Jeep Patriot vs Ford Ranger

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	Ford Ranger
Complaints on file	4,387	10,502
Model years covered	2002–2017	1978–2026
Worst model year	2014	2000
Best model year	2007	2022
Crashes reported	205	977
Fires reported	60	386
Injuries reported	151	598
Deaths reported	5	35
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm	9.6%	19%

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%

Ford Ranger by year

1 1 13 12 33 50 58 117 88 141 145 231 272 531 451 533 536 744 966 849 687 449 310 462 353 316 286 344 179 171 260 1 1 1 350 156 158 52 21 109 58 6

78 79 83 84 85 86 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 14 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

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

What breaks

Airbags 1,899 18.1%

Brakes 988 9.4%

Tires 900 8.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 898 8.6%

Body & Structure 753 7.2%

Electrical System 672 6.4%

Engine & Cooling 652 6.2%

Suspension 651 6.2%