Other suspension problem on the 2007 Jeep Compass 4X4
When other suspension problem gets reported
Owners of the 2007 Jeep Compass 4X4 report other suspension problem at a median of 50,000 miles. A quarter of the reports come in before 37,500 miles and a quarter after 62,500 miles, from 28 reports that carried an odometer reading.
A part like this is normally expected to survive 100,000 miles. It is the 1st most-reported problem on this model year.
The mileage distribution
The reported range runs from 17,500 miles at the tenth percentile to 150,000 miles at the ninetieth, a spread of 130,795 miles across the middle 80% of reports.
A spread this wide points at use rather than design. Towing, climate, service history and city mileage all move a failure like this, so the median is a weak guide to any individual car.
18% of the dated reports were filed under 36,000 miles.
The whole distribution
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18,205 miles | 38,105 miles | 50,000 miles | 61,750 miles | 149,000 miles |
Read the 10th percentile as “one report in ten arrived this early”. Exact figures are shown in this table because it is the table of record; everywhere else on the site they are rounded to the precision the sample can carry.
What a percentile can and cannot tell you here
These five numbers describe the readings owners gave, in order. The median is the middle one: half the reports arrived below it. The 10th and 90th are the edges of the bulk of the distribution, and the distance between them is the part worth reading. A tight spread — say 70,000 to 95,000 miles — points at something that wears out on a schedule, and the schedule is knowable. A wide one, 20,000 to 190,000, points at a fault that hits some cars and never troubles others, which means the mileage on the listing in front of you tells you very little about your odds.
What these figures are not is a survival curve. Every reading here comes from a car whose owner filed a complaint, so the sample contains only failures: it cannot say what share of the fleet made it past 150,000 miles untouched, because those owners had nothing to report. Nor is the mileage the moment of failure — it is the odometer reading as recalled at the time of filing, which may be weeks later and is sometimes rounded to the nearest ten thousand by the person typing it.
Percentiles are shown at all only once 8 readings exist for the vehicle and mode. Below that the middle of a handful of numbers is noise wearing a decimal point, so the figures are withheld rather than dressed up.
What happens, and what it costs
Putting it right typically runs $350–$2,000 at an independent US shop. That range is an editorial estimate held in this site's failure-mode catalogue, not a figure from NHTSA, and it is a repair cost rather than a diagnosis cost.
The same failure, every year of the Jeep Compass 4X4
If one year stands out to the left, that is the year to avoid; if the whole line sits at a similar mileage, this is wear rather than a defect in one production run.
Tick median reported mileage Solid middle half of reports Faint 10th to 90th percentile Colour how bad the failure is when it happens
What owners wrote
Verbatim from NHTSA complaint narratives, trimmed for length. The mileage is the one the owner gave.
2007 jeep compass with 41,000 miles. Took it in for oil change and to investigate clunking noise in the front end. Mechanic discoverd left and right side lower control arms/ball joints badly worn. Cost to repair...$900. *tr
2007 jeep compass ball joints on passenger and drivers side both failed at 56,000 miles. Never been off road just normal every day driving. Parts have been replaced, and old parts are available for inspection. *tr
Took 2007 jeep compass in for oil change, mentioned rattling noise in front end. Mechanic found that both lower control arms/ball joints need to be replaced. Jeep only 3 years old and guess what warranty expired! Total repair costs ~ 700 dollars. No recall as of yet, but there should be considering countless other compass owners are experiencing the very same problem. *tr
Also reported on the 2007 Jeep Compass 4X4
Fuel tank, filler or EVAP failure
Control arm, ball joint or bushing failure
Steering rack, gear or tie rod failure
Other fuel system problem
Rust or structural corrosion
Other engine problem
How far this goes
Complaints are voluntary, so 33 is a floor and not a count of affected cars. Mileages are typed in by owners and cluster on round numbers. And the mode itself is assigned by software reading the complaint text, which is reliable in bulk and fallible one report at a time.
Questions this page answers
At what mileage does other suspension problem happen on the 2007 Jeep Compass 4X4?
Across 28 owner reports that included an odometer reading, half were filed by 50,000 miles. A quarter were filed before 37,500 miles and a quarter after 62,500 miles. These are the mileages owners reported when they complained, not a prediction for any individual car.
How common is other suspension problem on the 2007 Jeep Compass 4X4?
33 reports have been filed with NHTSA, about 243 per 1,000 vehicles. Complaints are voluntary, so this is a floor rather than a count of affected cars.
What this is and is not. These are the mileages at which owners chose to complain to a federal agency, which is not the same as the mileage at which the part fails on every car. It skews toward failures that happened outside warranty, cost real money, or frightened someone. It is still the only public dataset that carries failure mileage at all, and the shape of a few hundred readings is informative even when a single one is not. Methodology · JSON · this failure on other cars
Source Owner complaints and recall records published by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, model years 1996–2027 Figures rebuilt Published by AtWhatMileage How every figure is computed