Used car safety, rank #132 of 181
Jeep Renegade 4WD Safety Rating (2017-20)
Real IIHS driver death rates for the 2017-20 Jeep Renegade 4WD, a small SUV, compared with its class and with the current model.
The 2017-20 Jeep Renegade 4WD has an IIHS driver death rate of 49 per million registered vehicle years against a small SUVs average of 42.6, which is 15% above the class average. That places it #132 of 181 used vehicles with a safety score of 31.9/100.
What the Jeep Renegade death rate means
At 49 driver deaths per million registered vehicle years, the Jeep Renegade 4WD is 15% worse than the small SUVs average of 42.6. The 95% confidence interval is 25 to 72, which overlaps the class average, so some of the gap may be chance.
The other-driver death rate of 46 measures the opposite risk: how many drivers of other vehicles died in crashes with a Jeep Renegade. It is no higher than the Jeep Renegade's own driver death rate. Remember that death rates describe vehicles and their drivers together: IIHS adjusts for driver age and gender, but not for where or how carefully people drive. Our score weights this model's own rate at 70% and its class at 30%; see how we rank used cars.
Compared with similar used SUVs
The safest small SUVs in the IIHS study, by our score, with the Jeep Renegade 4WD highlighted. It ranks 9 of the 9 shown; the class leader is the Toyota C-HR at a death rate of 2.
| Vehicle | Years | Death rate | Score | Reliability | Used price |
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| Toyota C-HR | 2018-20 | 2 (0 to 7) | 79.4 | n/a | n/a |
| Honda CR-V 4WD | 2020 | 14 (0 to 36) | 66.1 | n/a | n/a |
| Hyundai Santa Fe 2WD | 2019-20 | 17 (0 to 39) | 63.8 | n/a | n/a |
| Hyundai Santa Fe 4WD | 2019-20 | 19 (0 to 37) | 62.6 | n/a | n/a |
| Toyota RAV4 hybrid 4WD | 2019-20 | 20 (0 to 40) | 61.9 | n/a | n/a |
| Jeep Compass 2WD | 2017-20 | 27 (6 to 48) | 52.1 | n/a | n/a |
| Mitsubishi Outlander Sport 4WD | 2017-20 | 28 (3 to 53) | 50.6 | n/a | n/a |
| Chevrolet Equinox 4WD | 2020 | 30 (0 to 62) | 48.6 | n/a | n/a |
| Jeep Renegade 4WD (this page) | 2017-20 | 49 (25 to 72) | 31.9 | n/a | n/a |
Class average for small SUVs: 42.6 driver deaths per million registered vehicle years.
Safety recalls for the Jeep Renegade 4WD
A recall is a defect the manufacturer must repair free of charge, however old the car and whoever owns it now. On a used car this matters more than on a new one: the work is only done if a previous owner took it in.
3 recall campaigns on the 2020 model year, covering air bags, back over prevention, service brakes, hydraulic.
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Air bags: frontal
Risk: A front seat air bag that does not deploy as intended can increase the risk of injury in a crash.
Remedy: Dealers will repair the connection, free of charge.
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Back over prevention: sensing system, camera
Risk: The lingering rearview image can distract the driver, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Chrysler has notified owners, and dealers will update the radio display software, free of charge. Optionally, owners can choose to remotely update their software via an Over-The-Air (OTA) update available as of May 1, 2020. The recall began April 27, 2020.
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Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components, disc, caliper
Risk: A cracked right rear brake caliper can fail, reducing braking performance and increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the right rear brake calipers, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began February 7, 2020.
Recall campaigns from the NHTSA recalls database, retrieved 2026-09-04. A campaign covers a range of build dates, not every car of the model year, and IIHS reports this nameplate across several years while these results are for 2020. Confirm against the VIN. Recalls do not affect the death rate on this page.
Jeep Renegade 4WD: Common Questions
Is the Jeep Renegade 4WD a safe car?
Not on this measure: its drivers died at a higher rate than its class average. IIHS recorded a driver death rate of 49 per million registered vehicle years for the 2017-20 Jeep Renegade 4WD, 15% above the class average (42.6 for small SUVs). That earns a used-car safety score of 31.9 out of 100 and rank #132 of 181 used vehicles.
What is the Jeep Renegade 4WD driver death rate?
49 driver deaths per million registered vehicle years, with a 95% confidence interval of 25 to 72. Drivers of other vehicles that collided with a Jeep Renegade died at a rate of 46 per million. Source: IIHS driver death rates by make and model, covering 2017-20 models.
How does the Jeep Renegade 4WD compare with other small SUVs?
The small SUVs class averages 42.6 driver deaths per million; the Jeep Renegade 4WD sits at 49. Among the 9 small SUVs compared above it ranks 9 by safety score; the top of that group is the Toyota C-HR with a death rate of 2.