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2008 Jeep Compass

Vehicle Overview:
Vehicle Type: Sport Utility Vehicle
ABS Brakes: Standard
Standard Airbags: 4
MPG: 22-23/27-28 (City/HWY)
Engine Offered:
2.4L I4 172HP

Consumer Ratings:
Performance: 3.6
Exterior: 4.5
Interior: 3.2
Overall: 3.6

Review Guide:
5=Perfect; 3=Good; 1=Poor

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2008 Jeep Compass Reviews - Consumer Car Reviews

2008 Jeep Compass Consumer Car Review Summary

Top 5 Pros of 2008 Jeep Compass

Exterior style
Good size for everyday driving
Roomy interior
CVT
Solid and quiet ride

Top 5 Cons of 2008 Jeep Compass

Too much interior plastic
Wind noise
Rear visibility
Back seat leg and head room
More storage areas

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Submitted May 18, 2011, 09:18pm

henry485
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Pros: What do you like about 2008 Jeep Compass?
Handles well.
Smooth, quiet ride.

Cons: How would you improve 2008 Jeep Compass?
Rear view and side blind spots.

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Submitted Mar 20, 2011, 06:31pm

Tony_Manning
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Pros: What do you like about 2008 Jeep Compass?
Looks good.
Handles good.
Gas Mileage good.
Nice sound system.
Nice Jeep feel.
Nice Leather heated seats and good handling.
Easy to flip in to AWD with the touch of a switch.
Powerful headlights.

Cons: How would you improve 2008 Jeep Compass?
Add power seats, heated steering wheel and mirrors as well as the heated seats.
Maybe a more modern dash set up, instead of the square looking boxy one.
More soundproofing.

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Submitted Feb 16, 2010, 10:55pm

lj_hebs
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Pros: What do you like about 2008 Jeep Compass?
Rides great, good mileage and great features for the price.
4-wheel antilock brakes, side curtain airbags, traction control, fog lamps, solid spoke aluminum wheels all standard on the cheapest compass.
Very comfortable seats, and sporty handling.

Cons: How would you improve 2008 Jeep Compass?
My sport version has rear drum brakes, 4 wheel disc would be preferable.

2008 Jeep Compass Review:
Best car for the money.

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Submitted Nov 7, 2009, 11:47am

Colin_Whiley
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Pros: What do you like about 2008 Jeep Compass?
It's zippy, comfortable, good looking.

Cons: How would you improve 2008 Jeep Compass?
Improve rear view.
improve blind spot each side of windscreen.
Speedometer too busy. Engine noisy.
Interior looks cheap, too much plastic.

2008 Jeep Compass Review:
Overall it's a nice car. I like it very much.

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Submitted Sep 13, 2009, 03:10pm

Guest

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Pros: What do you like about 2008 Jeep Compass?
Everything.

Cons: How would you improve 2008 Jeep Compass?
Higher low-end torque.
Power seats.

2008 Jeep Compass Review:
I bought mine new and am very pleased with it.

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Submitted Feb 1, 2008, 04:23pm

Guest

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Pros: What do you like about 2008 Jeep Compass?
very comfortable driving in city and on the interstate

Cons: How would you improve 2008 Jeep Compass?
offer an 'off road' package similar to the Patriot

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Submitted Nov 5, 2007, 09:21pm

geosprucelee

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Pros: What do you like about 2008 Jeep Compass?
It has more power than the 2000 v6 2.5 Avenger I had. Its a very wersatile car.Plent head and seat room.

Cons: How would you improve 2008 Jeep Compass?
The one thing I would change is the interior, I would put more padding in the inner panels.

2008 Jeep Compass Review:
Very good driving machine with a price way below imports. Love the auto trans, really smoothe

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