2007 Jeep Patriot 4X4: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 213 complaints
213
Total Complaints
50,568mi
Median Mileage
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Top Issue
2
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

36,125 25th Percentile
50,568 Median Mileage
91,500 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
37
SUSPENSION:FRONT
26
STEERING
21
SUSPENSION
15
ENGINE
15
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
11
POWER TRAIN
10
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
7
STRUCTURE:BODY
6
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
5

Severity Assessment

2
Crashes
2
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHISTLING SOUND WHEN AIR IS ON (NOT NECESARILY AC). HIGH PITCHED WHISTLING SOUND IS EVIDENT ANY TIME AIR IS BLOWING ON HIGHEST OR NEXT TO HIGHEST SETTING. A LITTLE ANNOYING... SOMETIMES ENOUGH TO MOVE IT TO A LOWER SETTING JUST TO REDUCE WHISTLING SOUND."
"WHISTLING SOUND WHEN AIR IS ON (NOT NECESARILY AC). HIGH PITCHED WHISTLING SOUND IS EVIDENT ANY TIME AIR IS BLOWING ON HIGHEST OR NEXT TO HIGHEST SETTING. A LITTLE ANNOYING... SOMETIMES ENOUGH TO MOVE IT TO A LOWER SETTING JUST TO REDUCE WHISTLING SOUND."
"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP PATRIOT 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS CANNOT BE MANUALLY DEACTIVATED. HE STATED THAT THE LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED AND HE ASSUMED THAT HIS TAIL LIGHTS WERE AS WELL. HE HAS BEEN DRIVING WITH NO TAIL LIGHTS ACTIVATED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE ..."

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 37 complaints
25th: 74,063 mi Median: 95,500 mi 75th: 104,750 mi
SUSPENSION:FRONT 26 complaints
25th: 32,000 mi Median: 39,000 mi 75th: 45,000 mi
STEERING 21 complaints
25th: 36,700 mi Median: 45,064 mi 75th: 100,000 mi
SUSPENSION 15 complaints
25th: 42,533 mi Median: 49,000 mi 75th: 59,000 mi
ENGINE 15 complaints
25th: 76,000 mi Median: 96,000 mi 75th: 101,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

OH: 21 MI: 20 NY: 17 CA: 14 NJ: 12 MA: 11 VA: 10 00: 10 PA: 9 MO: 8

Who Files Complaints?

4.2%
Original Owners
95.8%
Second+ Owners

Jeep Patriot 4X4 — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
20082558
2009885
2010430

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