERMORE, SOME ELECTRICAL FAILURES WERE EXPERIENCED, INCLUDIN…

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TL* THE CONTACT'S FATHER OWNS A 2016 JEEP RENEGADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL INDEPENDENTLY WHILE IN DRIVE. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT CRANK AND HAD DIFFICULTY STARTING. FURTHERMORE, SOME ELECTRICAL FAILURES WERE EXPERIENCED, INCLUDING ALL THE WINDOWS REMAINED IN THE DOWN POSITION AND WOULD NOT ROLL UP AND THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHILE IN OPERATION. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE POWER TRAIN FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V529000(POWER TRAIN), WHICH ONLY PERTAINED TO THE 2014 AND 2015 MODELS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS SERVICED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS FOR THE VARIOUS FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,243.

NHTSA ODI #11291641

60,000 miles · Dec 24, 2019
Electrical SystemSeats

ODOMETER BLINKING/FLASHING

NHTSA ODI #11291085

60,000 miles · Dec 24, 2019
Electrical SystemUnknown Or Other

NAVIGATION ISSUES. NAVIGATION SYSTEM IS IMPROPERLY CALIBRATED.

NHTSA ODI #11291084

Official recalls

1

16V545000 · Trailer Hitches

Jul 20, 2016

Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Jeep Renegade vehicles manufactured August 25, 2014, to June 25, 2016, equipped with a factory-installed optional trailer hitch package. The trailer hitch assembly may have been attached with only a single fastener per side, not three per side as required.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: Without the proper amount of fasteners, the trailer hitch assembly may separate from the vehicle, and any towed vehicle may no longer be properly connected, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will install two additional fasteners per side, free of charge. The recall began on October 13, 2016. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is S62.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.