FaultScore

Jeep Patriot 4X4 vs Ford Probe

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure Jeep Patriot 4X4 Ford Probe
Complaints on file 602 1,483
Model years covered 2007–2010 1984–1999
Worst model year 2008 1993
Best model year 2010 1996
Crashes reported 15 99
Fires reported 2 49
Injuries reported 8 70
Deaths reported 0 3
Most complained-about part Fuel & Propulsion Seat Belts
Share of complaints involving harm 4.2% 14.9%

Jeep Patriot 4X4 by year

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Fuel & Propulsion 118 19.6%
Suspension 117 19.4%
Engine & Cooling 63 10.5%
Steering 56 9.3%
Brakes 20 3.3%

Ford Probe by year

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Seat Belts 553 37.3%
Brakes 165 11.1%
Engine & Cooling 145 9.8%
Airbags 54 3.6%
Steering 50 3.4%