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Used 2012 Jeep Compass SUV Consumer Reviews

3.8 out of 5 stars
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4.75 out of 5 stars

A lot to offer for the price

notimeforh8, 01/29/2013
2012 Jeep Compass Sport 4dr SUV (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
3 of 4 people found this review helpful

I purchased this vehicle for lifestyle and utility, for carrying bikes and sports gear and light hauling from the nursery or hardware store. This base Sport FWD with CVT has a lot to offer for the price. Among the standard power options, it also has cruise control, ipod jack, fog lights, heated mirrors, dark tinted glass on the rear windows, good looking 17 inch alloy wheels, fold flat rear seats and roof rails. Since I primarily haul bikes, I purchased the factory cross bars and then added bike racks. Nearly every other comparable vehicle has these options (if available at all) only on much higher end models that cost many thousands more.

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2 out of 5 stars

Bad car to buy

Irving vega, 07/23/2016
2012 Jeep Compass Latitude 4dr SUV 4WD (2.4L 4cyl CVT)
8 of 21 people found this review helpful

Please save your money and don't buy this vehicle , nothing but problems ,car seen dealer ship tons of times.

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2 out of 5 stars
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1 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars
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1 out of 5 stars
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4.88 out of 5 stars

Cherokee lite?

jeepgeek, 01/20/2012
2012 Jeep Compass Latitude 4dr SUV 4WD (2.4L 4cyl CVT)
45 of 231 people found this review helpful

Much better than old design, retuned cvt big upgrade quieter and much better ride!! Sold them for years so believe me if it sucked would have bought a liberty!!!

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1 out of 5 stars

Don't buy one

Gregory A Hayes , 01/24/2025
2012 Jeep Compass Latitude 4dr SUV (2.0L 4cyl CVT)
0 of 0 people found this review helpful

Severely underpowered CVT transmission is garbage compass feels like an afterthought of the Jeep brand

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1 out of 5 stars
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