2022 Jeep Compass

Engine Type

Six trims make up the 2022 Jeep Compass lineup – Sport, Latitude, Latitude Lux, Limited, Trailhawk, and High Altitude. The Latitude Lux is new, with a new level of comfort and luxury, but comes with the same engine as the rest of the lineup – a 2.4-liter Multi-Air engine with start and stop technology to turn off the engine when idling to conserve fuel. This engine is capable of generating up to 180 horsepower and 175 lb-ft of torque.

Driving and Handling

For the 2022 Compass, the Sport and Latitude come with front-wheel drive, but the rest of the lineup comes with a 4×4 drivetrain. Likewise, the first two trims in the lineup come with a six-speed automatic transmission, and those trims with a 4×4 come equipped with a nine-speed transmission and the Jeep Selec-Terrain System. This system offers 4×4 trims with five modes of driving – Auto, Snow, Sport, Sand/Mud, and Rock. If driving a Jeep Compass with FWD, the fuel economy is 22 mpg in the city and 31 mpg on the highway, with the fuel economy a 4×4 getting 22/30 mpg in the city/highway.

Exterior Features

Across the lineup, standard features include heated exterior mirrors, some form of solar control glass, deep tint sunscreen glass, and a rear window wiper/washer. Past the base trim, the 2022 Jeep Compass also adds ambient interior LED lighting, automatic headlamps, automatic high-beam headlamps, bi-function LED projector headlamps, rain-sensitive windshield wipers, and roof rails. The Compass and Latitude trims come with a power liftgate. Wheel sizes vary with 16-inches on the Sport; 17-inches on the Latitude and Trailhawk; 18-inches on the Latitude Lux and Limited; and 19-inches on the High Altitude trim, available on the Latitude Lux.

Interior Features

Past the base trim, the features really start to blow up on the Compass, a move Jeep is notorious for. Cloth trimming wraps the seats in the Sport trim, with cloth and vinyl on the Latitude, but the rest of the lineup comes with leather upholstery. Past the base trim, the 2022 Jeep Compass also comes with heated front seats, dual-zone automatic climate control, an automatic dimming rearview mirror, a leather-wrapped steering wheel and shift knob, a heated steering wheel, and a dual-pane panoramic sunroof. All trims come with a 60/40 split-folding rear bench, and past the Latitude, trims come with a power 8-way adjustable driver’s seat with 2-way power adjustable lumbar support -past the Latitude Lux, trims also come with driver-seat memory and heated second row seats.

Entertainment

Standard across the lineup, every trim comes with Uconnect 5 – oh yeah, that’s nice. On the Sport and Latitude trims, Uconnect comes with an 8.4-inch touchscreen, but is on a 10.1-inch touchscreen on the rest of the lineup. Regardless, every trim also comes with a 4G LTE Wi-Fi hotspot, Google Android Auto, Apple CarPlay, SiriusXM Satellite Radio, and steering wheel mounted audio controls. Past the Latitude Lux, trims come with HD Radio and Amazon Alexa built-in, and integrated voice command with Bluetooth. The standard setup is a six=speaker system, but a premium Alpine speaker system is available on all trims, standard on the High Altitude trim, with GPS NAV available on the Limited and Trailhawk, standard on the High Altitude.

Safety Features and Warranty

All 2022 Jeep Compass trims come with standard safety features such as advanced multistage front airbags, supplemental front seat-mounted and side-curtain airbags, all-speed traction control, electronic stability control, an engine immobilizer, a panic alarm, a LATCH-ready child seat anchor system, and a ParkView backup camera. Across the lineup, a blind-spot and cross-path detection, full-speed forward collision warning plus, lane departure warning, and blind spot with cross-path detection. Past the base, trims also come with a ParkSense rear park-assist system, a 360-degree camera, a parallel & perpendicular parking system, and adaptive cruise control.

All Jeep vehicles are covered by a basic 3-year/36,000 mile warranty, a 5-year/60,000 mile powertrain warranty, roadside assistance for 5 years or 100,000 miles, and rust-through coverage for 5 years or 100,000 miles.