Yes, every Jeep manufactured since the year 1997 has a surprise sculptured in them known as “Jeep Easter Eggs’ The first easter egg was on a Jeep Wrangler, its designer Michael Santoro had redesigned a Jeep Wrangler and decided to place his mark by incorporating the Jeeps iconic seven-slot grill into the Jeeps cowl.
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Jeep Easter eggs are different on every Jeep model, they are hidden in plain sight and some require a little critical searching.
What are Jeep Easter Eggs?
Jeep Easter eggs are small animal motifs, brief messages, and Jeep historical symbols hidden in your Jeep, Jeep Easter eggs Include:
| The iconic 7-slot grille. | Gas-can-style X. | |
| Since 1941. | Big Foot. | |
| No steps. | A spider saying “ciao, baby!”A Willys MB Jeep. | A tiny sasquatch. |
| To New Adventures! | Paintball-splotch redline. | |
| A pair of flip-flops. | Map of Moab, Utah. | |
| A little gecko. | Map of Rubicon Trail, California. | |
| The Loch Ness Monster. | T-rex Dinosaur |
We will help you locate these Jeep easter eggs, without revealing too much about what to expect when you get there …. It’s meant to be a surprise 😊
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Jeep Compass Easter Eggs.
Jeep Compass easter eggs are located below the hood, underneath the windshield wipers on the driver’s side, you will also find one inside the Jeep factory headlights, on the driver’s seat you will also find one on the dead pedal, we also found on the Jeep Compass tailgate, also at the bottom of the tailgate you will find a jeep compass easter egg, you can also check on the air vents of your Jeep compass, on the rearview mirror you might find some Jeep compass easter eggs in there, some Jeepers reported finding Loch Ness Monsters on their rearview mirrors.
Some other places to look for Jeep compass easter eggs include the arm console, all cubbies in the Jeep Compass have easter eggs, and the gas area outside of the Jeep Compass, you might find Jeep compass easter egg.
Jeep Wrangler Easter Eggs.
There are close to 30 Jeep Wrangler easter eggs, and we will help you narrow down your search, you should also notice that every Jeep Wrangler is special some might have easter eggs in the specified locations and some might have none in the specified locations. So, let the hunt for Jeep Easter Eggs start …
Same as in the Jeep Compass, on the front headlight, you might find a Jeep Wrangler easter egg hidden inside the headlight, in the 2024 Jeep Wrangler we found Jeep easter eggs on the floor mat and right under the light controls, one of the hard to miss Jeep Wrangler easter eggs are found in the factory headlights; the Jeep Seven grille, and written words, especially on the LED factory headlights. When you open the Jeep Wrangler hood latches you will find Jeep Wrangler easter eggs hidden, the Jeep Wrangler wiper cowl has a hidden easter egg, on the wiper cowl, there might be more than two easter eggs so be careful when you look there.
Outside of the Jeep Wrangler, easter eggs spotted locations include Jeep stock rims wheel caps, and the Gas Tank.
You may have noticed on your center console a Jeep background lighting up, that’s a Jeep Wrangler Easter egg, still on the center console, when you open the off-road pages, you will find a Jeep Wrangler easter egg, still there just look at the top of your shifter knob, you might find an easter egg there.
On the passenger side, check the corner of the windshield you might find a Jeep Wrangler easter egg, some Jeepers have reported seeing an easter egg on the driver’s side too, another common place to find Jeep wrangler easter eggs is in the center overhead light you might find an easter egg, the Easter egg found in the overhead light is more symbolic than a normal easter egg – so check it and see what the overhead light reminds you of.
The tailgate is another common place to find Jeep easter eggs, and some Jeepers have found easter eggs located on the tailgate, you might find the normal easter eggs or symbolic Jeep logos, and history Jeep meanings there, while still looking at a Jeep wrangler easter egg on the tailgate, check inside the trunk on the left and right side, you will find a Jeep wrangler easter egg.
Jeep Cherokee Easter Eggs.
The Jeep Grand Cherokee has some easter eggs hidden in them, are you ready?
The first place to start looking for Jeep Cherokee easter eggs is on the factory headlights, look on both front factory headlights and you might spot a hidden Jeep easter egg, still, outside of the Jeep Cherokee, you will some easter eggs hidden on the side steps, if you enter the Jeep Grand Cherokee you will be surprised by the number of easter eggs found in the console screen and the driver display screen, there are almost 15 of them we were able to spot on the Jeep Grand Cherokee Console and the driver display screen.
Under the passenger seat, you will find a Jeep Cherokee easter egg, if your Jeep has bag hooks, we would recommend you to check closer and you might find surprising Jeep easter eggs, Some Jeepers have also reported Jeep Cherokee easter eggs on the rear window, and the side steps. We found one on the side step and our 2020 Jeep Cherokee was missing the one on the rear window, however, we found one at the base of the front windshield. We continued with the search for the Jeep Cherokee easter eggs and we found one by accident when we opened the hood on the engine covers.
Jeep Renegade Easter Eggs.
The Jeep Renegade has some easter eggs hidden in them, we found more than 30 easter eggs hidden in our Jeep Renegade, and Slash Gear also reported more than 30 Jeep easter eggs on the Jeep Renegade.
The first place we started looking is the Jeep Renegade factory headlights as this is a common place where we have found Jeep easter eggs hidden in them on other Jeeps, the front factory headlights of our Jeep Renegade had some Jeep renegade easter eggs.
On the outside of our Jeep Renegade, we found some hidden Jeep renegade easter eggs, this is a common place where we find easter eggs, and is common in all types of Jeeps from 1997 to find easter eggs in the side rails. Still, on the outside of the Jeep Renegade, we found a Jeep Renegade easter egg inside the fuel tank cap and also at the front of the windshield, just under the wipers.
Still, outside on the top of the roof, some Jeep Renegades have easter eggs found in them. We have some Jeepers reporting finding renegade easter eggs on the cover just below the front grille. When you check the name Renegade on the right side of your Jeep you will find some easter eggs hidden in between the words, the most obvious Jeep easter egg on the Jeep Renegade is found on the tailgate lights.
On the inside of the Jeep Renegade, the most common places Jeep Easter eggs have been found include the rearview mirror, you can also find some of the easter eggs on the Jeep speakers’ covers. The center console is also a common place to find written jeep easter eggs. You can also find some Jeep Renegade easter eggs on the center console and the driver’s screen, our favorite is spotted at the Jeep Renegade tachometer, we love it because it matches the color of our Jeep Renegade.
Still, on the inside, some jeepers have found several Jeep easter eggs on the factory floor mats, and footrest, on the push-to-start button we found an easter egg written there, if you look closely on the cup holders of a Jeep Renegade you will find some hidden Jeep easter eggs. Inside the rear tailgate, we found some hidden easter eggs, looking at the rear window you might find a big foot.
Jeep Renegade has some more detailed Jeep easter eggs in small places such as the roof panels and the loose change cubby found at the top of your Jeep Renegade.
Jeep Gladiator Easter Eggs.
On a Jeep Gladiator, we found more than 30 Jeep Gladiator easter eggs hidden in them, we went hunting for the Jeep easter eggs, and below are some of the most common places we found Jeep easter eggs on a Jeep Gladiator.
The most common place we have found Jeep Easter eggs is on the front headlight, and of course, we found one on the Jeep gladiator headlight.
Inside the Jeep Gladiator, most of the Jeep easter gladiators are found on the center console and the driver instrument cluster screen, we found more than 10 Jeep easter eggs. When you look up in the rear-view mirror you will find a Jeep easter egg hidden in there, disguised as a vent. Still, on the front side of the Jeep Gladiator, a common place we have found Jeep Easter eggs is on the front mirror of your windscreen, mainly on the passenger side.
On the gear knob, you will find an easter egg, still, when looking at the gear knob Jeep easter egg, we also found Jeep easter eggs on the steering wheel, and the dashboard buttons. Still, inside the Jeep Gladiator, you will find Jeep easter eggs on the center overhead light, and several Jeep easter eggs on the floor maps (both front and back mats)
On the rear of the Jeep Gladiator, we found some easter eggs on a cover located on one of the fiber bed covers, under the back seat storage you will find a handle with easter eggs hidden in plain sight.
Conclusions.
There is a high probability we have missed a few, so comment below, with some locations where you have found easter eggs in your Jeep, also share this article with your family and friends, especially those who never knew they had little surprises hidden in their Jeep!
About the Author: James Ndungu
James Ndungu is a seasoned automotive professional with a deep passion for Jeeps. With 40 years of experience in owning, testing, and reviewing various Jeep models, James has gained extensive first-hand knowledge and expertise. He shares his insights, tips, and advice through his engaging writing, helping fellow Jeep enthusiasts navigate the exciting world of Jeeps.
