2016 Jeep Renegade · symptom sheet
Check engine light or misfire
- 37owner reports
- 39,900median miles
- 0involved a crash
Newest report Jul 22, 2025 · checked Sep 9, 2026
275 of the 429 complaints on this car are about the engine. 37 of those describe misfire. Only stalling is reported more often on this car.
Tick what matches of 37 reports
What got replaced
Few of these reports name the part that was replaced.
Recalls and investigations
No recall on the engine covers the 2016 model year as of Sep 9, 2026.
NHTSA investigations into the engine on the Renegade
Software security vulnerability. Closed jan 5, 2016, led to recall 15V-508.
NHTSA summary
None of these investigations covers the 2016 model year.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 17,690 and 52,300 miles, from the 28 reports that gave a mileage.
What owners wrote
“Check engine light on. ECM (engine control computer) malfunction. Dealer first denied any problems with vehicle even with check engine light on. So I took to it to independent service center, which confirm problem. By providing the service center report, the dealer then confirm problem. Problems/symptoms occur 2 days after financing vehicle.”
Filed May 20, 2024
“I started up my Renegade as usual and when I got to the stop sign at the end of my street, I had a message on the screen telling me to press the break and push the start button. I never turned my car off. No check engine lights before or after this incident.”
Filed Oct 4, 2022
“Jeep lost acceleration and died in the middle of the road. Fortunately I had just gotten off the freeway or we could have been seriously injured. No warning or check engine lights illuminated, it just completely lost the acceleration and died in the road.”
Filed Dec 29, 2021
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 0 of 37 reports involved a crash. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation.
Other problems on this car
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 79 reports
- Multiple warning lights come on at once 27 reports