AutoUtility currently tracks 78 official NHTSA owner defect complaints for the 2019 Jeep Renegade. Electrical System issues are the most frequently reported category, appearing in 26 complaints (33.3% of submitted records). Among these NHTSA complaint records, 9 filings cite a crash, 4 report one or more injuries.

Key Problem Findings
  • Total NHTSA Complaints: 78 reports
  • #1 Reported Problem Area: Electrical System (26 reports • 33.3% of submitted complaints)
  • Secondary Problem Areas: Engine & Cooling (15), Air Bags & Restraints (14)
  • Crash-Citing Complaints: 9 filings
  • Fire-Citing Complaints: 0 filings
  • Complaints Reporting Injuries / Fatalities: 4 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
78
Submitted to NHTSA ODI
Crash-Citing Complaints
9
Filings citing a collision
Fire-Citing Complaints
0
Filings citing smoke or fire
Complaints Reporting Injuries
4
Filings citing one or more injuries
Complaints Reporting Fatalities
0
Consumer filings citing fatalities

Most Reported Problems for 2019 Jeep Renegade

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

#1 Problem Area 33.3% of complaints

Electrical System

26 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ 1 crash report
#2 Problem Area 19.2% of complaints

Engine & Cooling

15 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ 3 crash reports
#3 Problem Area 17.9% of complaints

Air Bags & Restraints

14 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ NHTSA Recall Context

NHTSA records list 3 official safety recall campaigns 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.
⚠️ 6 crash reports 🩹 5 injury report entries
#4 Problem Area 11.5% of complaints

Driver Assistance & Safety Tech

9 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.
✓ 0 crashes or fires cited
#5 Problem Area 9% of complaints

Powertrain & Transmission

7 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ 1 crash report
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%.

Recent NHTSA Owner Reports for 2019 Jeep Renegade

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

Electrical System NHTSA ODI ID: #11755090
Filed: 08/05/2026

"Due to the rear camera not working due to a software issue for over a year now I can't adjust my wipers during the rain. I can't turn on or off the lights or anything else that is controlled by the screen, it doesn't work due to software issue. Since I can't use my camera I can't see things behind..."

Incident Date: 12/31/1969 • Raw NHTSA Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VISIBILITY/WIPER
Air Bags & Restraints NHTSA ODI ID: #11736655
Crash Cited 1 Injury Entry Filed: 05/08/2026

"I was involved in a car accident where the driver lost control of the vehicle during this disaster we were struck by an 18 wheeler. Then hit numerous of trees and bushes totaling out the vehicle i was in"

Incident Date: 04/18/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: AIR BAGS
Other / Miscellaneous NHTSA ODI ID: #11721332
Filed: 03/02/2026

"After purchasing my vehicle, the radio screen started glitching & blinking. Now, the screen is total black, but the radio still plays. This should be a safety recall because the backup camera do not show, the temperatures or anything. Will you please respond because I need this fixed A.S.A.P."

Incident Date: 01/08/2025 • Raw NHTSA Component: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Engine & Cooling NHTSA ODI ID: #11717806
Filed: 02/13/2026

"Widespread Vehicle air pump failure in Jeep renegade is causing significant oil leakage and results in unsafe vehicle failure. This is reported across multiple forums as well as my own vehicle, which became disabled on the interstate. Upon inspection dealers are noting no oil even with scheduled..."

Incident Date: 12/31/1969 • Raw NHTSA Component: ENGINE
Electrical System NHTSA ODI ID: #11717798
Filed: 02/13/2026

"Infotainment Console system crashes and has definite Failure which causes driver to lose visibility of climate controls and other safety features like backup camera settings and controls, this issue is reported amongst a widespread amount of Jeep renegade 2019 owners and after inspection dealer is..."

Incident Date: 02/01/2025 • Raw NHTSA Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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 441 16 2 View 2018 Problems →
2019 Jeep Renegade Current Page 78 9 4 Current
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 2019 Jeep Renegade

Complete distribution of consumer defect reports across all 35 granular NHTSA system and subsystem classifications

Vehicle Component / System Total Complaints Crash Reports Fire Reports Reported Injury Entries Reported Fatality Entries
Electrical System NHTSA category: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 15 0 0 0 0
Engine NHTSA category: ENGINE 8 0 0 0 0
Other / Uncategorized NHTSA category: UNKNOWN OR OTHER 8 0 0 0 0
Air Bags NHTSA category: AIR BAGS 5 4 0 3 0
Service Brakes NHTSA category: SERVICE BRAKES 4 1 0 0 0
Back Over Prevention / Camera NHTSA category: BACK OVER PREVENTION 3 0 0 0 0
Seat Belts NHTSA category: SEAT BELTS 3 0 0 0 0
Tires NHTSA category: TIRES 3 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 2 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ENGINE 2 0 0 0 0
AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS 1 0 0 0 0
AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS,SEATS 1 1 0 2 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VISIBILITY/WIPER 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEAT BELTS 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEATS,ENGINE 1 1 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY/WIPER,BACK OVER PREVENTION 1 0 0 0 0
Forward Collision Avoidance NHTSA category: FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
Powertrain NHTSA category: POWER TRAIN 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS,ENGINE 1 1 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,SEAT BELTS 1 0 0 0 0
Seats & Restraints NHTSA category: SEATS 1 0 0 0 0
STRUCTURE,ENGINE 1 1 0 0 0
STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,VISIBILITY/WIPER 1 0 0 0 0
Vehicle Speed Control NHTSA category: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 1 0 0 0 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,LANE DEPARTURE 1 0 0 0 0
Wheels & Hubs NHTSA category: WHEELS 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 (78). 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.
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.