2007 Jeep Patriot: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 130 complaints
130
Total Complaints
89,500mi
Median Mileage
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Top Issue
1
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

60,000 25th Percentile
89,500 Median Mileage
110,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
57
ENGINE
16
SUSPENSION
9
STEERING
8
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
7
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
7
POWER TRAIN
6
STRUCTURE:BODY
3
SERVICE BRAKES
3
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
3

Severity Assessment

1
Crashes
1
Fires
2
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL RATTLING NOISE WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC TO BE INSPECTED. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER CONTROL ARM. THE MECHANIC REPLACED T..."
"I BOUGHT MY 2007 JEEP PATRIOT THE END OF MAY OF 2007 AND IT STARTED LEAKING FROM THE DOME LIGHT THE FIRST RAIN WE HAD...A WEEK AFTER I BOUGHT IT. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AT FIRST TO GET IT FIXED SINCE THE LEAKING KEPT RECURRING AND IT WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY. THE TUBING END WAS CRUS..."
"I WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND MY VEHICLE STALLED ON ME, IT BEGAN TO SHAKE A BIT BEFORE IT TURNED OFF. IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE BACK ON, I HAD TO TURN THE KEY TO OFF, PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, THEN TURN THE VEHICLE BACK ON. UNFORTUNATELY, I'VE BEEN HAVING THIS ISSUE SINCE 2007 AND WE ARE IN ..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28