Jeep Patriot problems and recalls by year

2,787 owner complaints since 2005, most for the 2014 (548); 10 recalls, 6 investigations.

By model year

Patriot by model year
Year	Complaints	Recalls	Most-reported system
2017	59	0	Power train
2016	458	1	Engine
2015	315	1	Engine
2014	548	2	Engine
2013	120	1	Air bags
2012	354	4	Engine
2011	326	4	Engine
2010	136	2	Fuel/propulsion system
2009	191	1	Engine
2008	186	0	Fuel/propulsion system
2007	94	0	Fuel/propulsion system

Years with 100+ complaints

2016 Patriot: 458 complaints

24 crashes, 8 fires, 19 injuries · 16V907000

2016 Patriot, 458 complaints
Component	Complaints	Median miles
Engine	224	58,160
Electrical system	98	53,680
Unknown or other	75	53,000
Power train	73	58,160
Vehicle speed control	47	45,000
Fuel/propulsion system	41	49,005
Air bags	32	18,000
Service brakes	24	50,000

2015 Patriot: 315 complaints

14 crashes, 6 fires, 20 injuries, 3 deaths · 15V878000

2015 Patriot, 315 complaints
Component	Complaints	Median miles
Engine	103	50,744
Electrical system	62	60,000
Unknown or other	53	57,000
Power train	50	55,000
Vehicle speed control	35	61,000
Electronic stability control (esc)	29	62,000
Steering	29	38,000
Fuel/propulsion system	26	61,000

2014 Patriot: 548 complaints

31 crashes, 7 fires, 40 injuries, 2 deaths · 16V668000, 13V552000

2014 Patriot, 548 complaints
Component	Complaints	Median miles
Engine	156	59,958
Air bags	149	40,000
Seat belts	102	41,000
Electrical system	89	55,000
Power train	69	45,000
Unknown or other	63	58,000
Vehicle speed control	57	63,000
Electronic stability control (esc)	51	73,000

2013 Patriot: 120 complaints

5 crashes, 2 fires, 5 injuries · 16V668000

2013 Patriot, 120 complaints
Component	Complaints	Median miles
Air bags	33	63,000
Engine	25	48,000
Seat belts	23	60,500
Power train	19	69,025
Unknown or other	13	53,000
Electrical system	11	51,000
Electronic stability control (esc)	8	42,200
Fuel/propulsion system	7	50,000

2012 Patriot: 354 complaints

9 crashes, 5 fires, 6 injuries · 16V668000, 13V233000, 13V120000, 12V142000

2012 Patriot, 354 complaints
Component	Complaints	Median miles
Engine	114	42,700
Fuel/propulsion system	86	57,000
Power train	62	59,000
Air bags	57	57,000
Electrical system	44	50,800
Seat belts	37	45,000
Unknown or other	30	60,000
Vehicle speed control	28	50,000

2011 Patriot: 326 complaints

20 crashes, 3 fires, 12 injuries, 1 death · 17V824000, 16V668000, 13V233000, 11V315000

2011 Patriot, 326 complaints
Component	Complaints	Median miles
Engine	66	75,000
Suspension	55	81,367
Power train	53	73,000
Air bags	43	70,000
Structure › Body	41	90,200
Unknown or other	35	90,000
Electrical system	31	51,000
Fuel/propulsion system	29	96,000

2010 Patriot: 136 complaints

7 crashes, 3 fires, 7 injuries · 16V668000, 13V233000

2010 Patriot, 136 complaints
Component	Complaints	Median miles
Fuel/propulsion system	31	80,000
Air bags	25	82,000
Electrical system	18	58,000
Power train	17	50,000
Engine	15	49,000
Suspension	15	93,500
Steering	13	136,560
Unknown or other	10	84,000

2009 Patriot: 191 complaints

3 crashes, 1 fire, 3 injuries · 08V528000

2009 Patriot, 191 complaints
Component	Complaints	Median miles
Engine	35	108,000
Suspension	35	68,000
Power train	34	91,000
Structure › Body	33	90,000
Electrical system	21	70,000
Fuel/propulsion system	21	79,000
Unknown or other	18	86,000
Service brakes	11	100,256

2008 Patriot: 186 complaints

1 crash, 3 fires

2008 Patriot, 186 complaints
Component	Complaints	Median miles
Fuel/propulsion system	38	108,400
Structure › Body	34	112,000
Engine	30	112,000
Power train	24	80,107
Suspension	24	90,120
Electrical system	23	92,000
Unknown or other	20	100,000
Vehicle speed control	11	92,000

10 recall campaigns since 2005

Shared, in full on the sibling's page:

RAM 1500: 17V824000 (2011, equipment)
Dodge Journey: 16V907000 (2016, engine and engine cooling); 08V528000 (2009, power train)
Chrysler 200: 16V668000 (2010–2014, air bags); 13V552000 (2014, engine)
Jeep Compass: 15V878000 (2015, steering); 13V233000 (2010–2012, air bags); 13V120000 (2012, fuel system, gasoline); 12V142000 (2012, fuel system, gasoline)
Jeep Wrangler: 11V315000 (2011, steering)

Defect investigations

1 of 6 open.

Investigations naming the Patriot
Investigation	Years	Opened	Subject	Status
EA21002	2011–2016	September 17, 2021	Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture	Open
RQ22002	2015–2016	July 22, 2022	Stall from Crankshaft\Camshaft Failure	Closed
PE19014	2010–2017	September 9, 2019	Active Head Rest Inadvertent Deployment	Closed
EA19001	2015–2017	April 19, 2019	Electrical overstress	Closed
DP17002	2007	March 29, 2017	Engine stall after refueling	Closed
PE12032	2011–2012	October 15, 2012	Engine stall, fuel delivery failure	Closed

Complaints are unverified owner reports, and a recall names a model year, not a car: for one car, decode its VIN here or look it up at NHTSA. Jeep models.

Data: NHTSA, October 17, 2026.