2007 Jeep Patriot FWD

Typical pattern

7.7% of complaints about the 2007 Jeep Patriot FWD 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 4.5 yr in service. The most-reported system is suspension (17 complaints), typically at 4.3 yr or about 46,063 miles.

Complaints: 52
Median age at failure: 4.5 yr
Median mileage: 47,000 n=45
Crash / fire / tow: 3.8% of reports
Safety recalls: 1

Safety recalls — NHTSA campaigns

10E043000 2010-09-03

Equipment

MARATHON IS RECALLING CERTAIN SEAT COVERS, BRAND SUPERHIDES WITH PART NUMBERS 593, 594, 578, 960, 228, 228-09, 267-08, 333, 625, AND 630, SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE SEAT COVERS ARE MADE OF HEAVIER THREAD AND ARE NOT COMPATIBLE WITH SEATS CONTAINING SIDE AIRBAGS. THE HEAVIER SEAT COVER COULD INTERFERE WITH FULL DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH.

AN IMPROPERLY DEPLOYED AIRBAG COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY.

In owners’ own words

Suspension 47,000 mi 3.5 yr in service

JEEP 2007, STANDARD. DURING AN OIL CHANGE TOLD CONTROL ARMS AND FRONT BALL JOINTS WORN , WILL NEED TO REPLACE THEM! HAVE 47,000 MILES ON THE JEEP; AM A CONSERVATIVE DRIVER. TIRES ARE WORN; HAVE ALWAYS PULLED TO THE SIDE. SHIFTING IS HORRIBLE; SLIPS INTO OTHER GEARS. THIS SUV IS LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE JEEP IS A DANGER, UNSAFE, AND SHOULD BE OFF THE MARKET. IN 2007 THE PATRIOT WAS NOT POPULAR. THE ECONOMY HAS LED PEOPLE TO PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE, MY GUESS IS THAT MORE COMPLAINTS WILL BE FILED WHEN THEIR JEEPS REACH TWO YEARS OLD. *TR

Suspension 44,000 mi 3.8 yr in service

CREAKING NOISE COMING FROM FRONT END OD 2007 JEEP PATRIOT. EVERYDAY FOR THE PAST COUPLE MONTHS. LOWER CONTROL ARM/BALL JOINTS AND TIE ROD REPLACED. 44,000 MILES ON A HIGHWAY DRIVEN CAR. *TR

Suspension 30,000 mi 3.9 yr in service

2007 JEEP PATRIOT FWD - DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE THEY STATED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINT WAS SHOWING WEAR AND WOULD NEED REPLACED SOON. VEHICLE IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD, NOT TAKEN "OFF ROADING" AND ONLY HAS 30,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE SEARCHED AND NOTED NUMEROUS OTHERS STATING THE SAME EXACT ISSUES WITH THE SAME EXACT MODEL. WHERE IS THE RECALL??? OF COURSE THE DEALER SAYS THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY BY 3 MONTHS. YOU ALSO CAN'T JUST REPLACE THE BALL JOINT YOU HAVE TO REPLACE THE CONTROL ARM AS ITS AN ASSEMBLY - AND YOU HAVE TO REPLACE BOTH SIDES AT THE SAME TIME - HOLY MONEY PIT-! *TR

Other Patriot FWD 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 FWD

When each system is reported — middle 50% of complaints

Safety recalls — NHTSA campaigns

In owners’ own words

Other Patriot FWD model years

How to read this