Jeep Renegade: Misuse information to consumers

07.05.2023

The Jeep Renegade, produced in Brazil achieved one star. The Renegade offers as standard 2 airbags and Electronic Stability Control. The tested version was purchased in Panama and available in many other markets. The car manufacturer did not volunteer for further testing of the optional safety equipment to show its performance to consumers.

Jeep Renegade was tested by Latin NCAP in 2015 and achieved five stars under the in force assessments protocols (2013- 2015). Car manufacturers are allowed to use Latin NCAP star rating results for up to 4 years after publication date for marketing and advertisement purposes. Jeep continued using the 2015 result after the 4 year period and also now continues to use it for the 2023 model, making incorrect and unauthorised design adaptations, even though the model was tested almost 8 years ago and under two previous assessment protocols. It is now proven that the adaptation done by Jeep of Latin NCAP results not only are not approved by Latin NCAP, but also shows a one star Latin NCAP performance in contrast to the 5 star claimed by the car maker. It is then questionable the real intention of the car manufacturer behind the misuse of this result which clearly misleads consumers.