We looked at the Jeep Compass auto petrol and actually test drove one.
It handled lovely, great height, smooth 9 speed box and great spec on the Limited trim.
However, the 1.4 engine has been cranked up to output huge bhp as the car is so heavy and in case 4 wd is needed making it very noisy, the gearbox is continually changing looking for right gear and, according to Jeep Compass forum….25 mpg is all you’ll get due to bad engine.
Jeep know this is a weakness and are developing a new 1.6 petrol engine to replace 1.4 for late 2020 release and hopefully shake the bad reviews it gets.