2016 Jeep Patriot: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 743 complaints
743
Total Complaints
50,000mi
Median Mileage
ENGINE
Top Issue
43
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

30,000 25th Percentile
50,000 Median Mileage
74,403 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE
220
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
95
POWER TRAIN
73
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
71
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
45
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
40
AIR BAGS
32
SERVICE BRAKES
24
STEERING
23
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
19

Severity Assessment

43
Crashes
12
Fires
27
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY VEHICLE HAD SUDDEN LOSS OF ALL POWER. HEADLAMPS FLICKERED AND EVERYTHING SHUT OFF. UNABLE TO PUT HAZARD LIGHTS ON OR USE HORN TO WARN ONCOMING TRAFFIC."
"DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY VEHICLE HAD SUDDEN LOSS OF ALL POWER. HEADLAMPS FLICKERED AND EVERYTHING SHUT OFF. UNABLE TO PUT HAZARD LIGHTS ON OR USE HORN TO WARN ONCOMING TRAFFIC."
"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SWERVED TO THE LEFT WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNK..."

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