Real-world fuel economy

Jeep Compass MPG: what owners actually get

Owners report 33.8 mpg from a Jeep Compass, about 96% of the official figure. On its NEDC-tested engines that is 96%, better than typical: the median NEDC-tested car in this 8,216-engine dataset returns 82%. The tables below give the figure for every engine and generation we hold. Add your own at the bottom and the averages get better for the next buyer.

33.8mpg
Real-world average, all engines
96%
of the official combined figure
25–44
Range reported by owners (mpg)
73
Owner submissions
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Jeep Compass

2007–2009 · real average 36.5 mpg · owners report 29.0–43.0 mpg · 5 submissions

EngineOfficial (NEDC)Official (WLTP)Real MPG% of officialOwners report
2.0 CRD43.5–39.892%–
2.433.2–31.595%–
2.4 Automatic32.9––––

Jeep Compass

2011–2014 · real average 33.7 mpg · owners report 25.0–44.0 mpg · 25 submissions

EngineOfficial (NEDC)Official (WLTP)Real MPG% of officialOwners report
2.0 2WD37.2–40.5109%37.0–44.0
2.2 CRD 2WD46.3–38.082%–
2.4 CVT 4WD25.0–31.4–29.2103%25.4–33.0

Jeep Compass

2018–on · real average 33.5 mpg · owners report 25.0–43.0 mpg · 43 submissions

EngineOfficial (NEDC)Official (WLTP)Real MPG% of officialOwners report
1.3 GSE Automatic–33.6–––
1.4 MultiAir 140–36.7–––
1.4 MultiAir 170 Automatic 4WD40.930.4–30.731.4103%*–
1.6 MultiJet 120 2WD55.4–64.243.5–45.638.887%*33.4–43.0
2.0 MultiJet 140 4WD46.3–54.340.440.199%*–
2.0 MultiJet 140 Automatic 4WD49.638.7–––
2.0 MultiJet 170 Automatic 4WD49.6––––
PHEV–141.2–148.7–––

All figures in miles per gallon (UK). “Owners report” is the spread of individual submissions for that engine. * Measured against the WLTP figure rather than NEDC.

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Jeep Compass fuel economy questions

What is the real-world MPG of a Jeep Compass?

Owners report an average of 33.8 mpg across all Jeep Compass engines with data, about 96% of the official combined figure. The engine tables on this page give the figure for each engine and generation.

Why is the Jeep Compass real MPG lower than the official figure?

Official figures come from a laboratory test cycle, not the road. Cold starts, short trips, hills, load, tyres and driving style all cost fuel the test does not see. A gap of 10 to 30 per cent is normal; a much bigger gap on one engine usually points at a fault, a heavy right foot, or a diesel that never gets warm.

Where did the Honest John Jeep Compass Real MPG page go?

The site closed in August 2026 and its Real MPG section went with it. This page is where the Jeep Compass figures now live: rebuilt from the archived dataset, with the official figures kept alongside, and reopened for new submissions.

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Where the Jeep Compass figures come from

If you used the Honest John Real MPG section before the site closed in 2026, this is where the Jeep Compass figures now live. The owner-reported averages above were rebuilt from the archived dataset (archived page, 2025-11) alongside the official NEDC and WLTP figures and new submissions from CarAdCheck readers, and the section is open so they keep improving. Real-world figures also feed the running-cost estimate in our free advert check.

CarAdCheck is not affiliated with Honest John or Volkswagen Financial Services. How we rebuilt Real MPG.

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