Jeep Avenger - Reliability and safety

The Jeep Avenger only received a disappointing three-stars out of a possible five result from safety experts Euro NCAP when put through the updated test in 2024. That’s a bit disappointing when one of our favourite small SUVs, the Renault Captur, gets four stars. 

The Avenger was criticised for not having a central airbag between the front seat occupants to protect them from striking each other in a side impact, and not having a rear child presence detection system. There were also concerns over pressure on the chests of rear seat occupants in a head-on crash, and not having a good enough system for detecting vulnerable road users.

In terms of safety kit, every Avenger is equipped with six airbags, ISOFIX on the front passenger and rear seats, cruise control, lane departure warning, traffic sign recognition, drowsy driver detection, traction control and rear parking sensors. Mid-range Altitude-spec models add adaptive cruise control, while range-topping Summit cars feature lane centering and traffic jam assist, along with a 180-degree rear-view camera and automatic high/low beam.

The Avenger is also too new to have appeared in our 2024 Driver Power owner satisfaction survey, and the Jeep brand didn’t appear on the manufacturer’s list either. There is some hopeful news: the Peugeot 2008 (upon which the Avenger is based) came in sixth place overall out of 50 cars, which is an excellent result, and one that we’d hope this small Jeep might replicate.

Warranty

The Avenger comes as standard with a three-year warranty, but you can get four years of warranty coverage, plus complimentary servicing and roadside assistance for the same period if you sign up with Jeep Shield. The electric Avenger’s battery gets a separate eight-year/100,000-mile warranty, which can be extended by three years.

Servicing

The Jeep Avenger comes with the Jeep Shield after-sales package, which includes 24 months of complimentary servicing, four years of warranty cover and 24/7 roadside assistance. 

The service schedule for the Jeep Avenger varies depending on the model you get. Internal-combustion versions need to be serviced every 12 months or 12,500 miles, while the EV requires an initial service after 12 months or 8,000 miles, whichever comes first, then every two years or every 16,000 miles after that.