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Before you buy a used Jeep Compass (III).

2025–2026 · Hybrid / Plug-in hybrid / Electric · 3 engines

Taken only from Testigo's sourced sheets. Use it to question the seller and on the test drive: it does not confirm that any particular car is affected.

Jeep Compass (III), real photo of this generation
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The essentials.

Typical faults by engine

The period and mileage are those mentioned by each sheet's sources. They are not a maintenance interval and do not predict that any particular car will fail.

1.2 Hybrid · Plug-in Hybrid

1.2 Hybrid (Hybrid) · Plug-in Hybrid (Plug-in hybrid)

  • Internal eDCT park locking piston leakHybrid transmission
    Period mentioned
    Specific production period stated in the condition and evidence.
    Mileage mentioned
    The sheet does not mention a mileage.

    Applies if: Compass MW MY 2026, 1.2 MHEV EJE engine, market covered by TSB 21-061-26 (wider Europe, South America, MEA or IAP; not the United States), with P0B0C-7A and the conditions of the official fault tree. Confirm configuration and version.

    Applies if: Compass MW MY 2026, 1.6 PHEV EJQ engine, market covered by TSB 21-061-26 (wider Europe, South America, MEA or IAP; not the United States), with P0B0C-7A and the conditions of the official fault tree. Confirm configuration and version.

Eléctrico

Electric

We have no documented, sourced faults for this engine.

Which engine has the fewest documented faults?

Documented faults and recalls by engine for the Jeep Compass (III)
EngineDocumented faultsRecalls
1.2 HybridHybrid11 with conditions0
Plug-in HybridPlug-in hybrid11 with conditions1
EléctricoElectricFewest documented01

According to the data we have, the engine with the fewest documented faults is the Eléctrico (Electric).

By fuel type, the one with the fewest documented faults is: Electric.

We only count the sourced sheets we have. An engine with fewer is not guaranteed to be more reliable: it may have been studied less or sold in smaller numbers.

Official recalls: ask before you pay

A recall existing does not mean this car is affected or that it is still outstanding: it depends on the chassis number, the market and the production date.

  1. Ask the seller for the chassis number (VIN): it has 17 characters, appears in the car's documents and can usually also be seen at the base of the windscreen.
  2. Ask an official Jeep dealer, or the brand's official website if it lets you check by chassis number, whether each recall has been done or is still outstanding for that VIN.
  3. Manufacturer recalls are normally carried out free of charge by the official service network. If one is outstanding, ask for it to be done before you close the sale.
Front main wiring harness chafeElectrical and electronic systems

Engines: Plug-in Hybrid (Plug-in hybrid) · Eléctrico (Electric)

How to check it: Confirm VIN under notice SR/02352/26 and contact the dealer; the notice does not publish a detailed repair.

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On the test drive: what to look and listen for

Taken from each sheet's symptoms and checks. You can tick off what you have already looked at: it is saved only in this browser.

0 of 1 checked

Hybrid transmission

  • Look out for: Power loss or jerking; possible failure to restart after stopping.

    Ask them to check: Confirm version and P0B0C-7A. Follow the official decision tree: check accompanying codes, mileage, external leaks and piston condition. Piston repair or transmission replacement depends on these results; do not replace based solely on the DTC.

OBD codes worth looking for

If they let you read the fault memory with an OBD reader, these are the codes mentioned in this model's sheets:

P0B0C-7AP07E4-00P07E6-00

Sources

Every fact on this page comes from these Testigo sheets and their original sources. Sources are not checked in real time.

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