Owners have filed 20 complaints with NHTSA about this car, most about the electrical, airbags, and automatic emergency braking. The 8 checks below target those problems, in the order you would do them at the car.
2023Tick items off on your phone at the car, or print it. Ticks stay on this device.
0/8 checked
2023 Jeep Renegade: inspection sheet
Before you go, or before you touch the car0/3
Ask the seller not to warm the car up first0/3
At least 20 minutes, with some highway0/2
These checks are specific to this model year. For tires, body panels, fluids, and the other basics every used car needs, use the general inspection guide.
These years share the 2023's design and most of its parts, so their problems are the ones to look for on this car too.
Worth adding to your 2023 checks
Worth adding to your 2023 checks
Worth adding to your 2023 checks
EPA figures for each version of the 2023 Jeep Renegade. Use them to confirm you are looking at the version that was advertised, and as a yardstick on the test drive.
| Version | Drive | EPA rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1.3L 4-cyl | AWD | 26 mpg |
NHTSA complaints for the 2023 Jeep Renegade, grouped by the part owners named. Open a row to read what goes wrong.
Several warning lights come on together and then flicker on and off: airbag, seat belt, parking brake, and stop/start. The seat belt chime keeps sounding with belts fastened. Messages claim brake lights or turn signals are out when they work. Some reports say the faults come back after dealer repairs. Owners also describe the engine shutting off at idle and false automatic braking at 45 mph that throws the driver forward. Other reports cover false lane and blind spot alerts, a battery replaced twice in under a year, and old screen images showing through the backup camera view.
The airbag warning light comes on, sometimes along with other unfamiliar lights and a steady dinging. Most of these complaints are about a recall repair that cannot be done yet. Dealers say the parts are not available, and owners say the wait has gone on too long. In one case a dealer said the airbags were inoperable, which means they may not protect people in a crash. One failure happened at about 17,000 miles. Some owners filed while waiting for parts even though nothing had failed.
The forward collision system triggers with no real hazard ahead. Drivers describe it activating when the nearest moving vehicle is far away, and warnings going off while passing cars that are sitting in a turn lane. This has happened repeatedly for some owners. Because the system can react on an open road, it creates a rear-end crash risk when traffic is close behind. The same false activations also appear in the electrical complaints, including hard automatic braking from highway speed.
Excerpts from complaints Renegade owners filed with NHTSA, as written. Listen for the same symptoms on your test drive.
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.
Filed with NHTSA, August 2024
The vehicle warning lights are on, for example the brake lights and turn signal, when these are working. The seat belt alarm goes off when seat belts are on. Vehicle has turned off when in an idled state. I have gone in to get these issues fixed and they came back.
Filed with NHTSA, July 2024
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.
Filed with NHTSA, December 2025
Complaints for this year next to the average for the other model years, area by area.
The 2023 has the fewest owner complaints of the 6 Renegade years we cover, well under the average of the others. Newer years have had less time to collect complaints, so compare like with like.
Redesigns and mid-cycle updates change what can go wrong.
The 2023 is the ninth model year of the Renegade's first generation (2015–2023).
It is also the first year of a mid-cycle update.
What changed for 2023
Recall repairs are free at any Jeep dealer, but the seller may never have had them done. Check each campaign number against the VIN.
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Jeep Renegade vehicles. The incorrect bumper reverse light assembly may have been installed. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment.".
Risk: The incorrect reverse lights may have reduced visibility, and not alert pedestrians and other drivers that the vehicle is backing up, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will inspect and replace the bumper reverse light assembly, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 30, 2025. Owners may contact FCA customer service at 1-800-853-1403. FCA's number for this recall is D7B.
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) is recalling certain 2017-2024 Alfa Romeo Giulia, 2018-2025 Alfa Romeo Stelvio, 2019-2023 Fiat 500X, Jeep Renegade, and 2024 Fiat 500E vehicles. A seat belt buckle switch sensor may be improperly connected, preventing the front seat air bag from deploying as intended.
Risk: A front seat air bag that does not deploy as intended can increase the risk of injury in a crash.
Fix: Dealers will repair the connection, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed beginning August 27, 2024. Owners may contact FCA US, LLC customer service at 1-800-853-1403. FCA US, LLC's number for this recall is 82B.
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2023 owner complaints, side by side
