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Jeep Patriot years to avoid
No year to avoid stands out. Best years: 2017.
No Jeep Patriot model year stands out. None from 2014 to 2017 draws 1.5 times the median of 33 complaints for each year on the road, and the highest is not clearly ahead of the next, so the individual car and its history matter more than the year.
- 1,286complaints
- 4recall campaigns
- 3model years with a page
Newest report Sep 18, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
Pick your model year
Owner complaints on file for each year.
Years to avoid
- No year stands out.
Best years
2017
Too few complaints for a page of its own.
Complaints for each year on the road
Each model year's NHTSA complaints divided by the calendar years it has been on sale, counting this one (a 2018 model has had 9). Older cars have had longer to collect complaints, so raw totals flatter the new ones. Blue bars are the years to avoid.
Within one model, sales change less from year to year than they do between models, so a jump here is mostly a jump in problems. The call: the years to avoid are the (up to three) highest at 1.5 times the model's median rate or more, and the best are the (up to three) lowest at two thirds of it or less, from 2016 on.
Guide How much should a years-to-avoid list decide? What these lists get wrong
At a glance
- Where the complaints sit
- The 2014 has the most complaints of any Jeep Patriot year here: 513 of 1,286 (40%).
- Problem across the years
- The top problem moves around from year to year. Stalling leads in 2 of the 3 model years and has the most reports overall, 367. Pooled across the years, half of the 256 owners who gave a mileage for stalling were under about 56,000 miles.
- Crash, fire and injury reports
- 8% of Jeep Patriot complaints report a crash, a fire or an injury, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site. The highest share is on the 2014, 42 of its 513 complaints.
- Recalls on the top problem
- 2 of the 3 model years where owners report stalling have a recall on the same system. The 2015 has none. A recall on the same system doesn't always cover the failure owners describe, so compare its summary with the complaints.
- When owners filed
- Filings peaked in 2019 at 240 (full calendar years only). In 2025 there were 42. So far in 2026, 26 more have come in. Filings on record start in 2015.
Photo: Cutlass, Wikimedia Commons, CC0
Model years with too few complaints for a page of their own: 2017 (59).
Year by year
2016 Jeep Patriot
458 owner complaints, 42 for each year on the road (1.3 times the model median). Most reported: stalling (176 reports, median 58,160 miles), misfire (55 reports, median 81,263 miles) and airbag (33 reports, median 21,000 miles). 24 reports involved a crash and 19 people were hurt. 1 recall: 16V-907 on the engine.
2015 Jeep Patriot
315 owner complaints, 26 for each year on the road (0.8 times the model median). Most reported: stalling (82 reports, median 49,000 miles), misfire (29 reports, median 67,000 miles) and traction control light (29 reports, median 62,000 miles). 14 reports involved a crash and 20 people were hurt. 1 recall: 15V-878 on the steering system.
2014 Jeep Patriot
513 owner complaints, 39 for each year on the road (1.2 times the model median). Most reported: airbag (146 reports, median 41,000 miles), seat belt (136 reports, median 49,377 miles) and stalling (109 reports, median 60,000 miles). 28 reports involved a crash and 34 people were hurt. 2 recalls, including 16V-668 on the seat belts and 13V-552 on the engine.
Questions
What Jeep Patriot years should you avoid?
No Jeep Patriot model year stands out. None from 2014 to 2017 draws 1.5 times the median of 33 complaints for each year on the road, and the highest is not clearly ahead of the next, so the individual car and its history matter more than the year.
What are the best years for the Jeep Patriot?
The 2017 draws the fewest complaints for its age: 59, or 6 for each year on the road. Model years before 2016 aren't called best, because complaints filed before 2015 aren't in the files this site reads and their counts run short.
What is the most common problem on the Jeep Patriot?
Stalling, with 367 reports across the 3 model years that have a page here. It's the single most reported problem on the 2015 and 2016.
How many recalls does the Jeep Patriot have?
4 recall campaigns cover the Jeep Patriot model years 2014 to 2016 on this site.
How many Jeep Patriot complaints involve a crash, fire or injury?
8% of them, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site. The 2014 has the highest share.
Is there a recall for stalling on the Jeep Patriot?
On 2 of the 3 model years where owners report it: 2014 and 2016.