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2023 Jeep Renegade problems

Owners filed 21 complaints about the 2023 Jeep Renegade with NHTSA between May 2024 and Oct 2026. The most-cited component is electrical system (11).

Complaints
21
Filed with NHTSA
Crashes
0
Reported by owners
Fires
0
Reported by owners
Injuries
0
People reported injured
Deaths
0
Reported to NHTSA
01 —By component

Complaints by component

One complaint can cite several components
  1. Electrical system11
  2. Forward collision avoidance5
  3. Seat belts5
  4. Engine4
  5. Air bags4
  6. Power train3
  7. Lane departure2
  8. Vehicle speed control2
  9. Parking brake1
  10. Latches/locks/linkages1
  11. Service brakes1
  12. Steering1
  13. Tires1
  14. Other / unknown2

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.

Data from NHTSA Complaints API · synced Nov 10, 2026NHTSA vehicle page
02 —Trend

When complaints were filed

Does it get worse with age? Complaints per calendar year filed
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Model yearComplaints filed per calendar year
202411
20256
20264

Mileage at failure isn’t a structured field in NHTSA complaint data, so we don’t chart it. Some owners mention it in their reports below.

03 —Owner reports

Top problems in owners’ words

Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first

Electrical system

11 reports
“Vehicle intermittently drops engine power. Dealership found 35 stored fault codes and vehicle has repeatedly blown the F03 fuse causing a no start condition. This has happened repeatedly making this vehicle a severe collision hazard. Dealership, Southern Dodge Chrysler Jeep Fiat, Norfolk Virginia has not found the root cause after 400.00 dollars in diagnostic fee's. Manufacturer Stallantis opened a case number then closed the case number due to the dealership not able to duplicate issue in the service bay.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Oct 30, 2026Power train, Electrical system, EngineODI 11774609

Forward collision avoidance

5 reports
“When driving we can be a football field distance away from any moving vehicle and then forward collision safety feature activates. This has happened several times and could have ended badly if someone was behind us in traffic.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Dec 31, 2025Forward collision avoidanceODI 11708044

Seat belts

5 reports
“While driving, the auto stop/start light illuminated, the airbag light illuminated and the auto parking brake illuminated. The seat belt sign also lit up and would continuously chime even through the seatbelt was plugged in. All the indications would intermittently come on and off.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Aug 19, 2024Electrical system, Air bags, Seat beltsODI 11609287

Engine

4 reports
“Engine continuously leaks oil. Oil is all over under carriage. This has been a recurring problem that the dealer has tried to fix. Oil is all over our garage floor. If we do not monitor the oil level it could run out of oil. This vehicle is one year old and has had one recall and five attempts to fix an oil leak.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled May 17, 2025EngineODI 11661624

Air bags

4 reports1 related recall
“The contact owns a 2023 Jeep Renegade. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V510000 (Air Bags, Seat Belts); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Aug 13, 2024Air bags, Seat beltsODI 11608253

Power train

3 reports
“The contact owns a 2023 Jeep Renegade. The contact stated that while shifting from drive(D) to park(P), the vehicle continued to accelerate or reverse unintendedly. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, who informed the contact to go to settings and choose brakes, and while parking, the parking brake engaged, but the driver needed to manually release the parking brake. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 13,000.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Mar 10, 2026Parking brake, Power train, Vehicle speed controlODI 11723207
Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Nov 10, 2026

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.