Used 2012 Jeep Patriot Consumer Reviews
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We have a limited number of reviews for the 2012 Patriot, so we've included reviews for other years of the Patriot since its last redesign.
2012 Patriot 4x2 Latitude - Altitude Edition
bmckeeman, 01/13/2013
2012 Jeep Patriot Latitude 4dr SUV 4WD (2.4L 4cyl CVT)
8 of 10 people found this review helpful
I have been considering purchasing a Patriot since they first came out, and since then they have made tons of improvements! I test drove a 2010 did not like it enough to make the commitment. My last vehicle was an 03 Corolla, so it was quite a change for me. I wanted a car with lots of cargo space and decent mileage, so I looked at some smaller cars like the Fit, Impreza, and XV Crosstrek. I found the Patriot to be the best combo of style, utility, mileage for my tastes. I have wanted a Jeep ever since I was a kid, and the Patriot delivers! I finally chose a White Altitude Edition, which is an amazing color combo! LOVE my Pat!
Thrilled with Patriot
hbto, 10/07/2011
2011 Jeep Patriot Latitude X 4dr SUV 4WD (2.4L 4cyl 5M)
10 of 13 people found this review helpful
I read the "professional" reviews but still fell in love with this SUV at the dealership. I do not understand all of the negative vibe from the pros. Reminds me of my old Nissan Pathfinder from the early 90's. Test drove CRV and Rav4 and cannot see how these would compare.
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rogatordriver, 09/25/2014
updated 03/29/2018
2011 Jeep Patriot Latitude X 4dr SUV 4WD (2.4L 4cyl 5M)
9 of 12 people found this review helpful
I bought the 2011 Patriot as a program car in the spring of 2012. I have been pretty satisfied until now, it has 83,000 miles and I am replacing the first set of tires. noticed some wear issues and have been informed that it needs left and right front control arms and rear tow links....that's around $500 dollars in parts before labor. I am told this is very common for the Patriot, NAPA says they sell lots of these parts. This is my first Jeep and it may very well be my last. It gets good mileage,24-26.5 mph, it is driven 72 miles a day and babied for mileage. If I were trading vehicles today it would be a very uphill sale for Jeep. Component failure reoccurred at 138,000 miles which the control arms would have been replaced by NAPA because of lifetime guarantee. Experienced transmission overheating on three occasions while on a road trip to Florida and the transmission made some grinding noises in January of 2017, still drove fine, traded it off for a 9 month old 2016 Ford F 150.
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Never again
Neelie Remmit, 02/12/2019
2012 Jeep Patriot Latitude 4dr SUV 4WD (2.4L 4cyl CVT)
5 of 6 people found this review helpful
I needed a vehicle ASAP and listened to the salesman spiel. Didnt have time to really research. Had always wanted a Jeep so I thought why not. At first everything was fine but fuel economy soon became even worse, avg 23/gal. Had to fill up every 5 days and my commute is NOT long. Interior is cheap (it literally started to fall apart like a zombie) on the inside little by little. Rear seats even when reclined are uncomfortable for both my six foot teenage son And my 11 year old daughter. Absolutely 0 leg room in the rear. Uconnect is a pain (slow and tedious to use). Trying to change my own blown light bulbs is a mess since I literally have to remove panels to change them. So much for trying to save on maintenance. Only positive thing was it was so small I could park it in some pretty cramped places. Trying to get up to speed to merge on a freeway, good luck I was stomping on the pedal. I guess the saying is true. The only good Jeep to buy is a wrangler.
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Happy Buyer
rdub1983, 03/11/2011
2011 Jeep Patriot Sport 4dr SUV 4WD (2.4L 4cyl 5M)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
I traded my 2006 Jeep Commander for the 2011 Jeep Patriot. The reason I was trading was a combo of dismal MPG and a longer commute. I saw the advertised MPG for the Patriot and thought I would give it a shot. Just as long as it had 4x4 I was willing to make the power sacrifice for the MPG. We took it for a test drive and I was pleasantly surpised. It did well merging but as other reviewers have stated the CVT is odd slow response to throttle input. This however can be negated if you have the autostick feature, although I am sure that it costs some MPG. That being said I am getting between 22-24 MPG combined city-highway. Overall if you dont expect to have V8 performance you will enjoy it.