2007 Jeep Compass Consumer Reviews

Working great still with no issues love Jeeps! If your looking for a reliable car with space for groceries to going camping and bringing the family this is bar far one of the best vehicles to have in my opinion.

Bought brand new in 08 LOVED it. It never let me down. I drove from Washington state to New York and back. Never once worried about making it there. Felt safe and comfortable. It got up and went when I needed it to. Rocking stereo and about average gas mileage. Milage depends on your driving style. Had a few issues as the years went on but that's to be expected. Things wear out. For those who know east coast winters my compass never faltered. Snow is no match for this baby.

Need more information on a vehicle like this to make a better determination about the car if this is the ar I am looking for

I bought my Jeep Compass used in 2019. With 84,000 miles on it. Everything was fine with it ran great and was a decent reliable car! Now I’m 2022, my compass has 114,000 miles and EVERYTHING, and I mean everything is going wrong with it! Started with my front lower control arms. Then it was my right axel.. now out of all things in the middle of July, it’s my AC!! My car is still clicking and sounds like it’s falling apart! Something else to add so I’m sure more is wrong! So overall I’m sure it’s great of you get it new and have it for a few years, but once you hit 100,00 miles be weary…

Transmission and AC unit are the weak points . While in 4x4 mode it goes in snow really well . I had it in 10-12 inches and no problem . Only reason I wouldn’t recommend is the CVT transmissions are junk .

I've only had this car for 5 short years and in that 5 years I have dumbed nearly 10k into fixing things on this vehicle, most recently the entire subframe rusting through and nearly loosing my drivetrain (which I am not fixing, it's going to the dump and I'll be more then thrilled to see it smashed to bits)! That's even with me being aware of the issue of rusting being I live in Indiana and we get a bit of snow every winter with plenty of salt on the roads. I was extra aware to get it washed and all the salt cleaned off and this still happened. I do most of the repairs myself minus any suspension issues it's had which I paid 5k on just last year having nearly the entire rear end replaced. I can't even imagine what this vehicle would have cost me had I taken it in to a shop for all the repairs I've done on it myself. I don't honestly think anyone has the time for me to list the number of things that have gone wrong and repairs I've done on this horribly built vehicle! I have another vehicle (Honda) that is 4 years older that I have well over 200k miles on that has given me little to no trouble other then you usual wear and tear repairs. Due to my experience with this Jeep I have completely sworn off of the brand and wouldn't recommend it to my worst enemy!!

It is a car that leaves a lot to be desired for what we are playing fer, I am second owner, its interior quality is very plastic, but it is very simple, sometimes it can be fun to drive but it is no powerful, the spare parts gradually wear out

I bought the 2007 Jeep Compass Sport 4x4 5 speed manual brand new. I have had it 14 years and put 216,481 miles on it. I still have it but just bought a newer 2018 model with 27k miles. The 2007 Compass has been an excellent car. I work for the US Forest Service staffing a fire tower in the remote mountains each summer and have to drive on some terrible roads. My mountaintop is 6208' elevation and during the course of the summer I will usually experience all four seasons including sometimes climbing a steep, narrow horrible road in several inches of snow. The Compass will handle it. This car has plenty of room for passengers of nearly all sizes to sit comfortably in both front and back for a trip and plenty of cargo space. It is probably THE most comfortable small SUV out there for traveling. The seats are not hard but provide great support and it absorbs the jouncing of bumps so you hardly feel them. Unlike competitor models with stiff hard seats and which ensure you feel every bump in the road. This car does have some minor drawbacks. It does not accelerate fast if you need to put on a sudden burst of speed for passing so you need to be mindful of that. But its not super slow, just not fast. However it handles extremely well and is easy to drive and will hold the curves as well as any small sporty car. Even though it may take a couple extra seconds to get up to speed, if you have the manual at least, it has plenty of power and will hold its speed going up grades. I've driven this car hard but maintained it well. With the mileage and roads I drive I've had to replace brakes and shocks but it has need no engine or transmission work other than regular maintenance. Do pay attention to the alignment if you are driving rough roads, this can ruin a set of tires in a hurry and with 4x4 you have to replace them all at once. The other thing is the plastic bumpers are not durable. If you hit a deer or a deer hits you which is bound to happen eventually if you drive that many miles in deer country, you are definitely going to have some damage to bumper, headlights, and/or marker lights. To replace either a headlight (the whole light not just a bulb) or a turn signal/marker light, the entire front bumper has to be removed which is a time consuming and expensive job. They should have designed that better, so be aware of that. I like the round headlight design of the original Compass and wish they wouldn't have made it into an imitation small Grand Cherokee. But its still the best small SUV so I bought the newer model. Unfortunately they don't make manual transmission anymore after 2020, failing to realize that some people actually like to drive their cars but this is fast becoming a lost skill and it's not a good thing. Thankfully I was able to get a newer model that still has manual. The only other thing that began to show up as the 2007 model began to be 12 or 13 years old with high mileage - there is a strange anomaly with the fuel tank. I live in Oregon where you can't pump your own gas. When the nozzle clicks off many attendants will keep stuffing to round up to the next dollar amount and it becomes very tedious to keep telling them not to. Something happens to the fuel tank when it gets old which causes it to have minor hitching, coughing, or stalling at traffic lights for the first 2 or 3 minutes after filling the gas tank. (though it always starts right up again when it dies, this is still unnerving especially if you are on a trip). And this is majorly exacerbated if the attendant stuffs the tank. Unfortunately there are only two solutions to this problem. Replace the entire gas tank. Or make sure not to stuff it. If you don't stuff it usually the problem is barely noticeable and knowing it might happen after you fill up you can usually deal with it. The road that holds my lift gate up also failed after 12 or 13 years of driving on these rough roads. So the lift gate is heavy to lift and I have to prop it open with a carefully placed stick, being sure it stays in place so the liftgate doesn't fall on my head. And this could certainly be fixed but with the mileage I wanted to put the money into a newer model. I will probably keep it at least for awhile as a spare vehicle and to save mileage on my newer one while I can. The paint has also held up quite will. Other than the minor cosmetic issue of a crack in the bumper where a deer ran into me, the car still looks great and runs great. Decent mileage too, about 25 mpg combined or 30-31 highway. Though the tank is only 13.5 gallons so you can't go a long way before refilling.