2019 Jeep Compass Trailhawk Snowy Moab Review: How Good Is It Off-Road? (Part 1 of 3)
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I feel like this vehicle doesn’t get enough credit. The Compass Trailhawk is very capable for what it is. It seems like some of this vehicles harshest critics are secretly comparing it to a Wrangler which isn’t fair. Great video, you helped capture some of its best features!
My compass 2016 sport is just about to retire. I've been thinking of selling it for sometime I got t boned friday the sport isnt good on my hobby farm. I hslad to pull out the tractor a couple times to recover it from mud. I've been eyeing the trailhawk. Thanks gor the video
I love my 2020 Compass Trailhawk. I threw on a set of 215/65R17 all terrain Falken Wildpeak AT3 (severe snow rated) and a 10mm spacer on the back wheels to space them even with the front. Great little daily driver. Fully loaded and comfortable. Rain, highway, snow, back roads, camping. No issues.
I recently purchased the 2020 Compass in Febuary. My wife got me the Falken Wildpeak off road tires as a birthday gift. Plan on doing some light off roading with it when we go camping in Buena Vista, Colorado. I must say that I am very happy with it. Though I must say that I can't compare it with her 2011 Jeep Wrangler Oscar Mike edition, it has been good to me in the snow.
I wish everyone would stop hating on the compass because I guarantee most people commenting "ItS nOt A rEaL jEeP" have never driven one before, sure it doesn't have a locking diff or the flex you get on a wrangler but mine has made it through everything I've put it through which includes deep mud and rocky, steep hills. It is a very comfortable vehicle that you can drive on a daily basis but also won't back down from a challenge. If you can get a good enough deal I would recommend purchasing one.
How does it perform on road?
Jj P I would give it 7/10 for how it performs on road. It’s good as gas and has a very comfortable interior which makes it good for long rides and it sits up pretty high so you get a good view of the road. The only issues is the amount of power and the road noise it has plenty of power for merging and passing but sometimes it feels like it’s gonna break if you push it too hard and it’s not the quietest car on the highway but it’s not bad as long as you don’t put big tires on it.
@@Oliver-cj5uo I'm looking at getting one. They have good prices on these and good features for around 25k I kinda feel like it's cheap because they r really kinda of cheap at least the altitude model is.
Jesse Valdez no honestly the interior is really nice for the price especially if you get leather seats it basically feels like you’re in a grand Cherokee. There’s nice soft touch material everywhere as well as really comfortable seats and nice digital displays. Don’t let the price turn you away
@@Oliver-cj5uo thanks for the reply! Is the Cherokee just bigger? I like the compass more but I think the Cherokee might be a little bigger
Its 0c / 32F so it is a “little” chilly. 😄 spoken like a true Canadian.
I can proudly say I own both a 18 compass trail hawk and a 19 cherokee trailhawk. Love them and won’t go back.
Our 2018 compass limited. We had a 10” snow last week and it cruised through the snow in snow mode. Very impressed with its handling of bad weather.
Tires make all the difference there.. My AWD Mitsubishi Lancer RalliArt is just as capable in snow.. The steepest hill in my city is treacherous in the winter and my Lancer always climbs the hill with no issues, past all the big 4x4s that always get halfway then start, spinning out and sliding backwards.. All thanks to great tires I even see front wheel drives make tje climb gracefully.
Glad to see this video. I now live where we get SNOW and my 2013 Grand Cherokee 2WD just ain't cutting it. But the new GC's are waaaaay too expensive. Will check out the Cherokee next.
@ 6:00 really freaked me out with the creepy voice in the background, thought someone was behind me or something
Got a 2018 compass trailhawk and I have to say it drives very well on and off road. The only thing I dislike about it is the 9-speed transmission. It makes it seem like this is a big truck and it doesn’t distribute power that well as Jeep says it does.
Love the vids.
Here's a tip: Keep your thumbs OUT of the steering wheel when off-roading.
Cheers
Merry Christmas TFL!!!! 🎅🏼🎅🏼
Gotta love this reviewer!
5:07 "We get Falken WildPeak All-Terrain tires" (while camera pans over to H/T's) :P
The compass trailhawk will be a terrific upgrade to my 10 y/o cherokee auto (which has been a great 4WD car)
I love the Blue Jays toque. Great video and merry christmas.
Good revirew👍👍👍
Wildpeaks are just about the worst AT tire I’ve ever used. That’s too bad they come stock. Good vid man
please do an offroad comparison of this against the new forester sport.
Too many people compare these to off roaders that are in entirely different classes. Compare this to a little Ford, GM or Kia and it would win, hands down.
My Kia Sportage is f**ked up after a pothole amen to this comment lol. And I know Kia has smaller vehicles but still anything besides a telluride don’t bother... gm mostly crap and ford should make Escape off-road certain trim level... same for gm terrain but I think they are with Acadia and terrain but more gimicky like the new rav4s.... really considering a compass Trailhawk for the price it’s 40k new for a Cherokee and used market is horrendous F that
my friend bought that for his wife and they drive like 30 miles of mainly highway to work and have about two miles of dirt at home that can get treacherous in bad weather so its perfect for 90 percent highway and sure footed enough to be safe for that 10 percent dirt road
can u guys do the new one 2023 has a 2.0 turbo engine and mine is really zippy and great for beginner trails
I have a 2018 Jeep Compass Latitude with the 6 speed manual. I like it for what it is, a great foul weather suv. I like the manual because it doesnt have Auto Start Stop and I didnt go with a Subaru because I am not impressed with CVT transmissions. So far it seems to be really well made and solid. If I was looking at the Trailhawk version of the Compass I would just buy a Wrangler for the price.
I’m renting this car, I think it’s a perfect suv the only thing Is that they have those annoying technical issues I will never buy one but it’s a very fun car and also nice looking the seats are nicer the wheal is nice I like how the car drives on daily basis and I’m driving a lot and drove a lot of cars.
Glad to see the Trailhawks getting some love.
Cant wait to see the Cherokee Trailhawk run :D Been VERY happy with mine. Excellent on road, and off road it has gone everywhere stock wranglers have in my local club, and several places lifted ones have. 6cyl engine has great power too, and 4 low (it has an actual 4 low range) carries nice heavy torque. Took it through Hells Revenge and finished it all, and done all my local clubs trails. Still, tires should be upgraded (Falken Wildpeak AT3Ws), and it NEEDS rock sliders to go the hard places. That 9 inches of clearance is cheated past by dragging ourselves over a lof of stuff lol xD
That RDM can be fragile though.
Can't wait to see the wrangler Rubicon with the ecodiesel. Been needing a wrangler diesel option from the factory for like...uh....60 years lol.
... but this isn't about Wrangler diesel, is it? Go to your safe room.
Merry Christmas to you. I definitely am interested in this video.
2 inch lift and k02 tires and the Renegade Trailhawk is a very capable small off roader
I agree, found these last night too : www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Cooper&tireModel=Discoverer+AT3+4S&partnum=165TR7DA4SOWL&vehicleSearch=true&fromCompare1=yes&autoMake=Jeep&autoYear=2018&autoModel=Compass%204X4&autoModClar=Trailhawk
Nice Santa hat there Steve. Must be a Leafs Santa hat! Nice video! Merry Christmas! 🎅
Is the compass reliable?
I love Moab
I have the Renegade Trailhawk. I cant imagine buying a bigger vehicle with that same 4 cyl tigershark engine. My next one will be a Cherokee Trailhawk.
The turbo 2.0 is now available for 2019...not sure why this has the 2.4 tiger crap
Subaru is laughing embarrassingly in shame
I really like the look of this Compass. But damn if it doesn’t get expensive at the top trims. For a young person that does a lot of city driving and parking, but still likes to go outdoors a bit, this could be an ideal car. But the Crosstrek is much cheaper.
I would sincerely say don't go by List price as I was able to get a brand New 2018 Compass Trail Hawk , pretty loaded for 27k US Dollars after negotiating price... and I have owned it for 8 months now, and feel for the price it was well worth it... The Tech in this car even outside the 4WD system is impressive , Rain Sensor windshield wipers, Lane Control assist , Blind spot assist, Sounds System is good, remote start from phone or FOB, BIG screen on Uconnect... Uconnect system itself is AWESOME, LOVE IT !!! I have towed 2 snowmobiles thru snow storms for 100's of miles, no joke, and it did great ! Awesome for the loose rocks on the Forestry Roads.... So, point is , what I am telling you is from a real owner , real price, and really all the kind of things that come with it. Also , I believe you get a total of 4 Oil Changes for Free... Special Discounts for Trail Hawk Owners on Events and Services, accessories..etc... its been good ....
Those look like Falken Wildpeak H/T, not Falken Wildpeak A/T3W.
Merry Christmas to you as well🎆🎄🎆🎄🎆🎄
7:44 , yes it was...
Is the limited edition better or equal off road than the trailhead since it’s more expensive? I Just got the 2019 Jeep Compass Limited 4x4
I dont think the limited would be much different offroad. The main differences in trims are just the added gadgets. Like radio, seats, ect.
I live in Brazil and in the future I intend to travel around the country.
After research I concluded that the best for me is a Jeep Compass 2021 or Subaru XV 2021.
What do you advise me?
Thanks
F Subaru, go with jeep compass trail hawk
Yikes!! That price will drive alot of people away!! Then again we are paying almost $70K for a new pickup. Man, how stupid are we. However thanks for the vids!! Merry Christmas!!
So basically, my 98 montero that I spent 200$ on +700 to fix the exhaust manifold, is more capable than any of these..
One thing that I am wondering about the Renegade/Compass. If all 4Low does is lock you into first gear, is there any difference between selecting 4low and putting it in manual mode with the shifter and selecting first gear? Does 4low AT LEAST adjust the throttle response too? If not, what’s the POINT?
It also lock the rear axle clutch pack
Singular Matrix isn’t that what 4wd Lock does?
No Renegade ? :P
Thank you for having the balls to say Merry Christmas we need more of you!!!!!
Merry Christmas to you and yours Beau
Huh?
Last time I checked, no one has banned the phrase "Merry Christmas."
And last time I checked, "Happy Holidays" hasn't been banned either.
Free speech goes both ways.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
🔥🔥🔥🔥
Forget about us? 😢
What about the Renegade?
This isn't about the Renegade. He gives information on it, so go back and rewatch the video ... that is if you watched it in the first place.
That don’t look like the grocery store or mall to me
0-60: Eventually
Hurry up and get the RAV4 to test
He says they come with AT tires but when they show the tires it clearly says "wildpeak H/T" definitely not all terrains
I recently purchased a 2018 compass Trailhawk. I thought it would be a great looking car with some more aggressive looking tires on it. Being trail rated and all I thought an all terrain tire would make it look more like a jeep should. After trying to find an all terrain tire for it I came to the conclusion that "trail rated" simply means you get a shiny thing stuck on the fender. I promise to do everything I can to help people from making the same stupid mistake I did by even considering a compass.
Thanks for the only car I ever purchased that with 1500 miles I wish I never got it. GREAT ENGINEERING!!!!
SykoDady then why’d you buy it? I have one.. it’s great.
Austin Whitt don’t worry, he’s been posting this exact comment on every compass trailhawk video he can find. He obviously didn’t look very hard either because I did one simple google search and found at least 5 brands that make all terrain tires in 215/65/r17 that fit this compass. Even falken makes the Wildpeak AT3 that’s all terrain and comes in those exact specs. He’s either terrible at using google or too lazy to find them because it took me literally 2 minutes.
Should have gone to Purdue for their engineering program. Why did you buy a, as you state, " ... stupid mistake ..." after test driving it?
Let's all come clean here. Only way I offload a brand new vehicle is in a zombie apocalypse or something like that. It's like having something and hoping never to have to use it.
I slapped on some skid plates on my crossover about four years ago, and couldn't wait to go off-roading with it, not even two thousand miles on the odometer at the time. Though I imagine I'm one of only an extremely tiny few willing to go forward with that.
@@AWDfreak Hope you had your fun. It's nice to know what your car can do. In my case, Polaris.
Where's the Renegade Trailhawk?
Sheesh. You wearing ear plugs?
Wheres the Renegade?
If you had listened to anything he said, you'd know.
@@poppa_da_corn sad excuse
He told you.
This car is virtually identical to the 2020 Toyota RAV4 TRD Off-road (minus the skid plate but you can install that aftermarket relatively inexpensively)....I have an adventure (2019) and my neighbor bought the compass trail hawk and we compared them and they are very very similar (driving dynamics off-road/trails). I’d have to upgrade my tires to off-road tires and the suspension isn’t quite as good as the TRD variant but it is close. I do wish Toyota had included the pano moonroof (for what we paid it should’ve been standard), as that is the one thing that sets the compass apart I think. Great video though guys ✌🏽😎
Really thinking about one of these vrs a truck. I'm tired of paying out my ass for gas for a vehicle that I only need now and then. I think a Compass Trailhawk would be a good middle vehicle. Will handle most of what I need it to while getting much better gas mileage. My only worry is long term reliability. Thoughts or opinions??
Buy A truck
Trying to talk my mom into one of these
@@michaelpawluk6791 please don't hurt my feelings Muhammad.
Love Mine... its been fun and trouble free... lots of cool stuff comes with it ...
You need to change the music on this video... It was putting me to sleep.
It's basically a Cherokee.. So we have Baby Cherokee, Cherokee, then Grand Cherokee lol... Jeep should ditch this model.. It just doesn'tmake sense.. The Renegade is small, and Even the Cherokee is crossover size... I am not seeing the point in this model.. Great video though!!
I bought a 2018 compass trailhawk 4 weeks ago. 1700 miles on it. I thought it would look cool with some all terrain tires on it. Its hard to believe jeep made a "trail rated" suv with a tire size that you can NOT get all terrain tires in. WTF???
You can now... I just looked it up last night, Cooper makes some that fits , they look good too! :) Here is a link for you: www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Cooper&tireModel=Discoverer+AT3+4S&partnum=165TR7DA4SOWL&vehicleSearch=true&fromCompare1=yes&autoMake=Jeep&autoYear=2018&autoModel=Compass%204X4&autoModClar=Trailhawk
Fallen wild peak
I love Jeep
Man no jeep renegade? :(
Ah. I'm sorry.
My gifriend baught one i not sure how i feel about it
How did she end up liking it?
@@richardgomez8010 she likes it got sold on all the bells and whistles trying to get her to trade it in
Not worth $43k new to me. Also 180bhp and 180tq?!?! That's horrible number even as I road trip or grocery getter here in The Bay Area California.
Driving on the hwy here and going to Tahoe with stop and go on the steep inclined you will need more power. Yes I made it on my 2010 crv wirh 180bho and 160 tq but it was 2nd gear and constantly flooring it to make the grade with 4 people and few bags for our weekend get away.
I'll look into Cherokee for my crv replacement.
None, I've seen a few different compass models running around smoking when leaving every stoplight.
Was getting the Ontario plates a fluke?
The Compass transmission ruins the entire platform. Looks cool but is poorly made.
ZFT?
Merry Xmas
NatureRecycleFlorida yuck 🤢 wth is Xmas?!?
@@aron6998 better than including the name of a crazy dead cult leader in your holiday wishes
NatureRecycleFlorida so why say Xmas then? You must not know where that saying comes from may want to educate yourself and since you aren’t a believer you should say happy holidays bc saying merry Xmas is just a stupid way of saying merry Christmas without saying Christ but knowing that the x is short for Christ you actually are still saying Christmas in other words just stop the idiotic rewording and say what you mean or saying something else or better yet jump off the internet and be quiet....go protest global warming or climate change or whatever you hippies are calling it today
@@aron6998 your world view is silly
It's funny Jeep didn't trust all there Trailhawk models to make it so they bring a lifted Wrangler just in case.
Not really...serious offroading, you always have a recovery vehicle. If these were only Wranglers, there would be one ready to recover if needed. They trusted them enough to put people with mixed offroad experience in them on a preselected course....with a recovery vehicle as they do with all these drives. No particular exception made here.
Since these are soft roaders, a recovery vehicle is even more important.
@@matthewgaines10 But couldn't they have used one of the grand Cherokees or Cherokee trailhawk with a real low range to pull someone out?
*their* if you want to try and impress people.....
Man is your blood pressure ok? That cap looks like it’s cutting off some circulation hahaha
Chrysler transmissions suck..don’t they??
You should go off road sometime, that'd be cool.
Yet another Jeep RUNAWAY elcheapo made
Canada really should have adopted the US Dollar years ago.
Why would we wand your bland currency..ours has way more color.
Ok I'm from America and I hate the U.S dollar I hate the U.S have you even been to Canada there country is so much better universal healthcare more jobs settled there debts by legalizing marijuana and keeping prisons clear for the real criminals better jobs and overall a better economy
*their
Good leave. They will never lower debt by legalizing marijuana here they will just develop new and worthless programs to help those that aren’t willing to help themselves.
For the same money you could get Subaru Forester/Crosstrek, lift it, put skid plates on, and swap to all terrains. Then you'd have something more capable, with more ground clearance, and it'd actually be reliable.
Alexander Sanford those prices aren’t accurate. I bought a 2018 compass trailhawk and got it for $24,000 with almost every option besides the full leather seats and safety group with lane assist and all that stuff i don’t need. I’m putting some falken wildpeak at3s on it when the next tire change comes. It’s been wonderful off-road so far though. Took it to Interlake SRA in southern Indiana and the badlands in northern Indiana. Took every trail like a champ. The only ones it couldn’t do were the black or extreme rated trails and lifted wranglers get stuck in those regularly because of the deep, deep mud in some parts. I love mine!
@@nathanmaynard131 Hey, I'm glad you love yours! Honestly I'm fond of all things off-road, and in particular the soft-roader segment. My lifted Outback takes on a lot of trails I never thought a Non-Wrangler could. Mine's lifted on Yokohama Geolandar G015's with skid plates and it goes almost anywhere.
Alexander Sanford sounds like a nice rig!
You are a pathetic excuse
$30k+ for a lifted car with a PTO driving the rear wheels sometimes... None of the smaller "Jeeps" (Renegade, Compass, Cherokee) are worth the cost if you actually use one much for off road. Just buy used & get an actual Jeep. Sure, it's not as car-like as the lifted car, but it will be more likely to get you where you need to go.
If you want a lifted car for the road, though, take your pick.
With your comment, I thought your user name was DeadEye Dick. What constitutes an 'actual Jeep'?
Just like the Renegade, the computer cuts all the power on a hill and it goes no where. Piece of crap off road, great I guess to use fire road to get you to the trailhead to get into someone else’s Wrangler, lol
Or great to use a fire road to get to your campsite.
@2014 Sport Mountain Edition What about Grand Cherokee and Cherokee? Those are real Jeeps too!
I have a Renegade Trailhawk that I bought as a daily driver and I have taken it on trails that i bring my Wrangler to. It does pretty well and taking off traction control fixes this issue to a point. They should have an additional mode that disables all of it so you can just send it. Sometimes thats just what ya need to do.
@@dirtycommtroop The only problem with turning off all the electronic assists is that the brake lock differential affect that traction control initiates would be disabled, meaning the open differentials will truly become the biggest holdback.
@@mikeperez5567, SME hasn't a clue....
That's offroading? lol
Basically off-roading a Dodge Caliber
The Gen 2 Compass which that is, is using Renegade Frame, Gen 1 was based on Dodge Caliber
Ya that compass is nothing like a Caliber, completely different platform. And I believe it’s much better, Caliber had issues with sub frame rot and terrible cvt transmissions. New compass is 9 speed
35k for a new Jeep, or 5k for a 1997 Jeep that’s twice as capable. 🤔
$200 for a beat up Mosin, $2000 for a fully dressed up AR. Both are capable of shooting things no?
please don't say stupid stuff like that, you sound like a little kid... the more "far" more modern compass s a nice commuter car with comfort an updated safety kit, with a REAL family in mind , that can also provide off trips of more than modest trails or rather rough weather... please Think.. thanks..
@@reserva120, preblewtf hasn't driven more than his mom's Gremlin.
The compass and renegade aren't real JEEPS but they are Jeeps though.
The XJ wasn't a 'real' Jeep either.
@@kennethcurtis1856 Fair, the Compass and Renegade are good vehicles don't get me wrong but I wish Jeep put more effort in the Trailhawk variants.
Jeep should of killed the compass off and kept the much better looking Jeep Patriot!
Wouldn’t touch a Jeep with a ten foot recall notice.