KIA RIO vs Jeep Patriot

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	KIA RIO	Jeep Patriot
Complaints on file	1,816	4,387
Model years covered	2000–2023	2002–2017
Worst model year	2002	2014
Best model year	2023	2007
Crashes reported	229	205
Fires reported	149	60
Injuries reported	163	151
Deaths reported	8	5
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	30.2%	9.6%

KIA RIO by year

4 355 171 103 53 46 89 64 57 54 38 32 75 218 75 69 110 37 42 29 37 23 15 20

00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 399 22.0%

Airbags 274 15.1%

Brakes 184 10.1%

Electrical System 159 8.8%

Other & Unspecified 130 7.2%

Fuel & Propulsion 102 5.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 98 5.4%

Seat Belts 64 3.5%

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%