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2016 Jeep Patriot electrical system problems

The 2016 Jeep Patriot has 118 electrical system complaints filed with NHTSA — 16% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

118

Electrical System complaints

16%

Share of year

4

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Electrical System complaints by year

Patriot electrical system complaints by model year142 complaints2007: 8 complaints2008: 26 complaints2009: 32 complaints2010: 24 complaints2011: 40 complaints2012: 56 complaints2013: 19 complaints2014: 142 complaints2015: 91 complaints2016: 118 complaints2017: 8 complaints
Patriot electrical system complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

I PURCHASED A USED 2016 JEEP PATRIOT LATITUDE 11 MONTHS AGO IT ONLY HAD 32,000 WHEN I BOUGHT IT LESS THAN A MONTH LATER I STARTED HAVING WEIRD ISSUES WITH MY JEEP DYING WHILE DRIVING OR WIND SHIELD WIPERS COMING ON BY THEMSELVES AS WELL AS MY A/C GOING OFF AND ON AND MY HEAD LIGHTS FLICKERING OFF…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Electrical System · September 10, 2018 · crash

Common questions

How many electrical system complaints does the 2016 Jeep Patriot have?

NHTSA has 118 complaints about the 2016 Jeep Patriot electrical system — 16% 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.