FaultScore

Worst years for a Jeep Patriot 4X4

Owners have filed 602 complaints about the Jeep Patriot 4X4 with NHTSA across model years 2007 to 2010. More of them are about the fuel & propulsion than anything else.

Avoid

2008 Jeep Patriot 4X4

257 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly fuel & propulsion.

Cleanest on record

2010 Jeep Patriot 4X4

43 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Jeep Patriot 4X4 year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2010 A 43 0 0 71,469 Fuel & Propulsion
2009 B 88 5 0 70,000 Fuel & Propulsion
2008 C 257 8 0 68,000 Fuel & Propulsion
2007 C 214 2 2 51,000 Suspension

What breaks on a Jeep Patriot 4X4

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Fuel & Propulsion 118 19.6%

Worst in 2008

Suspension 117 19.4%

Worst in 2007

Engine & Cooling 63 10.5%

Worst in 2008

Steering 56 9.3%

Worst in 2008

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Brakes 20 3.3%

Worst in 2008

Other & Unspecified 17 2.8%

Worst in 2008

Acceleration & Cruise Control 14 2.3%

Worst in 2007

Stability & Traction Control 14 2.3%

Worst in 2008

Wheels 11 1.8%

Worst in 2008

Tires 10 1.7%

Worst in 2008

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 8 1.3%

Worst in 2008

Exactly what failed on a Jeep Patriot 4X4

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

Front 36 37.1%
Body 28 28.9%
Lower Ball Joint 9 9.3%
Pressure Monitoring AND Regulating Systems 4 4.1%
TIE ROD Assembly 4 4.1%
Automatic Transmission 4 4.1%
Lower ARM 3 3.1%
Rear 3 3.1%
Frame AND Members 3 3.1%
Manual Transmission 3 3.1%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Jeep Patriot 4X4, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jul 2007 peak 18 Jul 2019

Jeep Patriot 4X4 problems by state

Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.

Compare the Jeep Patriot 4X4

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.