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2021 Jeep Renegade Forward collision avoidance Problems

Complaints
9about this part
Share
13%of 67 total for the year
Median mileage
300miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 9 complaints about the forward collision avoidance of the 2021 Jeep Renegade, 13% of the 67 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 300 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.

“On sunday 1/17/21, I leased a car from the dealer listed above. I leased a 2021 fully loaded Jeep Renegade even after the horrible treatment from the rude impersonal salesperson - after only two days of having the car, we got begin having issue with it, the warning light 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. I looked into the issue myself and it stated that it had been going on in this car since the 2018 model. …”

NHTSA complaint #11396184, filed 2021-02, 300 miles

“All of my warning/service lights came on, my car wouldn’t accelerate, one of the warning lights said it had to be in stop to brake and start, my dash won’t light up which shows my fuel levels, other info. My car stopped in traffic completely, I had you out my four ways on, hit the start/stop button. It was so scary!”

NHTSA complaint #11636786, filed 2025-01

“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

“On feb. 6.2022 there was another car in front of me and the forward collision warning went off and warned of someone immediatly stopping in front of me as the red stop warning came across the dash like it has in the past in then failed and then the service light came on along with 4x4 failure notice and everything else I took it to mazda instead of Jeep because they advised they have a 2 week backlog of issues and cannot get a rental care nor a valid eta on fixing vehicle. …”

NHTSA complaint #11455069, filed 2022-03

“My car stalled in traffic causing an risk for accidents.I couldn't steer the vehicle.There were numerous things going off in the car that prevented the mobility of the vehicle.”

NHTSA complaint #11428390, filed 2021-08

Forward collision avoidance: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2023525%
2022519%
2021913%
202012%
201923%
201841%
201741%
201620%
201520%

Other parts of the 2021 Jeep Renegade

Electrical system
26 complaints
Other or unknown
20 complaints
Engine
9 complaints
Air bags
7 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
6 complaints
Lane departure
4 complaints
Steering
4 complaints
Brakes
3 complaints
Seat belts
3 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
3 complaints
Back-over prevention (rear camera)
2 complaints
Fuel 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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