2014 Jeep Patriot

Typical pattern

5.4% of complaints about the 2014 Jeep Patriot came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2014 vehicle — around the middle of the 195 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 4.2 yr in service. The most-reported system is engine (154 complaints), typically at 5.1 yr or about 60,000 miles.

Complaints: 896
Median age at failure: 4.2 yr
Median mileage: 56,230 n=598
Crash / fire / tow: 9.5% of reports
Safety recalls: 2

When each system is reported — middle 50% of complaints

System

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Engine

154 reports · 60,000 mi

5.1 yr

9.1%

Air bags

149 reports · 40,000 mi

3.2 yr

14.1%

Seat belts

104 reports · 41,000 mi

3.2 yr

7.7%

Electrical system

87 reports · 57,000 mi

4.9 yr

12.6%

Power train

69 reports · 47,000 mi

3.8 yr

4.3%

Other

63 reports · 58,000 mi

4.9 yr

7.9%

Speed control

59 reports · 65,000 mi

5.2 yr

8.5%

Electronic stability control (esc)

50 reports · 73,000 mi

5.1 yr

Fuel / propulsion

41 reports · 62,000 mi

5.5 yr

Seats

33 reports · 70,000 mi

7.6 yr

15.2%

Service brakes

22 reports · 19,000 mi

2.7 yr

4.5%

Safety recalls — NHTSA campaigns

16V668000 2016-09-15

Seat belts:pretensioner

Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2011-2014 Chrysler 200, 2010 Chrysler Sebring, 2010-2012 Dodge Caliber and 2010-2014 Jeep Patriot, Compass and Dodge Avenger vehicles. The Occupant Restraint Control (OCR) module may short circuit, preventing the frontal air bags, seat belt pretensioners, and side air bags from deploying in the event of a crash.

If the frontal air bags, seat belt pretensioners, and side air bags are disabled, there is an increased risk of injury to the vehicle occupants in the event of a vehicle crash that necessitates deployment of these safety systems.

13V552000 2013-11-06

Engine

Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2013 Dodge Avenger and Chrysler 200, and model year 2014 Jeep Compass and Patriot vehicles equipped with 2.4L engines. Due to abrasive debris in the balance shaft bearings, these engines may have a loss of engine oil pressure, possibly resulting in an engine stall or engine failure.

If the engine stalls while driving it may increase the risk of a crash.

In owners’ own words

Air bags 19,000 mi 3 mo in service crash / fire / tow

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, A COMMERCIAL TRACTOR TRAILER CRASHED INTO HIS DRIVERS SIDE FRONT FENDER. THE AIG BAG SENSORS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS INSURANCE COMPANY. THE CONTACT LEFT KNEE WAS INJURED. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000.

Air bags 20,000 mi 11 mo in service

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE PANEL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

Air bags 25,000 mi 1.3 yr in service crash / fire / tow

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED FRACTURES TO THE L1 AND L2 VERTEBRAE, THE BACK, AND NECK SPRAIN INJURIES WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

Electrical system 2,600 mi 4 mo in service

AFTER A SEVERE RAINSTORM DISCOVERED WATER ON MY DASHBOARD AND LEAKING FROM MY DOME LIGHT PLATE. WATER HAS SHORTED OUT PASSENGER SIDE DOME LIGHT AND AM WORRIED ABOUT FURTHER ELECTRICAL DAMAGE. *TR

Other Patriot 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.