2015 Jeep Patriot problems
Owners have filed 502 complaints with NHTSA about the 2015 Jeep Patriot. Engine is the most reported problem area, at 22% of complaints. Next are electrical system (13%) and drivetrain & axles (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 502 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 22% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 20 and 9
- Injuries and deaths
- 29 and 3
- Typical mileage
- 55,000 miles 345 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 59 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 64 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 71 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 93 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 31 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 13 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 8 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 345 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 55,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 51,000 miles (81 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 20 complaints mention a crash; 9 complaints mention a fire; 29 injuries reported; 3 deaths reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2015 ranks 3rd most-complained-about out of 11 model years of the Jeep Patriot with enough data (371 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Tl* the contact rented a 2015 jeep patriot. While driving approximately 40 MPH, a vehicle heading in the opposite direction with an intoxicated driver crossed into the jeep patriot's lane causing a head on collision and the air bags did not deploy. The driver and the front passenger sustained fatal injuries at the scene of the crash. The driver of the other vehicle also sustained fatal injuries and a passenger sustained injuries that required medical attention. A police report was filed.
The second to the last day of hunting season my husband. And I went up above our house, about 15 miles, we were in light snow, and I could not get the throttle to engage caused us to slide back a little again tried to use throttle to go, my husband saw a wisp of smoke on passenger side, I immediately turned the engine off, my husband looks under where the smoke came from and the rack n pinion boot where on fire, I popped the hood, flames were to hot for him to open the hood.
While the vehicle was in motion, the car hesitated, lost speed, and then cut off (lost compression) while driving on the freeway. The engine indicator light never came on (beforehand) to alert that there was an engine problem. The passenger front tire loses air (constantly) and I've had to put air in the tire (since purchase date 3/13/15) every other week and the dealership keeps insisting there is nothing wrong with the vehicle.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 jeep patriot. While driving various speeds, the vehicle stalled and the power steering failed. Once the vehicle was restarted, it resumed normal operation. There were no warning indicators illuminated before or after the failure. The contact's vehicle was almost struck by another vehicle when it stalled. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 39,999.