2017 Jeep Patriot: owner complaints and recalls

The 2017 Jeep Patriot has no recall campaigns on file, but owners have still filed 59 complaints, most often about unknown or other.

59
Complaints
0
Recalls
7
Crash reports
1
Fire reports
10
Injuries
193.2
Severity index

Severity index 193.2 - 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: 193.2p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2017 Jeep Patriot sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

Among the 136 2017 vehicles we track with at least 40 complaints on file, the 2017 Jeep Patriot ranks 5 of 136 by severity, where 1 is the worst. Its severity is higher than 96% of its model-year peers. See the full 2017 ranking.

What actually fails

Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 15 complaints (25.4%)15 25%Power TrainPower Train: 15 complaints (25.4%)15 25%EngineEngine: 9 complaints (15.3%)9 15%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 8 complaints (13.6%)8 14%Air BagsAir Bags: 8 complaints (13.6%)8 14%SeatsSeats: 6 complaints (10.2%)6 10%Service BrakesService Brakes: 6 complaints (10.2%)6 10%Seat BeltsSeat Belts: 6 complaints (10.2%)6 10%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
UNKNOWN OR OTHER1525.4%
POWER TRAIN1525.4%
ENGINE915.3%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM813.6%
AIR BAGS813.6%
SEATS610.2%
SERVICE BRAKES610.2%
SEAT BELTS610.2%

Complaints filed per year

06112017: 32018: 52019: 112020: 92021: 52022: 52023: 82024: 62025: 52026: 2 (partial year)1718191120212223242526
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20173
20185
201911
20209
20215
20225
20238
20246
20255
2026 (year to date)2
Complaint volume is broadly steady year over year.
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.