AutoUtility currently tracks 441 official NHTSA owner defect complaints for the 2018 Jeep Renegade. Engine & Cooling issues are the most frequently reported category, appearing in 149 complaints (33.8% of submitted records). Among these NHTSA complaint records, 16 filings cite a crash, 8 cite a fire, 10 report one or more injuries.

Key Problem Findings
  • • Total NHTSA Complaints: 441 reports
  • • #1 Reported Problem Area: Engine & Cooling (149 reports • 33.8% of submitted complaints)
  • • Secondary Problem Areas: Electrical System (131), Fuel & Propulsion System (99)
  • • Crash-Citing Complaints: 16 filings
  • • Fire-Citing Complaints: 8 filings
  • • Complaints Reporting Injuries / Fatalities: 10 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
441
Submitted to NHTSA ODI
Crash-Citing Complaints
16
Filings citing a collision
Fire-Citing Complaints
8
Filings citing smoke or fire
Complaints Reporting Injuries
10
Filings citing one or more injuries
Complaints Reporting Fatalities
0
Consumer filings citing fatalities

Most Reported Problems for 2018 Jeep Renegade

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

#1 Problem Area 33.8% of complaints

Engine & Cooling

149 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ 3 crash reports 🔥 2 fire reports 🩹 1 injury report entry
#2 Problem Area 29.7% of complaints

Electrical System

131 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.
⚠️ 1 crash report 🔥 5 fire reports 🩹 2 injury report entries
#3 Problem Area 22.4% of complaints

Fuel & Propulsion System

99 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.
🔥 1 fire report
#4 Problem Area 13.2% of complaints

Powertrain & Transmission

58 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
✓ 0 crashes or fires cited
#5 Problem Area 6.3% of complaints

Brakes & Traction Control

28 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ 4 crash reports 🔥 2 fire reports
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 2018 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 4.1% of complaints

Loss of Motive Power While Driving

18 complaint narratives describe this symptom
Engine & Cooling 3.2% of complaints

Engine Stalling / Sudden Shutdown

14 complaint narratives describe this symptom
Engine & Cooling 2.3% of complaints

Engine Coolant Intrusion / Oil Leak

10 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 2018 Jeep Renegade

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

Fuel & Propulsion System NHTSA ODI ID: #11757789
Filed: 08/18/2026

"I was driving down the interstate at a low speed due to traffic being backed up and my vehicle started stalling as I was driving at a lower speed. The week before I was driving at a low speed in a parking garage and my vehicle stalled while driving. And I was at a stop sign a couple months ago and..."

Incident Date: 08/18/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Electrical System NHTSA ODI ID: #11749992
Filed: 07/13/2026

"Backup camera screen went out 2 months after purchasing. I googled and multiple forums including Reddit had 2018 renegade owners reporting the same thing Definitely a safety issue when half the screen is out. Unable to use backup camera as purposed for safe driving It also makes it diffCult and..."

Incident Date: 12/15/2025 • Raw NHTSA Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Engine & Cooling NHTSA ODI ID: #11746210
Filed: 06/24/2026

"Car has 66,000 miles. Description of the Safety Defect and Incident:Component Malfunction: The radiator cooling fan motor and the low-speed resistor circuit suffered a complete internal electrical failure. The defective part is being removed and is available for inspection upon request.Safety Risk:..."

Incident Date: 06/19/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE
Driver Assistance & Safety Tech NHTSA ODI ID: #11742647
Filed: 06/08/2026

"I am writing to report a severe safety defect regarding my 2018 Jeep Renegade. The vehicle suffers from an extreme internal oil consumption defect, burning 1 quart of oil every 1,000 miles. According to certified automotive diagnostics, this is five times the normal operating rate. This rapid oil..."

Incident Date: 06/01/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Fuel & Propulsion System NHTSA ODI ID: #11741747
Filed: 06/03/2026

"The contact owns a 2018 Jeep Renegade. The contact stated while driving at various speeds and depressing the accelerator pedal on several occasions, the vehicle hesitated, lost motive power and stalled. The RPMS were significantly high during the failure. The vehcile required to be towed on some..."

Incident Date: 06/03/2024 • Raw NHTSA Component: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
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 563 23 3 View 2017 Problems →
2018 Jeep Renegade Current Page 441 16 2 Current
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 2018 Jeep Renegade

Complete distribution of consumer defect reports across all 95 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 83 0 0 0 0
Other / Uncategorized NHTSA category: UNKNOWN OR OTHER 45 1 0 1 0
Electrical System NHTSA category: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 41 0 3 1 0
Fuel & Propulsion System NHTSA category: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 26 0 0 0 0
ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 20 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE 15 0 1 1 0
Powertrain NHTSA category: POWER TRAIN 14 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ENGINE 13 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 12 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 8 0 0 0 0
Fuel System NHTSA category: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE 8 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 8 0 0 0 0
Air Bags NHTSA category: AIR BAGS 7 7 1 5 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE 7 0 0 0 0
Service Brakes NHTSA category: SERVICE BRAKES 6 1 1 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 6 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 5 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE 5 1 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE 4 0 0 0 0
Visibility & Wipers NHTSA category: VISIBILITY/WIPER 4 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING 3 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,VISIBILITY/WIPER 3 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE 3 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 3 0 0 0 0
Structure & Body NHTSA category: STRUCTURE 3 1 0 1 0
Wheels & Hubs NHTSA category: WHEELS 3 0 0 0 0
Back Over Prevention / Camera NHTSA category: BACK OVER PREVENTION 2 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) 2 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 2 0 1 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY/WIPER 2 0 0 0 0
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) 2 0 0 0 0
Engine & Cooling NHTSA category: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 2 0 0 0 0
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ENGINE 2 0 0 0 0
Equipment & Accessories NHTSA category: EQUIPMENT 2 0 0 0 0
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 2 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 2 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE 2 0 0 0 0
Steering NHTSA category: STEERING 2 0 0 0 0
STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE 2 0 0 0 0
STEERING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE 2 0 0 0 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 2 0 0 0 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 2 0 0 0 0
AIR BAGS,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 1 0 1 0
AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE 1 1 0 3 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,BACK OVER PREVENTION 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEAT BELTS,SEATS 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEAT BELTS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEATS 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEATS,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,BACK OVER PREVENTION 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,BACK OVER PREVENTION 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 1 0 0 0 0
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES 1 0 0 0 0
ENGINE,VISIBILITY/WIPER 1 0 0 0 0
EXTERIOR LIGHTING,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
Forward Collision Avoidance NHTSA category: FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
PARKING BRAKE,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING 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,ENGINE,VISIBILITY/WIPER 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,VISIBILITY,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
Seat Belts NHTSA category: SEAT BELTS 1 0 0 0 0
SEAT BELTS,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
SEAT BELTS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
Seats & Restraints NHTSA category: SEATS 1 0 0 0 0
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 1 0 0 0 0
Service Brakes NHTSA category: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC 1 0 0 0 0
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE 1 1 1 0 0
SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) 1 1 0 0 0
STEERING,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
STRUCTURE,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE 1 1 0 0 0
STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
SUSPENSION,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 1 0 0 0 0
SUSPENSION,WHEELS 1 0 0 0 0
Tires NHTSA category: TIRES 1 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 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 (441). 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 2018 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.