Patrol Car Key Location in Arc Raiders
The Patrol Car Key opens the rear door of a patrol car on Blue Gate or Riven Tides, per the wiki. A Prime Specimen rewards one in our quest data.
Category: Key & Keycard Locations ยท Updated 20 October 2026
The rear door of a patrol car
Two maps, no fixed marker
The wiki names The Blue Gate and Riven Tides, and our maps carry no marker for an individual patrol car. So this guide does not pin a car to a spot: look for a patrol car on either map and try its rear door.
Quests
- A Prime Specimen (Shani): obtain 2 ARC Powercells, interact with any ARC Deforester and loot one. The rewards include a Patrol Car Key and 3 Door Blockers.
- Armored Transports (Tian Wen): reach the Checkpoint, search the Guard huts for an Armored Patrol Key Card, reach the Traffic Tunnel near the Blue Gate Checkpoint, then find and unlock the rear door of an armored patrol car.
The key in numbers
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Weight | 0.25 |
| Value | 100 Coins |
| Maps | The Blue Gate, Riven Tides |
| Sources | Scavenging, and the A Prime Specimen reward |
One door per key
The wiki's Keys page lists keys as single use consumables, so one Patrol Car Key opens one car. Keep it in your Safe Pocket until you are standing at a car.
More keys
See every key location, the Blue Gate map and the Riven Tides map.
Frequently asked questions
- Where do you use the Patrol Car Key?
- On the rear door of a patrol car. Per the wiki, the Patrol Car is found on Blue Gate or Riven Tides.
- Which quest gives a Patrol Car Key?
- A Prime Specimen, from Shani. Its rewards include a Patrol Car Key and 3 Door Blockers.
- Is the Armored Transports key the Patrol Car Key?
- Not by name. The Armored Transports objective has you search the Guard huts for an Armored Patrol Key Card and use it on the rear door of an armored patrol car.
- What rarity is the Patrol Car Key?
- Uncommon. It weighs 0.25 and has a vendor value of 100 Coins.