Jeep Renegade vs Ford Bronco Sport: which is more reliable?
The Jeep Renegade is ahead of the Ford Bronco Sport on the federal record, 65/100 against 61/100 — a real but narrow gap that a bad model year on either side closes.
The record, side by side
Jeep Renegade
- 9 model years scored
- 2,196 owner complaints on record
- about 28 complaints per year on the road
- 24 recall campaigns, 13 safety-critical
- best year 2022 (89/100) · worst 2017 (40/100)
Ford Bronco Sport
- 5 model years scored
- 1,281 owner complaints on record
- about 65 complaints per year on the road
- 51 recall campaigns, 28 safety-critical
- best year 2025 (78/100) · worst 2021 (33/100)
Mean score is the average across model years from 2013 on, where both records are comparable. How the score works.
Year by year: Renegade against Bronco Sport
The comparison that decides the purchase. A nameplate is not one car — a redesign can move the record sixty points inside two years, and the two nameplates rarely move together.
What owners actually complain about
Jeep Renegade
- Engine — 847 complaints
- Electrical System — 615 complaints
- Power Train — 421 complaints
Ford Bronco Sport
- Electrical System — 341 complaints
- Power Train — 277 complaints
- Engine — 273 complaints
They do not fail the same way: the Renegade's complaints concentrate in Engine, the Bronco Sport's in Electrical System. That difference matters more to a buyer than the score gap, because it says which repair bill you are taking on.
Years to avoid on each
Jeep Renegade — avoid: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018.
Ford Bronco Sport — avoid: 2021.
A year scores below 45 on complaints per year of exposure and recall campaigns. Every car’s years to avoid.
What each costs today
A recent used Jeep Renegade prices at about $27,900 and a Ford Bronco Sport at about $30,500 — the Jeep Renegade is roughly $2,600 less, and they return 26.0 against 23.0 MPG combined.
Class-level estimates re-priced to your country, not a valuation of one car. Method.
FAQ
Is the Jeep Renegade or the Ford Bronco Sport more reliable?
On the NHTSA record the Jeep Renegade scores 65/100 against the Ford Bronco Sport's 61/100, averaged across every model year we hold. The gap is small enough that the model year matters more than the badge.
Which Jeep Renegade and Ford Bronco Sport years should I avoid?
Jeep Renegade: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018. Ford Bronco Sport: 2021. Each of those scores under 45 out of 100 on complaints per year of exposure and recall campaigns.
What goes wrong on the Jeep Renegade and the Ford Bronco Sport?
The largest complaint group on the Jeep Renegade is Engine (847 complaints); on the Ford Bronco Sport it is Electrical System (341).
Is the Jeep Renegade or the Ford Bronco Sport cheaper to own?
A recent used Jeep Renegade prices at about $27,900 and a Ford Bronco Sport at about $30,500, before insurance and the maintenance band. Both pages carry the five-year running-cost figure.