Jeep Compass vs Tata Safari: which should you buy?
The full picture
The Tata Safari starts at ₹13.40L against the Jeep Compass's ₹17.99L ex-showroom, so it is ₹4.59L cheaper to get into.
They run together up to ₹26.91L, where the Safari tops out. Past that only the Compass has anything left to sell you, up to ₹30.95L.
Only one of them takes the whole party: the Safari seats 7, the Compass 5.
Fuel is a real difference here: the Compass comes in diesel, the Safari in petrol and diesel.
Same money, which car?
Take ₹26.91L to both showrooms and you come out with the Compass 85th Anniversary Edition at ₹26.70L or the Safari Accomplished Ultra Stealth 6S at ₹26.91L.
Jeep Compass
85th Anniversary Edition Diesel MT
Our take
We'd go for the Tata Safari Accomplished Ultra Stealth 6S
Worth the extra ₹21,000.
For ₹21,000 more, the Safari Accomplished Ultra Stealth 6S gets you
- Shifts itself while the other is a manual
- Level 2 (full suite) ADAS
- Blind spot monitor
- ISOFIX child seat anchorages
- Bi-LED projector headlamps, up from LED projector
- Second-row captain seats
- Front parking sensors
- More in the table below
What you give up with the Safari Accomplished Ultra Stealth 6S
- 8-way powered driver seat, down to 6-way
- Frequency-selective dampers
- SOS call
Also worth knowing
- Only the Tata Safari seats 7, worth knowing if you need the space
- Choose the Jeep Compass 85th Anniversary Edition if
- You would rather save the ₹21,000Only this one has 8-way powered driver seat, frequency-selective dampers
- Choose the Tata Safari Accomplished Ultra Stealth 6S if
- You need the 7 seatsOnly this one has level 2 (full suite) ADAS, blind spot monitor, ISOFIX child seat anchorages
Read the full reasoning
Worth the extra ₹21,000: the Safari Accomplished Ultra Stealth 6S shifts itself while the other is a manual. It also adds level 2 (full suite) ADAS and blind spot monitor.
- Only the Tata Safari seats 7, worth knowing if you need the space
- Also on the Safari Accomplished Ultra Stealth 6S: ISOFIX child seat anchorages, bi-LED projector headlamps against LED projector, second-row captain seats and front parking sensors, with more worth seeing in the table below
- Going to the Safari Accomplished Ultra Stealth 6S, you give up 8-way powered driver seat against 6-way, frequency-selective dampers and SOS call, which the Compass 85th Anniversary Edition keeps
Compass vs Safari, on paper
| Spec | Jeep Compass | Tata Safari |
|---|---|---|
| Price (ex-showroom) | ₹17.99L to ₹30.95L | ₹13.40L to ₹26.91L |
| Variants | 14 | 72 |
| Body type | Midsize SUV | Three-row SUV |
| Seats | 5 | 7 |
| Fuels | Diesel | Petrol, Diesel |
| Cheapest automatic | ₹21.99L | ₹18.35L |
| Boot | 438 litres | 420 litres |
| Length | 4,405 mm | 4,668 mm |
| Width | 1,818 mm | 1,922 mm |
| Wheelbase | 2,636 mm | 2,741 mm |
| Ground clearance | - | 205 mm |
| Fuel tank | 60 litres | 50 litres |
Whichever you pick, the variant is where the money goes
Compass vs Safari: the questions people ask
- Is the Jeep Compass or the Tata Safari cheaper?
- The Tata Safari, by ₹4.59L: it starts at ₹13.40L against ₹17.99L ex-showroom for the Compass. Both run well past that, so what you actually pay depends on the variant.
- Jeep Compass vs Tata Safari: which gives you more for the same money?
- At ₹26.91L it is the Compass 85th Anniversary Edition against the Safari Accomplished Ultra Stealth 6S. Worth the extra ₹21,000: the Safari Accomplished Ultra Stealth 6S shifts itself while the other is a manual. It also adds level 2 (full suite) ADAS and blind spot monitor.
- Which is more practical, the Jeep Compass or the Tata Safari?
- On the figures the makers publish, the Safari seats 7 against the Compass's 5. Everything else about living with them, from boot shape to how the back seat actually feels, is a test drive question rather than a spec sheet one.
- Which is cheaper as an automatic, the Jeep Compass or the Tata Safari?
- The Safari: its cheapest automatic is ₹18.35L against ₹21.99L for the Compass, ex-showroom. A gearbox is usually the biggest single step on either ladder, so check what else that trim brings before you read it as the price of the automatic alone.
Prices are ex-showroom and change without notice. Specifications are compiled from public sources; always confirm with a dealer before buying.