2015 Jeep Renegade Latitude 2.4 Tigershark from North America
Summary:
Fun exciting new Jeep!
Faults:
Service engine light came on 2nd week of ownership. Dealership diagnosed and it was determined it needed a new set of spark plugs. Seems odd to me, but whatever.
Other than that, no problems!
General Comments:
My wife and I really like the Renegade. It's fun to drive and works well for our small family.
It has some really cool features like blind spot monitoring, backup camera, and it came with 1 year of free Sirius radio and Bluetooth connectivity for our phones.
We have the front wheel drive model, and I will update the review this winter on how well it handles snow.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 3rd July, 2015
3rd Aug 2015, 19:19
What is your opinion on the undercoating protection? I've seen some reports that people are concerned with the lack of undercoating protection.
20th Jan 2016, 05:40
Update from the owner; the Renegade is doing fine in the snow. We just had our 2nd oil change. Great car and fun to drive!
19th Nov 2016, 11:19
Nice car. I think that the Renegade has great character. It's Jeep philosophy in a nice package very suitable for daily driving. I wish you many trouble free happy miles with your Jeep!
6th Jan 2025, 12:05
The car needs service within the first 1,800 miles and it receives a perfect ten for reliability? The dealership must serve some great kool-aid.
19th Mar 2025, 11:30
I service any used car I buy as soon as I get it. If the requirement is anywhere near I change the cambelt, plugs and ATF too. It is avoiding unreliability.
I did not buy the car from a dealer, but a private owner, who discounted the asking price when I pointed out the cambelt service was near. An independent Fiat/Alfa specialist did the work for me at a third of the cost of a Jeep franchise.
19th Mar 2025, 11:34
Original poster here
Had the Renegade a year, and a hard worked 13000 miles.
Nothing has broken. Cost me only an interim service.
It was truly mint when I bought it, now it looks like crap because I use it on a farm 5 days a week. However it is still a lovely place to be, better than it has any right to be offroad, and in snow, and shows no sign of giving up any time soon.
Gearbox is still the worst I have ever used, and if I do sell this car, that will be the reason.
4th Jul 2015, 04:10
I just bought mine a week and a half ago. Naturally aspirated sport trim in commando green. Got the 5 inch touch screen. It's a neat commuter vehicle while I put together the Comanche for my off-road toy. Enjoying it and babying it.