FaultScore

Worst years for a Jeep Patriot FWD

Owners have filed 263 complaints about the Jeep Patriot FWD with NHTSA across model years 2007 to 2010. More of them are about the suspension than anything else.

Avoid

2008 Jeep Patriot FWD

145 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly suspension.

Cleanest on record

2009 Jeep Patriot FWD

36 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Jeep Patriot FWD 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 B 30 1 0 30,000 Body & Structure
2009 A 36 0 0 51,131 Suspension
2008 D 145 3 1 54,000 Suspension
2007 B 52 2 0 47,000 Suspension

What breaks on a Jeep Patriot FWD

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

Suspension 64 24.3%

Worst in 2008

Body & Structure 38 14.4%

Worst in 2008

Worst in 2008

Worst in 2008

Steering 22 8.4%

Worst in 2008

Electrical System 16 6.1%

Worst in 2008

Other & Unspecified 13 4.9%

Worst in 2008

Fuel & Propulsion 11 4.2%

Worst in 2008

Lights 8 3.0%

Worst in 2008

Wheels 7 2.7%

Worst in 2008

Brakes 6 2.3%

Worst in 2007

Airbags 5 1.9%

Worst in 2010

Acceleration & Cruise Control 5 1.9%

Worst in 2008

Tires 5 1.9%

Worst in 2008

Complaints filed over time

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

Jun 2007 peak 10 Jul 2019

Compare the Jeep Patriot FWD

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