IllustrationBOUGHT A USED JEEP PATRIOT 2008. MY JEEP IS GARAGE KEPT, BUT WHEN I AM AT WORK, AND IT RAINS, THE SUNROOF LEAKS. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND I SEE THAT IS A COMMON PROBLEM. JUST WANTED MY VEHICLE ADDED TO LET THEM KNOW MY SUNROOF LEAKS.
2008 Jeep Patriot
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 2008 Jeep Patriot do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 188.
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Owner complaints by model year
Compare all Patriot years →Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
50–25K
1325–50K
2550–75K
3375–100K
44100–150K
23150K+
143 reports with mileage · 42 unknown
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Structure. Review the 44 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Fuel/propulsion System. Review the 38 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine. Review the 30 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
1 crash reports3 fire reports0 injury reports
Seats complaints
1 reportsOfficial recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.