2015 Jeep Patriot: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 496 complaints
496
Total Complaints
55,000mi
Median Mileage
ENGINE
Top Issue
20
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

31,775 25th Percentile
55,000 Median Mileage
70,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE
103
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
60
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
53
POWER TRAIN
49
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
35
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
29
STEERING
28
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
26
SEATS
24
AIR BAGS
20

Severity Assessment

20
Crashes
9
Fires
29
Injuries
3
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"I ONLY OWNED THE CAR FOR ONE WEEK AND THERE WERE ONLY 156 MILES ON THE CAR. WHEN I GOT IN MY CAR AFTER WORK TODAY (THE FIRST RAINY DAY SINCE I PICKED UP THE VEHICLE A WEEK AGO) THERE WAS WATER ALL OVER THE RADIO, CONSOLE, GEAR SHIFT, DASHBOARD AND ALSO ON THE SEATS AND FLOOR. WATER WAS LEAKING INTO ..."
"ON ABOUT JANUARY 15, 2015, LESS THAN 2 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE AND WITH LESS THAN 1500 MILES, THIS VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL & I WAS UNABLE TO GET IT TO RESPOND BY BRAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO BURDICK CHRYSLER JEEP IN CICERO, NY WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED & THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROPERLY DI..."
"ON ABOUT JANUARY 15, 2015, LESS THAN 2 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE AND WITH LESS THAN 1500 MILES, THIS VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL & I WAS UNABLE TO GET IT TO RESPOND BY BRAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO BURDICK CHRYSLER JEEP IN CICERO, NY WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED & THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROPERLY DI..."

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