What breaks most · 2002 to 2017 model years
Jeep Patriot problems by year
Owners have filed 1,625 safety complaints with NHTSA about the Jeep Patriot across model years 2002 to 2017. Three years stand out: 2014 for air bags complaints, 2012 for engine complaints and 2011 for engine complaints. The quietest years are 2002, 2007 and 2010.
- Years to check closely: 2014, 2012, 2011
- Fewest complaints: 2002, 2007, 2010
- Complaints on file
- 16252002 to 2017, all trims
- Worst year
- 2014375 complaints
- Crashes reported
- 8626 fires · 92 injuries · 5 deaths
- Typical failure mileage
- 51kMedian where owners gave mileage
- Recall campaigns
- 16Across the years shown
Complaints by model year
Raw filings with NHTSA, not adjusted for how many were sold.
| Model year | Complaints | Crashes | Recalls | Most-reported component |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Air bags (2) | |
| 73 | 1 | 0 | Fuel system (39) | |
| 146 | 1 | 0 | Body and structure (38) | |
| 139 | 2 | 1 | Body and structure (35) | |
| 81 | 7 | 2 | Air bags (17) | |
| 213 | 15 | 4 | Engine (44) | |
| 248 | 8 | 4 | Engine (88) | |
| 90 | 5 | 1 | Air bags (31) | |
| 375 | 23 | 2 | Air bags (130) | |
| 126 | 8 | 1 | Engine (45) | |
| 122 | 14 | 1 | Engine (47) | |
| 9 | 2 | 0 | Seat belts (3) |
What fails on the 2014 Jeep Patriot
| Component | Share of complaints | Filings | Crashes | Parts for this job |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air bags | 35% |
130 | 18 | Check recalls for air bags on NHTSA.gov |
| Seat belts | 26% |
97 | 6 | Check recalls for seat belts on NHTSA.gov |
| EngineEngine gaskets and seals | 26% |
96 | 1 | Shop engine parts for the 2014 Jeep Patriot |
| Electrical systemAlternators, starters and ignition | 14% |
54 | 2 | Shop electrical system parts for the 2014 Jeep Patriot |
| Powertrain and transmissionTransmission parts | 13% |
49 | 1 | Shop all powertrain and transmission parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
| Unknown or other | 11% |
41 | 2 | — |
| Speed control and throttleThrottle and pedal sensors | 11% |
40 | 1 | Shop speed control and throttle parts for the 2014 Jeep Patriot |
| Stability controlABS and wheel speed sensors | 10% |
39 | 1 | Shop stability control parts for the 2014 Jeep Patriot |
One complaint can name more than one component, so shares add to more than 100%. "Unknown or other" is NHTSA's uncategorized bucket and is shown but never ranked.
In owners' words
Complaint narratives as filed with NHTSA, trimmed for length.
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I took the car to have a diagnostic test done and it said the throttle body control and my car loses power without notice.
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The engine is randomly stalling. It stalled the other day at the highway and keeps randomly doing it without any warning. I have to pull over every time and wait a couple of minutes to turn it on. It seems by reading this has been reported for the same model multiple times.
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Going down the road and the engine stalled. Gave no warning just shut off. I had my husband and 8 month old in the car. The engine did start back up.
How to read this page
Every figure comes from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's public complaint database, which holds every safety-related defect complaint filed by owners since 1995. We refresh it monthly and count each complaint once per component it names. Data through September 30, 2026.
NHTSA only accepts safety-related complaints. Rattles, paint, infotainment bugs and other annoyances are under-reported here, so this page is a map of what fails in ways owners consider dangerous, not a full reliability score.
Counts are raw. Use the year-over-year shape and the component mix, not the absolute numbers. Where a component maps to parts we stock, the row links to that category filtered to the year you are viewing. Air bag and seat belt complaints link to the recall checker instead, because those repairs are almost always covered.
Common questions
Which Jeep Patriot years have the most problems?
By NHTSA complaint volume, 2014, 2012, 2011 carry the most filings on the Jeep Patriot. The 2014 alone has 375 complaints, led by air bags.
What is the most common Jeep Patriot problem?
On the 2014 model year, the most-reported component is air bags with 130 complaints. The table above lists the top components for every year.
At what mileage do Jeep Patriot problems start?
The median mileage at failure across all Jeep Patriot complaints that include mileage is about 51,000 miles. Older model years skew higher; the per-year figure is in the "at a glance" card.
Are these complaints verified?
No. NHTSA publishes complaints as submitted and does not investigate individual filings. Patterns across hundreds of complaints are meaningful; a single one is not.