Wife is looking at a 2016 Jeep Patriot High Altitude edition. It seems like a nice little suv. 4x4, leather interior, sunroof, etc and only has 45k miles. But I don’t know squat about jeeps, especially new ones. I’ve heard that the CVT transmissions in them are a nightmare but it seems like 99% of the complaints I’ve read about them were all from 2014 and older models. Anyone have experience with these cars? I’m always nervous that I’m getting a lemon whenever I’m buying a used vehicle.

Jeep=chrysler=junk

A friend of mine had one. Had.

That's a misinformed, inaccurate, unsubstantiated personal opinion.
Here's an accurate description from experience. My daughter has a 2018 grand Cherokee that has been a very good reliable vehicle. My cousin has a fairly new jeep liberty which has been a very good reliable vehicle. In the past 20 years, I've had a jeep Cherokee, my mom had three jeep Cherokee, my grandad had a jeep Cherokee and one of my aunts currently has a jeep patriot. All have been very good reliable vehicles.

Jeep+CVT=RUN

That is not a Jeep

Exactly

My niece had one. My nephew has one. I’m betting my brother regrets buying either one from the stories I’ve heard.

I have a 2014 I have put 170k miles on it with no issues. I don't know what transmission it has, 4x4 is basically awd but it works great in snow and will get you around the wma/nf roads just fine.

I would stay away based on talking to others that has jeep suvs. I test drove one and did not like it, felt like it was going to fall apart with the noise and rattling.

To many automotive horror stories in my family to ever want a Chrysler product. Transmissions, brakes, A/C....oh my!

The last real Jeep was the TJ

Death, taxes and FCA/Mopar non truck products being in the bottom 1/3 for consumer reports remain constant in life.

Do they break? Yes,do Toyota Tundra break too? Yes. All companies make lemons.

Yeah, but that's not really fair. A car/company that has far fewer repairs is obviously far more desirable and valuable, and makes a better product. You can find exceptions to any rule.

Let us look at resale value on the secondary market.

Do Toyotas have strong resale value?
Yes. Toyota is well known to produce quality vehicles and lemons are very much the exception to the rule.

Do FCA/Mopar(excluding the Wrangler&Cummins trucks) have strong resale value?
No. Mopar isn't often associated with reliability and receiving a lemon FCA/Mopar vehicles generates comments like, "I told you so" from the peanut gallery.

FCA/Mopar is considered by many to be last place for the Big 3.
Toyota is considered neck&neck with Honda or to be 1st place for the Japanese.

There is plenty of data out there to let you know that Jeep is among the worst brands for reliabilty. I actually like the looks of some of them but their reliability is well below average.

Homer is correct! And the last year it was made was 2006. I just so happen to have one😀