2016 Jeep Compass

small SUV / 4-door SUV

Crashworthiness

Rating overview
Evaluation criteria	Rating
Side: original test
Head restraints & seats

Crash avoidance & mitigation

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle	Not available

Seat belts & child restraints

Evaluation criteria	Rating
LATCH ease of use

Key

Good

Acceptable

Marginal

Poor

Some ratings use a scale of Poor to Good. Others range from Basic to Superior.

Side: original test

Tested vehicle: 2008 Jeep Patriot Sport 4-door 4wd with standard front and rear head curtain airbags and optional front seat-mounted torso airbags
Rating applies to 2014-17 models built before January 2017

The Jeep Patriot was introduced in the 2007 model year. Seat-mounted torso airbags for front seat occupants became standard beginning with 2014 models (they had been optional in earlier models). Front and rear side curtain airbags were standard in all model years.

The side impact crash test ratings also apply to Jeep Compass, a vehicle similar to the Patriot but with a different roofline, beginning with 2007 models.

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Torso
Pelvis/leg
Driver head protection
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck
Torso
Pelvis/leg
Rear passenger head protection

Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID	CES0824
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm)	-16.5
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CES0824
Head HIC-15	179
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.5
Compression (kN)	0.0
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	59
Lateral force (kN)	2.2
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	43
Average deflection (mm)	36
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	4.52
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.77
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	1.0
Acetabulum force (kN)	2.8
Combined force (kN)	3.5
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	0.5
L-M moment (Nm)	114
A-P moment (Nm)	44

Passenger injury measures

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CES0824
Head HIC-15	292
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.1
Compression (kN)	0.8
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	60
Lateral force (kN)	3.7
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	48
Average deflection (mm)	32
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	4.97
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.98
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	0.2
Acetabulum force (kN)	2.6
Combined force (kN)	2.6
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	0.3
L-M moment (Nm)	131
A-P moment (Nm)	-48

About the original side crash test

Head restraints & seats

Seat type: Manual cloth seats AHR

Overall evaluation
Dynamic rating
Seat/head restraint geometry

Technical measurements for this test

Geometry
Seat type	Manual cloth seats AHR
Backset (mm)	53
Distance below top of head (mm)	4
Seat design parameters
Pass/fail	Pass
Max T1 acceleration (g)	11.8
Head contact time (ms)	51
Force rating	1
Neck forces
Max neck shear force (N)	65
Max neck tension (N)	441

About the head restraint & seat test
Currently, IIHS tests apply only to front seats.

Child seat anchors

Rating applies to 2015-17 models built before January 2017

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Vehicle trim	Sport
Seat type	cloth

This vehicle has 2 rear seating positions with complete child seat attachment (LATCH) hardware. It has 1 additional seating position with a tether anchor and the ability to borrow lower anchors from the other seating positions. Note: When anchors are borrowed, they aren't available to use in their designated positions.

Rating icon	Rating
G	Good
A	Acceptable
M	Marginal
P	Poor
	Seating positions that rely on borrowed lower anchors or have only a tether anchor available are not rated.
thether anchor symbol	Tether anchor
lower anchor symbol	Lower anchors
shared lower achors symbol	Lower anchor(s) can be borrowed from adjacent positions(s)
	No hardware available

Details by seating position

Position	Rating
1
1	Tether anchor
	easy-to-find location
	other hardware could be confused for anchor
	Lower anchors
	too deep in seat
	not too much force needed to attach
	easy to maneuver around anchors
2
2	Tether anchor
	easy-to-find location
	no other hardware could be confused for anchor
	Lower anchors
	Can be borrowed from 1 and 3
3
3	Tether anchor
	easy-to-find location
	other hardware could be confused for anchor
	Lower anchors
	too deep in seat
	not too much force needed to attach
	easy to maneuver around anchors

Technical measurements for this test

Seat position 21

Lower anchor A
Open access rated	No
Depth (cm)	2-4
Force (lbs)	14
Clearance angle (degrees)	63
Lower anchor B
Open access rated	No
Depth (cm)	2-4
Force (lbs)	1
Clearance angle (degrees)	61
Tether anchor
Location	Middle seatback
Confusing hardware present	Yes
Has contrasting label within 3 inches of tether anchor	No
Tether anchors can be accessed while seatback is properly positioned for use of LATCH	Not measured

Seat position 22

Lower anchor A
Lower latch is shared for this seat position
Lower anchor B
Lower latch is shared for this seat position
Tether anchor
Location	Middle seatback
Confusing hardware present	No
Has contrasting label within 3 inches of tether anchor	No
Tether anchors can be accessed while seatback is properly positioned for use of LATCH	Not measured

Seat position 23

Lower anchor A
Open access rated	No
Depth (cm)	2-4
Force (lbs)	8
Clearance angle (degrees)	66
Lower anchor B
Open access rated	No
Depth (cm)	2-4
Force (lbs)	10
Clearance angle (degrees)	66
Tether anchor
Location	Middle seatback
Confusing hardware present	Yes
Has contrasting label within 3 inches of tether anchor	No
Tether anchors can be accessed while seatback is properly positioned for use of LATCH	Not measured

About the child seat anchor evaluation