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2016 Jeep Patriot Seat belts Problems

Complaints
14about this part
Share
3%of 459 total for the year
Median mileage
18,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 14 complaints about the seat belts of the 2016 Jeep Patriot, 3% of the 459 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 18,000 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“The system that monitors whether a passenger is in the passenger seat malfunctions and causes the seatbelt to show unbuckled therefore turning the airbag off in case of an accident. This specific piece of equipment has been recalled on similar vehicles in the same year but my VIN was not selected and my dealership wanted me to pay in order to fix it because it was a safety risk.”

NHTSA complaint #11102516, filed 2018-06, 51,000 miles

“The seat belt in my Jeep does not remain buckled some times I have to put it the receiving part several time before it clicks in and some times I will be driving down the road and it unbuckles a quick google search brings up multiple other people with the same problem I have been in another Jeep Patriot and the driver had trouble getting it to buckle so I have personally experienced it in two different but same year Jeep patriots”

NHTSA complaint #11241362, filed 2019-08, 46,910 miles

“Passenger seat belt retracted so tight my son was unable to get out of the vehicle. He was unable to breath. The seat belt had to be cut. The car was not in motion. I had to ask a police officer for assistance.”

NHTSA complaint #11089918, filed 2018-04, 50,000 miles

“Two things are wrong with my Jeep and have been since the first week I've had it, but the newport power dealer keeps telling me that if there ever was anything wrong with the car, it fixed itself . Bs nothing is fixed! So the first thing is the safety seatbelt sensor's. When I have a passenger up front and they're buckled up it keeps beeping saying that they're not buckled up. Doesn't happen every time I have a passenger but it's super annoying and happens mostly while driving in town. …”

NHTSA complaint #11113897, filed 2018-07, 30 miles

“The seat belt sensor does not properly disengage. When I pull the seat belt about 1 to 2 inches the sensor on the dash goes off. I have been working with the dealership but also wanted to remove it.”

NHTSA complaint #10937234, filed 2016-12, 6,000 miles

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Seat belts: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2017610%
2016143%
201531%
201410419%
20132319%
20123710%
2011258%
201097%
200911%
200832%
200722%

Other parts of the 2016 Jeep Patriot

Engine
224 complaints
Electrical system
99 complaints
Other or unknown
76 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
74 complaints
Vehicle speed control
49 complaints
Fuel system
43 complaints
Air bags
33 complaints
Brakes
26 complaints
Steering
25 complaints
Seats
20 complaints
Electronic stability control
19 complaints
Engine cooling
18 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2016 Jeep Patriot

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology