Jeep Renegade vs Honda CR-V Hybrid: which is more reliable?
The Jeep Renegade and the Honda CR-V Hybrid are level on the federal record — 65/100 against 66/100 across the years we score. Which one to buy is decided by the model year, not the badge.
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)
Honda CR-V Hybrid
- 4 model years scored
- 682 owner complaints on record
- about 38 complaints per year on the road
- 17 recall campaigns, 14 safety-critical
- best year 2022 (81/100) · worst 2021 (38/100)
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 CR-V Hybrid
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
Honda CR-V Hybrid
- Steering — 194 complaints
- Forward Collision Avoidance — 132 complaints
- Electrical System — 101 complaints
They do not fail the same way: the Renegade's complaints concentrate in Engine, the CR-V Hybrid's in Steering. 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.
Honda CR-V Hybrid — 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 Honda CR-V Hybrid at about $25,800 — the Honda CR-V Hybrid is roughly $2,100 less, and they return 26.0 against 37.0 MPG combined.
Class-level estimates re-priced to your country, not a valuation of one car. Method.
FAQ
Is the Jeep Renegade or the Honda CR-V Hybrid more reliable?
On the NHTSA record the Honda CR-V Hybrid scores 66/100 against the Jeep Renegade's 65/100, 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 Honda CR-V Hybrid years should I avoid?
Jeep Renegade: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018. Honda CR-V Hybrid: 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 Honda CR-V Hybrid?
The largest complaint group on the Jeep Renegade is Engine (847 complaints); on the Honda CR-V Hybrid it is Steering (194).
Is the Jeep Renegade or the Honda CR-V Hybrid cheaper to own?
A recent used Jeep Renegade prices at about $27,900 and a Honda CR-V Hybrid at about $25,800, before insurance and the maintenance band. Both pages carry the five-year running-cost figure.