The Compass’ pre-crash front seatbelts will tighten automatically in the event the vehicle detects an impending crash, improving protection against injury significantly. The Rogue doesn’t offer pre-crash pretensioners.
The Compass has standard Active Head Restraints, which use a specially designed headrest to protect the driver and front passenger from whiplash. During a rear-end collision, the Active Head Restraints system moves the headrests forward to prevent neck and spine injuries. The Rogue doesn’t offer a whiplash protection system.
To provide maximum traction and stability on all roads, All-Wheel Drive is standard on the Compass. But it costs extra on the Rogue.
Both the Compass and the Rogue have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, driver knee airbags, side-impact head airbags, front seatbelt pretensioners, height adjustable front shoulder belts, plastic fuel tanks, four-wheel antilock brakes, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, daytime running lights, lane departure warning systems, blind spot warning systems, rearview cameras, rear cross-path warning, driver alert monitors and available around view monitors.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration does 35 MPH front crash tests on new vehicles. In this test, results indicate that the Jeep Compass is safer than the Nissan Rogue:
|
Compass |
Rogue |
OVERALL STARS |
4 Stars |
3 Stars |
|
Driver |
|
STARS |
4 Stars |
4 Stars |
HIC |
196 |
306 |
Neck Compression |
38 lbs. |
73 lbs. |
|
Passenger |
|
STARS |
4 Stars |
2 Stars |
HIC |
172 |
347 |
Chest Compression |
.8 inches |
.9 inches |
Neck Injury Risk |
36% |
69% |
Neck Stress |
235 lbs. |
310 lbs. |
Leg Forces (l/r) |
299/387 lbs. |
701/391 lbs. |
New test not comparable to pre-2011 test results. More stars = Better. Lower test results = Better.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration does side impact tests on new vehicles. In this test, which crashes the vehicle into a flat barrier at 38.5 MPH and into a post at 20 MPH, results indicate that the Jeep Compass is safer than the Nissan Rogue:
|
Compass |
Rogue |
|
Front Seat |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
Hip Force |
335 lbs. |
339 lbs. |
|
Rear Seat |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
HIC |
101 |
162 |
|
Into Pole |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
Max Damage Depth |
12 inches |
13 inches |
New test not comparable to pre-2011 test results. More stars = Better. Lower test results = Better.