2015 Jeep Patriot: owner complaints and recalls

Complaints about the 2015 Jeep Patriot include 3 reports of a fatality, alongside 14 crashes and 6 fires across 313 filings.

313
Complaints
1
Recalls
14
Crash reports
6
Fire reports
20
Injuries
118.8
Severity index

Severity index 118.8 - High. It weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints, so a vehicle attracting serious reports scores above one attracting many trivial ones (how this is calculated).

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 118.8p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2015 Jeep Patriot sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

Among the 143 2015 vehicles we track with at least 40 complaints on file, the 2015 Jeep Patriot ranks 29 of 143 by severity, where 1 is the worst. Its severity is higher than 80% of its model-year peers. See the full 2015 ranking.

What actually fails

EngineEngine: 103 complaints (32.9%)103 33%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 62 complaints (19.8%)62 20%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 53 complaints (16.9%)53 17%Power TrainPower Train: 50 complaints (16.0%)50 16%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 39 complaints (12.5%)39 12%SteeringSteering: 29 complaints (9.3%)29 9%Electronic Stability Co…Electronic Stability Control (Esc): 29 complaints (9.3%)29 9%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 26 complaints (8.3%)26 8%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ENGINE10332.9%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM6219.8%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER5316.9%
POWER TRAIN5016.0%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL3912.5%
STEERING299.3%
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)299.3%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM268.3%

Complaints filed per year

036712015: 182016: 202017: 352018: 342019: 712020: 472021: 232022: 172023: 262024: 142025: 52026: 3 (partial year)15161718197120212223242526
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
201518
201620
201735
201834
201971
202047
202123
202217
202326
202414
20255
2026 (year to date)3
Complaint volume is declining, consistent with a defect that was addressed by recall or that affected early builds.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
15V87800023/12/2015STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONSChrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2015 Jeep Compass and Patriot vehicles manufactured January 1, 2015, to May 11, 2015. During assembly, the power steering hose retention clamp may have been installed at an incorrect location, resulting in the detachment of t
Source. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports; volume is influenced by how many units were sold and how long the vehicle has been on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.