Used Jeep Compass Parts

The generation and platform decide whether a used part interchanges. Match yours before you request a quote.

• 2007–2016 (First generation, Caliber-derived unibody (Belvidere, Illinois)) — Jeep said at launch that the Compass underbody architecture was shared with the Dodge Caliber for platform compatibility, then modified to be uniquely Jeep, and that one durability cycle was created to test Compass and Patriot. Belvidere built all three. Engines are 2.0L and 2.4L fours, with a 5-speed manual or a CVT.
• 2017 (Overlap year — two different vehicles) — The commonest source of wrong Compass orders: the outgoing Compass and the all-new one were both sold as 2017s, and EPA lists them as two separate vehicles with different transmissions. A 2017 part number means nothing until you know which body it is for.
• 2017–2022 (Second generation, FCA small-wide 4x4 architecture (Toluca, Mexico)) — A different vehicle on a different architecture — one FCA says the Jeep Renegade also uses, with the Compass lengthened 2.6 inches over it. North American cars use the 2.4L MultiAir Tigershark at 180 hp: 9-speed automatic on 4x4, 6-speed automatic on 4x2, 6-speed manual on either.
• 2023–present (Second generation, 2.0L turbo, 4x4 only) — Another clean break. For 2023 Jeep made a 2.0L turbocharged four standard across the lineup at 200 hp on an 8-speed automatic, with Active Drive 4x4 standard on every model — and EPA lists only 4WD Compasses from 2023 on.

Two things separate the two 2017 Compasses. The plant: the old car came from Belvidere, Illinois and the new one from Toluca, Mexico, which NHTSA's free VIN decoder reports from your VIN. And the transmission: EPA lists the old 2017 Compass with a CVT and a 5-speed manual among its options, and the new one never offered either.

First-generation drivetrains come three ways and do not swap for one another: front-wheel drive, Freedom Drive I full-time active 4x4 with a lockable center coupling, or the Freedom Drive II Off-road Package, whose transaxle is a CVT with low range (CVT2L). Engines are the 2.0L World Gas Engine at 158 hp and the 2.4L World Engine at 172 hp, and the 6F24 6-speed automatic only arrived for 2014.

On the second-generation car the transmission follows the drivetrain, not the trim badge, and the 4x4 hardware splits as well: Jeep Active Drive against the Trailhawk's Active Drive Low and its 20:1 crawl ratio.

• Check 2.4L engine campaigns against the donor, not just your own car. NHTSA 13V552000 covers 2014 Compass and Patriot 2.4L engines that can lose oil pressure from abrasive debris in the balance shaft bearings, risking stall or failure. 16V907000 covers 2016 Compass, Patriot and Dodge Journey for a crank or cam sensor that may work only intermittently. 17V670000 covers 2018 Compass and Cherokee 2.4L engines with a cracked oil pump housing.
• Restraint electronics on first-generation cars: campaign 16V668000 covers 2010–2014 Compass and Patriot, with Caliber, Avenger, 200 and Sebring, for an Occupant Restraint Control module that can short and stop the airbags and pretensioners deploying. 13V233000 covers 2010–2012 Compass and Patriot for a software error that can delay or prevent side-curtain deployment. Restraint work belongs with a qualified shop.
• Second-generation chassis and driveline: 17V301000 covers certain 2017 Compasses with a 6-speed transmission whose left front halfshaft can disengage or break, and 18V279000 covers 2018 cars with badly welded front lower control arms that can separate — buy both VIN-matched and fitted professionally. Two more travel with the used part itself: 17V740000 (2017–2018 cluster backlighting not dimmable, FMVSS 101) and 22V248000 (2022 front head restraints badly welded, FMVSS 202).

Safety- and emissions-related parts should be diagnosed and installed by a licensed mechanic.

For a 2017, tell us the plant or the transmission type so we can pin the body. Otherwise send the full VIN, the year, the engine (2.0L, 2.4L or the 2023-on 2.0L turbo), 4x2 or 4x4, and the 4x4 system: Freedom Drive I or II, Active Drive or Active Drive Low. Typical requests are engines, transaxles, halfshafts, control arms and headlamps. We quote against your VIN.