Overview & Reviews

The 2011 Jeep Patriot gets updated exterior styling and a few better-quality interior trim pieces, plus standard cruise control. All models also get reworked steering and suspension hardware, while four-wheel-drive versions benefit from increased ride height. New options include 17-inch alloy wheels and a voice-control system for audio functions.

• Jeep-lite styling
• Above-average off-road ability compared to most car-based crossovers
• Several clever features.
• Low base price

• Power-sapping continuously variable transmission (CVT)
• Low-budget interior
• Sluggish acceleration
• Poor braking distances
• Limited cargo capacity.
• Disappointing base engine fuel economy

User Reviews:

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  Very Nice 4x4 SUV - 2011 Jeep Patriot
  By jmcwil01747 - April 23 - 2:15 am

  Well built. Quiet, handles well except for some body lean on tight curves (compared to my BMW). Averages 24 MPG with 1500 miles on the odometer of mixed driving. The CVT takes a little getting use to but after a couple of hundred miles you and it adapt to one another. Where this guy shines is when you take it down the logging roads. It really shows its Jeep heritage! Nothing seems to faze it. Rocks, water, mud, deep ruts equals "No Big Deal".

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  Nice little SUV - 2011 Jeep Patriot
  By cn2010 - December 6 - 2:16 am

  Just bought my 2011 Jeep Patriot and it exceeds my expectations. The MSRP was $23,600 but comes very well equipped with heated seats and remote start! I thought the CVT would be an issue but paired with my optional AutoStick you can get by the slightly sluggish automatic shifting. In fact the AutoShift is the BEST manul/auto shifting system Ive ever used. The shifting is instantaneous and satisfying! Styling is very nice from the outside and functional, clean and well designed inside. Part time 4x4 system is insurance in snowy weather. Highly recommeded!

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  Nice Small SUV - 2011 Jeep Patriot
  By ejuoi - November 9 - 12:28 pm

  Its a nice little SUV. Rides like a car on the streets but feels more like an SUV when it comes to riding on rough roads. Go with the 215/225 tires for best ride. The 2.4 litter engine is adequate on power and it never disappoints for everyday driving. The CVT transmission needs time to get used to because at first its buzzy but after a couple of hundred miles the Engine/Cvt settle down and it becomes nice and smooth on sound. The interior is very nice, you definitely know youre in a Jeep. It feels very roomy considering its a smaller SUV. The exterior is very nice from all angles. Ive gotten nothing but compliments from friends. Someone said it looks like a mini Hummer H2. It does!

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  Like a stick? Heres how to get the best 4x4 value - 2011 Jeep Patriot
  By TJ Pierce - September 1 - 2:18 pm

  The enthusiastic reviews here arent shills, I can assure you. While the venerable Patriot doesnt much impress the car writers who throw around jargon like "daily driver"-- as if 95 percent of us had anything but -- dollar for dollar, theres still not a better value in a roomy, reliable, adequately powered 4x4 crossover. Heres the total maintenance Ive had done in three and a half years: oil changes and fluid top-offs. Thats it. I nervously bought mine in 2012, after Chrysler had already announced the models demise in 2013. But guess what, they had a problem -- the (2011) re-styled Patriot kept selling far more units each successive year, so I did not end up with an orphan after all. Here are the U.S. sales figures: 2011 - 54,647 2012 - 62,010 2013 - 75,797 2014 - 93,462 2015 - 107,258 It looks as though Fiat may finally replace the Patriot/Compass models next year, but you can still get one now. And with over a million Patriot/Compass/Caliber models -- all essentially the same CUV -- still on the road, parts and maintenance shouldnt be a problem anytime soon. I wanted the 5-speed manual transmission 4x4 with the nice wheels and manual windows. (Do you REALLY want to skid into an icy body of water with electric windows shorting out, or ride around in the summer ten years from now with malfunctioning seat warmers coming on? Hmmmm? Yeah, the fob-operated locks would be nice but theyre only available with the package.) But that configuration was on NO car lot in North America--I looked. So, heres what I did. Through my credit unions dealer, I ordered the base Sport model--the ONLY one with the 5-speed stick--with the 4x4 option, A/C, and the winter package, which provides the wheel upgrade, engine warmer, rubber floor mats (hey--its a JEEP!), fog lamps, and tow hooks. Cagey, huh, but dont forget the tow hitch like I somehow did. (I see Latitude model owners all the time who paid for the pricey standard stuff that comes with that model and then saved a few bucks by getting the ugly, small wheels! WTF!?) I paid just under $22,000 to drive it away. Couple of miscellaneous notes: If youre over 5-10 you may feel cramped--its a bit narrower than most CUVs and has less head room. And, if you dont need quite as much cargo space (50.8 vs 63.4 cu ft with back seats down), the new Jeep Renegade looks like a sweet buy. I average only about 23mpg, but the thousands I saved over the next lowest-priced 4x4 buys lotsa gasoline.

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  Thrilled with Patriot - 2011 Jeep Patriot
  By hbto - March 21 - 8:23 am

  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 90s. Test drove CRV and Rav4 and cannot see how these would compare.

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  Happy after 17 months w/automatic transmission Lattitude - 2011 Jeep Patriot
  By johnred - February 24 - 4:33 am

  Lattitude w/attitude. Have 22,000 on the odometer. Biggest gripes are small. Interior: Bigger door pockets as in my 02 Liberty would be great Exterior: A swing gate hatch instead of the overhead one. Again, as in the Liberty. I miss having a separate rear widow that opens. Hood has prop rather than struts to hold it up. Guess these result in lower cost. Many, more pluses...Great pep in the four cyl and the constant variable trans is great but noticeable in sound. Very happpy w/the MPG of approx 27 in mixed driving. My 02 Liberty six only 17!. This Jeep moves when I ask it! Passing power with ease. Four speaker sound is fine for the non-audiophile.

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  Poor Gas Mileage on 2011 Patriot 4WD - 2011 Jeep Patriot
  By 2011patriot - August 5 - 1:28 pm

  I bought my 2011 Patriot on December 20, 2010, in large part because of the advertised gas mileage. The window sticker for my 2.4L, CVTII, 4WD is 21 mpg city and 26 mpg highway. Thus far, while driving in very light city conditions and then on a highway trip to Pittsburgh (from Erie, PA), I have been getting 17-18 mpg and 21-22 mpg, respectively. That is far below the advertised mileage, and thats with only a couple miles of 4WD driving time, and I do not let the vehicle sit idling at ATMs nor do I let it idle a long to warm up (kept in a partially heated garage). On my last vehicle (2007 Cobalt) I routinely beat the sticker mpg by 5-7 mpg, so my driving habits are not at fault.

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  Disappointment - 2011 Jeep Patriot
  By stud2boat - April 27 - 10:19 am

  What seemed to be a great purchase. Soon turned into quite a different thing!

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  No repairs until 97,000.00 - 2011 Jeep Patriot
  By trustyourgut - March 8 - 12:03 pm

  Not a peep from my jeep! No dummy lights were on, no noises, no warning. But, suddenly, one day, it was unable to climb the hilly road. Just stopped, right there, in front of a farm, where a lonely adolescent cow greeted me. Transmission is currently being replaced. Thank God the 2011 has a 100,000 miles trans warranty. I no longer trust my jeep.

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  The best Vehicle for your money - 2011 Jeep Patriot
  By craigvet - January 29 - 4:15 am

  I was looking for a RAV4 bought couldnt touch one for less than 16,000 and that was with 45,000 miles. I have found that Toyota run for ever, but their bodies dent easly. I have always viewed Chrystler Products as junk. Hell I got a brand new Patriot for 16K, its a base line automatic (becouse I will not buy a front wheel drive stick). It has a lot of room. I hope its reliable. The last new vehicle I bought was 02 Ranger and it was junk. After owning 7 Fords I ditched them and went Toyota. But Damm I dont want to pay 25k for a new RAV4. I have manual windows and door locks but it came with cruise, radio, and AC that is all the accerories I want. Less stuff to break