Used car safety, rank #150 of 188
Jeep Compass 4WD Safety Rating (2022-23)
Real IIHS driver death rates for the 2022-23 Jeep Compass 4WD, a small SUV, compared with its class and with the current model.
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The 2022-23 Jeep Compass 4WD has an IIHS driver death rate of 46 per million registered vehicle years against a small SUVs average of 38, which is 21% above the class average. That places it #150 of 188 used vehicles with a safety score of 25.9/100.
What the Jeep Compass death rate means
At 46 driver deaths per million registered vehicle years, the Jeep Compass 4WD is 21% worse than the small SUVs average of 38. The 95% confidence interval is 18 to 73, which overlaps the class average, so some of the gap may be chance.
The other-driver death rate of 61 measures the opposite risk: how many drivers of other vehicles died in crashes with a Jeep Compass. Its 95% confidence interval is 27β94. It is higher than the Jeep Compass's own driver death rate, the usual pattern for this class. Remember that death rates describe vehicles and their drivers together: IIHS adjusts for driver age and gender, but not for where or how carefully people drive. Our score weights this model's own rate at 70% and its class at 30%; see how we rank used cars.
Compared with similar used SUVs
The safest small SUVs in the IIHS study, by our score, with the Jeep Compass 4WD highlighted. It ranks 9 of the 9 shown; the class leader is the Toyota RAV4 Prime Plug-in hybrid 4WD at a death rate of 5.
| Vehicle | Years | Death rate | Score | Reliability | Used price |
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| Toyota RAV4 Prime Plug-in hybrid 4WD | 2021-23 | 5 (0 to 15) | 76.9 | n/a | n/a |
| Ford Escape hybrid 4WD | 2020-23 | 6 (0 to 17) | 75.7 | n/a | n/a |
| Hyundai Tucson hybrid 4WD | 2022-23 | 7 (0 to 22) | 74.6 | n/a | n/a |
| Toyota RAV4 hybrid 4WD | 2020-23 | 15 (7 to 23) | 63.8 | n/a | n/a |
| Hyundai Santa Fe 4WD | 2020-23 | 17 (4 to 29) | 60.0 | n/a | n/a |
| Mazda CX-5 4WD | 2020-23 | 17 (8 to 27) | 60.0 | n/a | n/a |
| Hyundai Tucson 4WD | 2022-23 | 20 (2 to 38) | 57.0 | n/a | n/a |
| Hyundai Tucson 2WD | 2022-23 | 21 (0 to 45) | 56.3 | n/a | n/a |
| Jeep Compass 4WD (this page) | 2022-23 | 46 (18 to 73) | 25.9 | n/a | n/a |
Class average for small SUVs: 38 driver deaths per million registered vehicle years.
The new Jeep Compass
Death rates lag the market by several years. For the current Jeep Compass we score IIHS crash tests instead; here is how the latest model years rate on our new-car scale.
| Model year | Model | IIHS award | New-car score |
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| 2026 | Jeep Compass | No award | 59.1 |
New-car scores use a different scale (crash tests, not death rates) and are not directly comparable with the 25.9 used-car score above.
Safety recalls for the Jeep Compass 4WD
A recall is a defect the manufacturer must repair free of charge, however old the car and whoever owns it now. On a used car this matters more than on a new one: the work is only done if a previous owner took it in.
2 recall campaigns on the 2023 model year, covering back over prevention, electrical system.
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Back over prevention: sensing system, camera
Risk: A rearview camera image that does not display decreases the driver's visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Dealers will update the radio software or the software will be OTA, "Over-The-Air," free of charge.
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Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel
Risk: 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.
Remedy: Dealers will update the body control module (BCM) software, free of charge.
Recall campaigns from the NHTSA recalls database, retrieved 2026-09-16. A campaign covers a range of build dates, not every car of the model year, and IIHS reports this nameplate across several years while these results are for 2023. Confirm against the VIN. Recalls do not affect the death rate on this page.
Jeep Compass 4WD: Common Questions
Is the Jeep Compass 4WD a safe car?
Not on this measure: its drivers died at a higher rate than its class average. IIHS recorded a driver death rate of 46 per million registered vehicle years for the 2022-23 Jeep Compass 4WD, 21% above the class average (38 for small SUVs). That earns a used-car safety score of 25.9 out of 100 and rank #150 of 188 used vehicles.
What is the Jeep Compass 4WD driver death rate?
46 driver deaths per million registered vehicle years, with a 95% confidence interval of 18 to 73. Drivers of other vehicles that collided with a Jeep Compass died at a rate of 61 per million. Source: IIHS driver death rates by make and model, covering 2022-23 models.
How does the Jeep Compass 4WD compare with other small SUVs?
The small SUVs class averages 38 driver deaths per million; the Jeep Compass 4WD sits at 46. Among the 9 small SUVs compared above it ranks 9 by safety score; the top of that group is the Toyota RAV4 Prime Plug-in hybrid 4WD with a death rate of 5.