2016 Jeep Compass air bags problems
13 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2016 Jeep Compass — 4% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The Airbag light keeps coming on. And I regularly diagnose and service my car by the Jeep dealership and the diagnostic scan shows that everything is good with the car, still the airbag light keeps coming up on the dashboard. This is highly concerning and I'm afraid that it might blow up anytime…”
filed Feb 12, 2026
“Head rest on passenger side popped out while driving and hit me, the passenger, in the head. I found that this particular model did have a recall a few years back as said below, however, our car was not recalled, why not? We went to the dealership to get this repaired and was told there was a…”
filed Oct 27, 2025
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Air Bags problems in other Compass years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Compass | 3 | 15% |
| 2024 Compass | 4 | 8% |
| 2023 Compass | 2 | 4% |
| 2022 Compass | 4 | 2% |
| 2021 Compass | 2 | 3% |
| 2020 Compass | 2 | 1% |
| 2019 Compass | 10 | 3% |
| 2018 Compass | 22 | 2% |
| 2017 Compass | 10 | 4% |
| 2015 Compass | 16 | 14% |
| 2014 Compass | 91 | 30% |
| 2013 Compass | 16 | 20% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2016 Jeep Compass
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.