Reliability & cost of ownership
Beaver Patriot Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Beaver Patriot? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars where on file — then open the year you're shopping for its AI reliability outlook where NHTSA has enough data.
Beaver Patriot problems by model year
22 recall entries and 17 owner complaints on file across 7 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Patriot | 2 | 1 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2001 Patriot | 3 | 3 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2000 Patriot | 7 | 4 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 1999 Patriot | 5 | 5 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 1998 Patriot | 2 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 1997 Patriot | 2 | 1 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 1996 Patriot | 1 | 3 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Beaver Patriot, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- service brakes, hydraulic8 complaints
- structure6 complaints
- suspension4 complaints
- tires3 complaints
- equipment2 complaints
- power train2 complaints
- unknown or other1 complaint
- service brakes1 complaint