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2021 Jeep Renegade Engine Problems

Complaints
9about this part
Share
13%of 67 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 9 complaints about the engine of the 2021 Jeep Renegade, 13% of the 67 complaints for this model year.

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.

“I was driving down the road and the car turns off. Everything turns off, no lights, no nothing and it won't crank again. And then I had to call a wrecker truck and the oil was on top of the motor and back of the tailpipe. I couldn't even get it out of the road. I am so thankful my granddaughter was not in there And I'm glad I wasn't on the interstate cuz if I was that would have been bad”

NHTSA complaint #11751304, filed 2026-07

“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

“The automatic engine stop/start feature failed and engine would not stop running. Had to remove fuse to the electric fuel pump, after about 1 minute engine shutdown. My concern is what if while driving and system fails and engine does shut down , that is a dangerous situation. I know I am reporting that engine would not shut down but if a failure occurs and engine shuts down. System should be anylized. For possible failures.”

NHTSA complaint #11710254, filed 2026-01

“1. Checked my oil level at 2,000 miles and it was down by 1/2 quart. I added oil and took to dealer and they checked this out and told me these high compression engine will use oil. No warning signs. 2. Transmission from 1st to 2nd makes noise. Dealer told me this trans is a adaptive trans and if no one else drives this vehicle it will get better. In mornings it is still clunking but after it warms up it gets better. Feel like I'm driving a time bomb.”

NHTSA complaint #11423280, filed 2021-07

“We experienced an electrical failure while driving the Jeep Renegade. We had no power or brakes and multiple warning lights were flashing on the dashboard. Fortunately, we were able to pull into a business parking lot and stopped by running into a snow berm. We could not stop the engine and tried many times to turn the engine off during the 3 hours we waited for a tow truck. We were finally able to turn off the engine and drove it to the local Ford dealership with the tow truck following us. …”

NHTSA complaint #11558276, filed 2023-12

Related service bulletins

Engine: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2023315%
20221141%
2021913%
20202235%
20191519%
201819043%
201726847%
201617440%
201516131%

Other parts of the 2021 Jeep Renegade

Electrical system
26 complaintsOther or unknown
20 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 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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