2025 Jeep Compass Consumer Reviews
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Best car I have ever owned
I like my 2024 Compass Trailhawk. But first, I need to politely disagree with the Edmonds reviewers. The Compass is 4WD, not AWD. When in “auto” mode (the default), power is distributed to the rear wheels only when needed. This is 4WD, which saves wear and tear on the drivetrain, and helps a little with fuel economy. Further, it has many more features unique to a 4WD vehicle, such as, 4WD lock, low range, hill ascent/descent assistance, snow/mud/sand/rock settings, and around 9 inches of ground clearance. It also has underbody protection (skid plates). While I have no plans to drive off of cliffs and through rivers with my Wrangler-owning brethren, it is good to have some of those capabilities available if needed. Edmonds also points out that this is not the most up to date styling. True. If that’s a concern, look at the Chevy Trailblazer, Honda, etc. The Compass looks like it’s from the Jeep family and that’s fine with me. The 200 HP 2.0 turbo four has plenty of power to get me over Colorado’s 10,000 ft. passes, and fuel economy is very good. I’m getting 28 MPG in town, and fully expect mid 30s as some have reported on road trips. The heated and ventilated seats are great features to help cope with temperature extremes. There’s lots of technology. Some is useful, and some is not, and can be turned off and/or ignored. WiFi with Alexa? No need. Lane departure warning? No need, turned it off. Blind spot monitoring? Nice to have. Cross traffic detection? Good to have. Forward collision detection? Too many false positives allowed in the algorithm. Learned the hard way and turned it off. The 10.1 inch screen is more than adequate for the backup camera and the GPS navigation system. I strongly prefer GPS navigation over Google Maps, since the latter only works well when there is cell phone coverage and lots of data available on your phone contract. There are still many areas in the western US where there is no cell phone coverage. I do wish that TomTom (nav provider) would keep the residential posted speed limit data up to date. I think Garmin is superior in that regard. There are a few things I don't care for. One, the black roof. which is standard on the Trailhawk. Two, the exterior color choices are sparse, and are even fewer for 2025. Last, I didn't like having to pay almost $4000 for the elite package just to have GPS navigation. I would like to see many more al a carte options, rather than fewer. If you are a soccer mom or are shopping in behalf of one, this may not be the optimal solution. Take a look at the Chevy Equinox EV, you might like it better. For me, the Compass Is a great car, best one I have ever owned, and I am very thankful for it.
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From Trailhawk to a Compass limited w/High Altitud
I originally on the Trailhawk 2020. When I turned that in, I purchased a 2024 compass limited with high altitude packaged The 2024 Limited with high altitude package is classy, sharp and basically meets my needs. If I miss anything, it would be the garage door opener and the Pennstar engine however, there is example horsepower under the hood with the 2.0 with turbo and I purchased a garage door opener for my keychain.(problem solved) I do miss my Trailhawk and wish I would’ve bought it outright for the lease however, this 2024 what I need and gets the job done. I am getting about 26 miles to the gallon with the combination of city and Highway all work and back. I also have a2016 Laramie truck which gets 15 miles to the gallon so I’m saving roughly $100 a month and fuel cost with gas is at three dollars per gallon. I paid about $40,000 with destination charges for the 2024 compass Limited high altitude package. With all the features, including the Alpine stereo and panoramic sunroof, I feel like I got a good deal
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- Sport 4dr SUVMSRP: $28,0904 mi away
- Latitude 4dr SUVMSRP: $30,3604 mi away
- Latitude 4dr SUVMSRP: $32,3554 mi away
Not bad
I just drove a 24 compass sport from ca to tx. 1600 miles in 2 days. Ride is pretty good, power is more than adequate, power train and 8 speed trans is smooth .. engine is a bit rough when you rev to 5k passing a truck but quiet at 75mph+ cruise speeds. Wind noise is ok. Room is good for a compact. 27mpg on high speed freeway run but tank is quite small so range is not great. No adaptive cruise on the base model … these days you really need that .. and the lane keep assist is not as useful as in the kias or fords which I have recently driven. Unconnected screen and interface is pretty good, but plugging and unplugging phone sometimes causes confusion in the car play connection. No dual zone climate in the base model. Seat ok for about 2 hours but after that is not comfortable. Steering is a bit vague, high speed turn handling is not as secure as say a Vw .. or even ford escape. Didn’t try the 4wd system, but kept getting constant warning messages to service system .. even though nothing apparently wrong (bad sensor ?). Car looks good. Headlights ok. Interior not bad, but limited center console storage. Overall, quite impressed for entry level model, but a few features missing, The ford escape active was better in a lot of respects, except the engine,
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this thing does not sputter or drag
I just purchased a Jeep Compass Lattitude Lux. This car performs very well with a great rrride (no bumps) comes with 4WD. This also has a unexpected pickup to pass there is no drag or sputter when accelerating!
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Turbo!!
Love my 2023 Compass! There's only one rule for buying one. It must have the Turbo engine. It provides plenty of pickup which comes in handy when entering a freeway.
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