2007 Jeep Patriot 4X4

Typical pattern

2.8% of complaints about the 2007 Jeep Patriot 4X4 came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2007 vehicle — around the middle of the 268 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 4.8 yr in service. The most-reported system is suspension (55 complaints), typically at 4.5 yr or about 43,000 miles.

Complaints: 214
Median age at failure: 4.8 yr
Median mileage: 51,000 n=189
Crash / fire / tow: 2.3% of reports
Safety recalls: 1

Safety recalls — NHTSA campaigns

07V196000 2007-05-07

Wheels:hub

CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH REAR DISC BRAKES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD (FMVSS) NO. 135, "LIGHT VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEMS." THE LENGTH OF THE REAR WHEEL HUB MOUNTING BOLTS MAY PREVENT ACTUATION OF THE PARK BRAKE.

THIS COULD ALLOW UNINTENDED MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS AND CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.

In owners’ own words

Power train 19,070 mi 1.2 yr in service

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP PATRIOT 4X4. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS WHEN IT WAS PLACED INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED BACK INTO DRIVE AND THEN SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK ONCE AGAIN AND WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DESIGNED TO PERFORM IN THAT MANNER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,070 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

Power train 500 mi 1.3 yr in service

STARTED AS ACCELERATOR "FLAT SPOT."UNDER VERY LIGHT ACCELERATION (INTERMITTENT)ENGINE WILL FAIL TO RESPOND AND SOMETIMES STAY AT A LOW RPM OR STALL. I HAVE TO RELEASE PEDAL AND REAPPLY OR RESTART THE ENGINE. NOW PROBLEM IS MORE OBVIOUS WITH RAIN CAUSING ROUGH ENGINE IDLE, ERRATIC IDLE SPEED AND ENGINE STALL. *TR

Power train 46,000 mi 3.3 yr in service

2007 JEEP PATRIOT 46,000 MILES TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE AND IT WILL COST 7,000 TO REPLACE-- CHRYSLER 36,000 WARRANTY GO FIGURE THEY WILL NOT REALLY ASSIST. *TR

Steering 59,000 mi 4.1 yr in service

2007 JEEP PATRIOT - 58,000 MILES - NEVER BEEN OFF ROAD - HIGHWAY DRIVEN 90% HAVE TO COMPLETELY REPLACE FRONT COMPONENTS - BALL JOINTS / TIE RODS, ETC. REAR WHEEL BEARING NEEDS REPLACED TOLD BY MECHANIC WE WERE LUCKY WE DIDN'T HAVE AN ACCIDENT - THEY WERE THAT BAD. CAN'T BELIEVE JEEP HAS NOT BEEN FORCED TO RECALL AND FIX THIS TERRIBLE PROBLEM. *TR

Other Patriot 4X4 model years

How to read this

This is what owners reported, not a reliability rating. People file with NHTSA about alarming failures, not routine ones, and complaint volume tracks how many cars were sold.
Failure ages come from the incident date on each complaint, populated on about 83% of records. Mileage is shown where reported — NHTSA’s 2021 system change cut mileage capture to roughly 15%, so it thins out sharply after MY2020.
Every rank compares this vehicle only against others of the same model year. A 2025 car has not had time to accumulate five-year failures, so comparing early-failure share across years is meaningless.
Fourteen make-months distorted by media storms and mass recalls — Toyota in February 2010 ran 11× normal volume across 33 models — are excluded.
Recalls are manufacturer actions and authoritative; complaints are not. A recall listed here may already have been performed on any individual car. Check a specific VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

2007 Jeep Patriot 4X4

When each system is reported — middle 50% of complaints

Safety recalls — NHTSA campaigns

In owners’ own words

Other Patriot 4X4 model years

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