My Patty was the third car I owned, and absolutely the WORST thing I have ever in my life driven. It has given me nothing but problems, all my front end bearings have been broken, my entire suspension blew at the same time, the electronic throttle body fried itself so my auto drove like a bad standard. I have easily dumped $3000+ into repairs, and it breaks down in the absolute worse spots, like grocery shopping. Please, dear God, Do NOT buy this truck! Talk to a mechanic, they are notoriously terrible, youtube 'Patriot Transmission Failures'. And I get it, every car has its downsides, but I want to light mine on fire and laugh as it burns.
Outside of that, the seats are comfortable if you don't mind the jerking, the completely dropped suspension (and not on purpose) and the weird sounds.
The headlights are beyond useless if you actually drive at night on road without street lights.
Fuel mileage is iffy, its not great, its not terrible. On par with with my old Mazda3.
Don't expect to be flooring it past anyone however, because its gutless, unless you redline it.
It's exterior is a box on wheels, and aerodynamics don't exist but I liked the boxy look when I bought it.
Currently, my 2008 Patriot with a measily 187km is parked without plates. I will not put my child into that vehicle ever again.