AutoUtility currently tracks 563 official NHTSA owner defect complaints for the 2017 Jeep Renegade. Engine & Cooling issues are the most frequently reported category, appearing in 218 complaints (38.7% of submitted records). Among these NHTSA complaint records, 23 filings cite a crash, 5 cite a fire, 12 report one or more injuries.

Key Problem Findings
  • • Total NHTSA Complaints: 563 reports
  • • #1 Reported Problem Area: Engine & Cooling (218 reports • 38.7% of submitted complaints)
  • • Secondary Problem Areas: Electrical System (148), Fuel & Propulsion System (127)
  • • Crash-Citing Complaints: 23 filings
  • • Fire-Citing Complaints: 5 filings
  • • Complaints Reporting Injuries / Fatalities: 12 injury filings • 0 fatality filings
Reporting Methodology: Statistics describe unverified consumer submissions voluntarily filed with NHTSA. Complaint volume is not normalized for vehicle sales volume or miles driven. Multiple components can be cited within a single owner complaint submission.
Total Complaints
563
Submitted to NHTSA ODI
Crash-Citing Complaints
23
Filings citing a collision
Fire-Citing Complaints
5
Filings citing smoke or fire
Complaints Reporting Injuries
12
Filings citing one or more injuries
Complaints Reporting Fatalities
0
Consumer filings citing fatalities

Most Reported Problems for 2017 Jeep Renegade

Top automotive subsystem defect categories ranked by unique owner complaint volume in federal records

#1 Problem Area 38.7% of complaints

Engine & Cooling

218 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ NHTSA Recall Context

NHTSA records list 1 official safety recall campaign for this model year involving the same broad component area:

*Component overlap means an official recall exists for the same broad vehicle system. It does not establish that an individual owner complaint was caused by, covered by, or resolved through that recall.
⚠️ 2 crash reports 🔥 3 fire reports 🩹 3 injury report entries
#2 Problem Area 26.3% of complaints

Electrical System

148 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ NHTSA Recall Context

NHTSA records list 1 official safety recall campaign for this model year involving the same broad component area:

*Component overlap means an official recall exists for the same broad vehicle system. It does not establish that an individual owner complaint was caused by, covered by, or resolved through that recall.
⚠️ 3 crash reports 🔥 4 fire reports
#3 Problem Area 22.6% of complaints

Fuel & Propulsion System

127 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ NHTSA Recall Context

NHTSA records list 1 official safety recall campaign for this model year involving the same broad component area:

*Component overlap means an official recall exists for the same broad vehicle system. It does not establish that an individual owner complaint was caused by, covered by, or resolved through that recall.
⚠️ 2 crash reports
#4 Problem Area 16.7% of complaints

Powertrain & Transmission

94 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ 3 crash reports
#5 Problem Area 8.5% of complaints

Brakes & Traction Control

48 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ 4 crash reports 🩹 2 injury report entries
Domain Share Note: Share percentage represents the proportion of unique complaint filings referencing each vehicle system. Because single complaints may cite multiple systems (such as engine and electrical simultaneously), domain percentages represent individual category incidence and may sum to over 100%.

Symptoms Mentioned in NHTSA Owner Reports for 2017 Jeep Renegade

Specific mechanical, electrical, and driver-assist defect symptoms identified via deterministic narrative analysis

AutoUtility uses deterministic phrase matching to identify recurring symptom descriptions within consumer-submitted NHTSA complaint narratives.

Powertrain & Transmission 4.4% of complaints

Loss of Motive Power While Driving

25 complaint narratives describe this symptom
Engine & Cooling 3.7% of complaints

Engine Stalling / Sudden Shutdown

21 complaint narratives describe this symptom
Symptom Identification Method: A complaint may describe more than one symptom, so percentages may sum to more than 100%. Symptom identification reflects text contained in consumer-submitted complaint records and does not establish a confirmed mechanical diagnosis.

Recent NHTSA Owner Reports for 2017 Jeep Renegade

Representative defect filings submitted by owners to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation

Exterior Lighting NHTSA ODI ID: #11759083
Filed: 08/24/2026

"The contact owns a 2017 Jeep Renegade. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the message "Left Brake Light Failure" was displayed. The contact disassembled the rear driver's side brake light and discovered that the wiring harness, turn signal, and brake light were melted...."

Incident Date: 08/19/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Electrical System NHTSA ODI ID: #11756462
Filed: 08/12/2026

"Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2017 Jeep Renegade. The contact stated that while attempting to register the vehicle, the title was retrieved from inside the glovebox, and the contact discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy. The vehicle was a private sale through Facebook..."

Incident Date: 08/10/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Fuel & Propulsion System NHTSA ODI ID: #11756341
Filed: 08/11/2026

"I am reporting a safety concern involving a 2017 Jeep Renegade, VIN [VIN REDACTED]. The vehicle was purchased used on May 22, 2026 at approximately 89,055 miles and began experiencing problems almost immediately. On May 27, only five days and approximately 96 miles after purchase, a diagnostic..."

Incident Date: 05/22/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Air Bags & Restraints NHTSA ODI ID: #11751229
Filed: 07/17/2026

"This vehicle’s windows dull out and side mirrors get brown and orange spots on them. Seat Belts won’t hold your seat belt and can sometimes pop out while going down the road. It sets off the seat belt alarm and you have to keep trying to get it back in. There’s a Recall for some 2017 models, but..."

Incident Date: 07/16/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: SEAT BELTS,ENGINE,VISIBILITY/WIPER
Brakes & Traction Control NHTSA ODI ID: #11743991
Filed: 06/14/2026

"I am reporting a safety issue with my 2017 Jeep Renegade. Since approximately 2022, my vehicle has repeatedly stalled while I am driving. When this happens, the battery light and multiple warning lights come on across the dashboard. Messages such as "Shift to Park" appear, the steering becomes very..."

Incident Date: 12/23/2022 • Raw NHTSA Component: STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES
Consumer Narrative Notice: Excerpts are sanitized text descriptions submitted by vehicle owners to the federal ODI database. They reflect the reporting consumer's observations at the time of filing and have not been independently confirmed by vehicle manufacturers or government investigators.

Complaint History for Jeep Renegade

Reported defect complaint volume across sibling model years (2015–2023)

Model Year NHTSA Complaints Crash Reports Safety Recalls Detailed Report
2015 Jeep Renegade 511 8 4 View 2015 Problems →
2016 Jeep Renegade 429 9 2 View 2016 Problems →
2017 Jeep Renegade Current Page 563 23 3 Current
2018 Jeep Renegade 441 16 2 View 2018 Problems →
2019 Jeep Renegade 78 9 4 View 2019 Problems →
2020 Jeep Renegade 62 10 3 View 2020 Problems →
2021 Jeep Renegade 66 3 2 View 2021 Problems →
2022 Jeep Renegade 25 1 2 View 2022 Problems →
2023 Jeep Renegade 20 0 2 View 2023 Problems →
Comparative Disclaimer: Complaint totals are unadjusted historical counts and are not normalized for vehicles sold, active fleet size, or total road mileage. Newer model years naturally have had less calendar exposure time to accumulate owner filings.

Detailed NHTSA Component Breakdown for 2017 Jeep Renegade

Complete distribution of consumer defect reports across all 118 granular NHTSA system and subsystem classifications

Vehicle Component / System Total Complaints Crash Reports Fire Reports Reported Injury Entries Reported Fatality Entries
Engine NHTSA category: ENGINE 121 1 1 3 0
Fuel & Propulsion System NHTSA category: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 44 0 0 0 0
Other / Uncategorized NHTSA category: UNKNOWN OR OTHER 33 3 0 1 0
Electrical System NHTSA category: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 30 0 1 0 0
Powertrain NHTSA category: POWER TRAIN 26 1 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ENGINE 18 1 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE 17 0 0 0 0
ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 17 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 14 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE 12 0 1 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 10 0 0 0 0
Service Brakes NHTSA category: SERVICE BRAKES 9 0 0 0 0
Air Bags NHTSA category: AIR BAGS 8 6 0 7 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING 8 0 0 0 0
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 8 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 8 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE 7 0 0 0 0
Tires NHTSA category: TIRES 6 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE 6 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 6 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 5 0 0 0 0
Fuel System NHTSA category: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE 5 1 0 0 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE 5 0 0 0 0
Engine & Cooling NHTSA category: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 4 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 4 1 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 4 0 0 0 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 4 0 0 0 0
Wheels & Hubs NHTSA category: WHEELS 4 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 3 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE 3 0 0 0 0
Seat Belts NHTSA category: SEAT BELTS 3 0 0 0 0
Steering NHTSA category: STEERING 3 1 0 0 0
Vehicle Speed Control NHTSA category: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 3 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS 2 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE 2 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,ENGINE 2 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES 2 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE 2 0 0 0 0
EXTERIOR LIGHTING,ENGINE 2 0 0 0 0
EXTERIOR LIGHTING,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 2 0 0 0 0
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ENGINE 2 0 0 0 0
Doors, Latches & Locks NHTSA category: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES 2 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES 2 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 2 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE 2 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 2 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE 2 0 0 0 0
STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2 0 0 0 0
STEERING,ENGINE 2 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 2 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES 2 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 2 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,VISIBILITY/WIPER 2 0 0 0 0
AIR BAGS,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 1 0 2 0
AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,BACK OVER PREVENTION 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,AIR BAGS 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,BACK OVER PREVENTION 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VISIBILITY/WIPER 1 0 1 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,PARKING BRAKE 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEAT BELTS,ENGINE 1 0 1 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEATS 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES 1 1 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) 1 0 0 0 0
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM,VISIBILITY/WIPER 1 0 0 0 0
EXTERIOR LIGHTING,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
Fuel System NHTSA category: FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
PARKING BRAKE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEAT BELTS 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,STRUCTURE 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
SEAT BELTS,ENGINE,VISIBILITY/WIPER 1 0 0 0 0
SEAT BELTS,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
SEAT BELTS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,AIR BAGS,WHEELS 1 1 0 0 0
STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 1 0 0 0
STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,SUSPENSION,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,SUSPENSION,WHEELS 1 1 0 1 0
STEERING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
Structure & Body NHTSA category: STRUCTURE 1 0 0 0 0
STRUCTURE,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
SUSPENSION,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) 1 1 0 1 0
SUSPENSION,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
SUSPENSION,WHEELS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES 1 1 0 1 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) 1 0 0 0 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES 1 1 0 0 0
Visibility & Wipers NHTSA category: VISIBILITY/WIPER 1 0 0 0 0
WHEELS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
Data Attribution & Reporting Methodology: Complaints are unverified voluntary submissions to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI). Because multiple vehicle components can be cited within a single owner complaint submission, component-level rollups may sum to more than the unique complaint count (563). Injury and fatality entries in the detailed table reflect raw values entered by reporting consumers across individual submissions; they are not deduplicated casualty statistics and may include duplicate or unverified entries. Complaint volume is not normalized for sales volume or vehicle mileage and does not represent an audited component failure rate.

Related Official Reports for 2017 Jeep Renegade

Cross-reference safety recalls, crash test safety ratings, and EPA fuel economy for this model year

Official US Government Data Provenance

The complaint records on this page are retrieved directly from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) public database.

Local Production Store Compiled: August 2026 • Deterministic Audited Dataset • Zero Dynamic External API Runtime Latency.