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2021 Jeep Renegade Electrical system Problems

Complaints
26about this part
Share
39%of 67 total for the year
Median mileage
935miles
Trend
RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 26 complaints about the electrical system of the 2021 Jeep Renegade, 39% of the 67 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 935 miles. 1 a fire, according to the filers.

Example complaints

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

“On sunday 1/17/21, my daughter's husband leased a car from the dealer listed above. He leased a 2021 fully loaded Jeep Renegade after only two days of having the car, we got the warning on the dash that said stereo system unavailable . This malfunction caused all safety features to turn off as well as the special kenwood sound system that we paid extra for as a part of the luxury group add on. My husband looked into the issue himself and it stated that it had been going on in this car since the 2018 model. The next time he got into the car, it worked perfectly fine. …”

NHTSA complaint #11395275, filed 2021-02, 220 miles

“The screen for the control panel is going out. I have researched online and at least 100 other people are having the same issue. This screen plays a big part in the safety features available on the vehicle. I believe that Jeep should look further into this issue. If it were one or two vehicles, yes, that's isolated. The fact remains s that is an issue that begins at the factory.”

NHTSA complaint #11643256, filed 2025-02

“took my car in for oil change and dealership said there was an oil leak somewhere. scheduled that for service. than during the last week i got a airbag disabled/service , disabled park/service warning lights pop up on my dash. auto/start/stop was disabled, check engine light came on for 10 seconds. dealership has scheduled service to look into these”

NHTSA complaint #11490437, filed 2022-10

“We were driving down the road and all of a sudden the key symbol appears on the dashboard with a wif bars on top of it On the dashboard said see settings on how to turn vehicle off. We were able to pull into a service center and the only whey we could shut the vehicle off was by pushing the setting button on the steering wheel”

NHTSA complaint #11468752, filed 2022-06

“The vehicle in front of me was at least one car length ahead of me as I was driving around 15 mph when the forward collision detection activated my automatic brakes and jerked me forward in the seat, almost causing whiplash. There was no reason for the detector to go off.”

NHTSA complaint #11420198, filed 2021-06

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Electrical system: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
20231050%
20221348%
20212639%
20201422%
20192734%
201813130%
201714926%
201611928%
201512925%

Other parts of the 2021 Jeep Renegade

Other or unknown
20 complaintsEngine
9 complaintsForward collision avoidance
9 complaintsAir bags
7 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
6 complaintsLane departure
4 complaintsSteering
4 complaintsBrakes
3 complaintsSeat belts
3 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
3 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
2 complaintsFuel system
2 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2021 Jeep Renegade

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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