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Dodge reliability complaints

NHTSA complaint and recall rollup for 271 Dodge make/model/year records in CarOutlay's dataset.

Pending review: this new brand hub is generated from real NHTSA rows and excluded from the sitemap until sampled. Data through 2026; reviewed June 2026.
NHTSA complaints
144,416
9,054 in the last 5 years
Vehicle records
271
make/model/year rows
Recall campaigns
523
raw NHTSA campaign count
Median complaints
355
per Dodge vehicle record

Most-reported Dodge problem areas

  • Electrical System 15,273

    170 Dodge records include this component family

  • Air Bags 8,685

    158 Dodge records include this component family

  • Power Train 8,574

    170 Dodge records include this component family

  • Suspension 6,323

    64 Dodge records include this component family

  • Engine 6,212

    99 Dodge records include this component family

  • Engine And Engine Cooling 6,037

    68 Dodge records include this component family

  • Steering 4,196

    89 Dodge records include this component family

  • Structure 3,146

    46 Dodge records include this component family

Highest raw complaint records

1999 Dodge Durango 3,172 1996 Dodge Caravan 2,178 2009 Dodge Journey 2,091 2005 Dodge Durango 2,001 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan 1,962 2006 Dodge Charger 1,904 1996 Dodge Grand Caravan 1,860 2005 Dodge RAM 1500 1,627 1998 Dodge Durango 1,553 2012 Dodge Dart 1,533 2010 Dodge Journey 1,477 2000 Dodge Durango 1,471

Recall leaders

2012 Dodge Charger 14 recalls 2011 Dodge Charger 11 recalls 2013 Dodge Durango 11 recalls 2014 Dodge Durango 11 recalls 2012 Dodge Durango 10 recalls 2014 Dodge Charger 9 recalls

These are unverified consumer reports and manufacturer recalls filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — not validated defect rates, and not adjusted for how many units were produced or sold. High-volume and older vehicles naturally accumulate more complaints. Use this as one research signal, not a verdict on any individual vehicle, and not financial, safety, or purchasing advice. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (public domain).