Jeep Patriot vs Chevrolet Silverado

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	Chevrolet Silverado
Complaints on file	4,387	10,928
Model years covered	2002–2017	1980–2017
Worst model year	2014	2001
Best model year	2007	1993
Crashes reported	205	869
Fires reported	60	165
Injuries reported	151	498
Deaths reported	5	28
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	9.6%	14.3%

Jeep Patriot by year

6 130 273 292 207 485 552 178 906 499 761 98

02 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 840 19.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 432 9.8%

Electrical System 421 9.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 418 9.5%

Airbags 382 8.7%

Other & Unspecified 340 7.8%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 234 5.3%

Seat Belts 227 5.2%

Chevrolet Silverado by year

2 2 5 3 2 18 24 37 18 51 77 235 331 230 365 335 2,104 1,614 1,048 853 852 723 361 223 253 221 103 91 99 91 87 195 111 8 156

80 82 84 85 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

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

What breaks

Brakes 3,696 33.8%

Transmission & Drivetrain 818 7.5%

Electrical System 763 7.0%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 686 6.3%

Engine & Cooling 661 6.0%

Steering 561 5.1%

Body & Structure 508 4.6%

Airbags 485 4.4%