2016 Jeep Patriot electrical problems
100 of the 458 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the 2016 Jeep Patriot name the electrical system (NHTSA’s “Electrical System” heading — wiring, modules, batteries, charging, infotainment and driver displays — NHTSA's broadest heading). Filed under the same heading: 24 manufacturer bulletins. Every figure below is a document in a federal file, linked; none is a failure rate, and none is a verdict on any one car.
What owners filed about the electrical system
Source: NHTSA complaint database3 of the 100 reports a crash · 2 a fire · 0 injuries. Self-reported, unverified.
Filed per year: 2015: 1 · 2016: 6 · 2017: 3 · 2018: 9 · 2019: 12 · 2020: 17 · 2021: 12 · 2022: 9 · 2023: 9 · 2024: 13 · 2025: 5 · 2026: 4
Half of the 45 owners who gave an odometer reading reported the electrical problem between 25,000 and 74,000 miles. A median of reports, not the life of a part.
458 complaints in all about the 2016 Jeep Patriot, 4 filed in 2026. The whole picture, every system →
Counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many of these were sold; nothing here is a rate. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so “Electrical System” means the same area of the vehicle, not one fault.
Across model years: Jeep Patriot electrical problems, every year on file →
In owners’ own words
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseFiled with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, about the electrical system. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed; unverified reports — what was said, not a finding that it was true.
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 and on...took it to the dealer and it was…
The contact owns a 2016 Jeep Patriot. The contact stated that the ignition failed to start the vehicle several times without warning. The contact had a warranty on the vehicle and was uncertain if the vehicle would be serviced under the warranty. The contact was waiting on a response from the manufacturer to determine a permanent remedy.
The totally integrated power module failed at 49k miles. Basically the computer doesn't work. The vehicle will loos momentum and deceleration happens often. The wipers just come on by themselves. Car is in drive when deceleration happened
I AM driving the Jeep is on the highway, doing 60 MPH one week after I had bought the Jeep in may 2016 and it automatically started going faster on it's own, with the RPM indicator going clockwise. It would not slow down on its own so I had to drive to the access road and put emergency brake on.
The contact owns a 2016 Jeep Patriot. While driving 40 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact coasted the vehicle to the side of the road, waited a few minutes, and was able to restart the vehicle. The failure recurred numerous times.
What is on file about the electrical system
Source: NHTSA recalls, investigations and manufacturer communications24 manufacturer bulletins filed under this heading
- S1408000384 Service bulletinJan 10, 2024
- Start Stop Charging Warning Lamp Illuminated On, Intelligent Battery Sensor (IBS) State of Charge (SOC) Inaccurate, Battery Charging Message, Presence of IBS related Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs), or Battery Warning Lamp On
- 9100226 Service bulletinSep 15, 2023
- Connector kit Before ordering this connector repair kit 68018957A$, check it in the Mopar Connector Repair Kit Website to confirm part number and applicability. There is an error with the wiring diagrams in Service Library that is causing the incorrect repair kit part number to populate. Please use the Mopar Connector Repair Kit Website until this issue is resolved.
The 2 newest are listed; every one is on the model year’s page. Quote the document number at a service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.
Trouble codes named on this system
Codes a bulletin or an owner’s complaint about the 2016 Jeep Patriot names on this model year; a code with a record of its own links it.
Other systems with a record on the 2016 Jeep Patriot
Source: the same files- engine problems 242 complaints
- transmission and drivetrain problems 74 complaints
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint database, recalls and manufacturer communicationsAre electrical problems common on the 2016 Jeep Patriot?
They are documented: NHTSA holds 100 owner complaints naming the electrical system on this model year (22% of everything owners filed about it), and 24 manufacturer bulletins are filed under the same heading. Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count, and a count says nothing about how many were sold.
Is there a recall for the electrical system on the 2016 Jeep Patriot?
No recall campaign is filed under this heading for this model year (there are 1 filed under other headings). A bulletin is not a recall: it carries no federal duty to repair for free.
When do electrical problems show up on the 2016 Jeep Patriot?
Owners who gave an odometer reading reported it at a median of 53,680 miles; half of them between 25,000 and 74,000. That is when reports cluster, not the life of a part.
What does NHTSA's "Electrical System" heading cover?
Wiring, modules, batteries, charging, infotainment and driver displays — NHTSA's broadest heading. Owners choose the heading when they file, so it says which area of the vehicle the complaint is about, not which part failed.