My Jeep Patriot has not given me any issues since the day of purchase in 2010. It has been 6 years and nothing major has needed replacing. The gas mileage on this car is amazing and saves me a lot of money. The automatic shift is on a pulley system so the dealership said, so when shifting, it does jerk slightly.

It is a simple build but solid and good gas mileage. The base model is exactly that basic.