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2012 Jeep Patriot airbags problems

The 2012 Jeep Patriot has 56 airbags complaints filed with NHTSA — 10% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

56

Airbags complaints

10%

Share of year

6

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Airbags complaints by year

Patriot airbags complaints by model year148 complaints2002: 2 complaints2008: 6 complaints2009: 6 complaints2010: 26 complaints2011: 43 complaints2012: 56 complaints2013: 33 complaints2014: 148 complaints2015: 20 complaints2016: 33 complaints2017: 8 complaints
Patriot airbags complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

I was crossing an intersection with a green light the opposing vehicle ran the northbound red light therefore slammed into my driver rear side going at an unknown speed. The force of the impact caused my glasses to fly off my face landing on the passenger floorboard. No airbags deployed.

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Airbags · February 13, 2026 · crash

Common questions

How many airbags complaints does the 2012 Jeep Patriot have?

NHTSA has 56 complaints about the 2012 Jeep Patriot airbags — 10% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.