Jeep Compass
Jeep's compact SUV, launched for 2007 and now in its third generation. The second generation, built on four continents from 2016, replaced both the first Compass and the Patriot in North America and became Jeep's entry model there. The third generation, built in Italy from 2025 on the STLA Medium platform, adds hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and fully electric versions but has not yet reached North America.
Generations, newest first
J4U
Jeep Compass (third generation, J4U)
The third Compass moved to Stellantis' STLA Medium platform and is the first Jeep offered as a mild hybrid, a plug-in hybrid, and a battery-electric vehicle, with all-wheel drive on some versions. Production started at Melfi, Italy, on October 29, 2025, for about 60 markets in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. It has not been sold in North America: Stellantis had planned to build it in Brampton, Ontario, announced in October 2025 that North American production would move to Belvidere, Illinois, and later would not confirm that plan.
e-Hybrid (turbocharged gasoline mild hybrid) · e-Hybrid plug-in · Battery-electric
5-door SUV
MP
Jeep Compass (MP)
The second Compass debuted in Brazil in September 2016 and in North America at the Los Angeles Auto Show that November, and was built for customers in more than 100 countries. Riding on a stretched version of the Renegade's small-car platform, it replaced both the first Compass and the Patriot in North America and offered a Trail Rated Trailhawk with a 20:1 crawl ratio. A 2022 update brought a new cabin, Uconnect 5, and more standard safety equipment, and for 2023 a 200 hp 2.0 L turbo replaced the 2.4 L Tigershark. North American models come from Toluca, Mexico, and the Compass is Jeep's entry model there through 2027.
2.4 L Tigershark MultiAir2 I4 · 2.0 L turbocharged I4
5-door SUV
MK49
Jeep Compass (MK49)
Built in Belvidere alongside the Patriot and Dodge Caliber, the first Compass was the first Jeep with standard front-wheel drive, the first rated at 30 mpg on the highway, and the first Jeep compact SUV with standard side-curtain airbags. Its rounded, hatchback-like styling, often compared with the Dodge Caliber, set it apart from traditional Jeeps. A 2011 restyle gave it a Grand Cherokee-inspired face and, for the first time, a Trail Rated Freedom Drive II package, and a six-speed automatic arrived for 2014. It was replaced, together with the Patriot, by the second-generation Compass for 2017.
2.4 L World Engine I4 (dual VVT) · 2.0 L World Engine I4 · 2.0 L CRD turbodiesel I4 · 2.2 L CRD turbodiesel I4
5-door SUV