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2018 Jeep Renegade Seats Problems

Complaints
4about this part
Share
1%of 444 total for the year
Median mileage
1,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the seats of the 2018 Jeep Renegade, 1% of the 444 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 1,000 miles.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“The front seats have worn and have little pulls in them. They look like the seats are many years old and like they have been washed and have fuzz on them. Took it to dealership and they took pictures and sent to chrysler and said they told them many people have complained about it but they wouldn't fix them. Told me that it looked worn from a foreign object moving across the seat. This was 3 months after I bought it brand new. …”

NHTSA complaint #11391171, filed 2021-02, 1,000 miles

“I purchased a 2018 Renegade about 3 weeks ago. Within a week of that problo began with remote starter that had been added prior to purchase that would unlock all the doors whenever vehicle was started using remote starter. I was extremely frustrated as that vehicle had issues from day one and dealer couldn't fix them. No offer from dealership to allow me to return it. So out of frustration I traded it in for a much higher cost vehicle in hopes the issues would be gone with a brand new vehicle of a higher price and package. Not so! …”

NHTSA complaint #11183569, filed 2019-03, 50 miles

“The infotainment system is malfunctioning. It controls almost all functions in the car. While driving every setting it controls will randomly and suddenly switch to a different setting. You can not over ride it's random switching, even by turning it off. The dealer service manager has said the car is undriveable. If you did try to drive a large number of mechanical and electrical and software settings are switching as you drive. …”

NHTSA complaint #11350478, filed 2020-08, 5,000 miles

“The Renegade touch screen radio that is used for all controls including seat warmers, climate control, rear back up camera, gps ect has had many cases of the factory issued radio screens delaminating causing it to make SOS emergency calls and switching through different touch screen controls due to the delamination of the radio screen at no fault of our own … Tolers Jeep in Morehead City NC has confirmed they have had to replace many radios due to this issue but hasn’t issued any recall for this safety issue on this model… I have now had to resort to keeping the radio turned off to avoid…”

NHTSA complaint #11426505, filed 2021-07

Seats: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
201934%
201841%
201710%
2016102%
201520%

Other parts of the 2018 Jeep Renegade

Engine
190 complaints
Electrical system
131 complaints
Fuel system
100 complaints
Other or unknown
95 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
58 complaints
Brakes
20 complaints
Vehicle speed control
16 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
12 complaints
Steering
11 complaints
Air bags
9 complaints
Exterior lighting
9 complaints
Electronic stability control
8 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2018 Jeep Renegade

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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