Dodge ownership costs & problem years

Dodge models ranked by owner data

13 Dodge nameplates carry enough federal data to score: 19,402 owner complaints and 314 recall campaigns in total. The strongest average across its model years is the Challenger SRT at 85/100; the weakest is the Durango at 67/100.

ModelAvg scoreVerdictYears scoredBest yearWorst yearComplaintsRecalls
Challenger SRT85BUY6202220232260
Charger SRT85BUY3201720193370
Caliber81BUY2201220112143
Durango SRT80BUY5202020215360
Nitro78BUY1201120111223
Challenger76BUY13202020121,24947
Hornet76BUY2202320244812
Journey75BUY10202020152,84341
Avenger74BUY4201420131,51512
Grand Caravan74BUY10202020164,11941
Dart71BUY4201620132,31516
Charger67CAUTION13202220122,86080
Durango67CAUTION12202420113,01859

Average score is the mean across the model years we hold data for. Complaint counts are raw NHTSA totals and rise with how many cars were sold — the score itself corrects for that. Methodology.

Every Dodge model we hold data for

Dodge Avenger4 model years indexedDodge Caliber2 model years indexedDodge Challenger13 model years indexedDodge Challenger GT3 model years indexedDodge Challenger SRT7 model years indexedDodge Challenger SRT Demon 1701 model years indexedDodge Challenger SRT Widebody4 model years indexedDodge Challenger SRT86 model years indexedDodge Challenger Widebody4 model years indexedDodge Charger13 model years indexedDodge Charger 2-Dr Daytona R/T 18in1 model years indexedDodge Charger Daytona R/T 255/45R201 model years indexedDodge Charger Daytona R/T 275/40R201 model years indexedDodge Charger SRT3 model years indexedDodge Charger SRT Widebody4 model years indexedDodge Charger SRT85 model years indexedDodge Charger Widebody4 model years indexedDodge Dakota Pickup1 model years indexedDodge Dart4 model years indexedDodge Dart Aero4 model years indexedDodge Dart GT3 model years indexedDodge Durango15 model years indexedDodge Durango SRT8 model years indexedDodge Grand Caravan10 model years indexedDodge Hornet3 model years indexedDodge Hornet Phev2 model years indexedDodge Journey10 model years indexedDodge Nitro1 model years indexedDodge Ram 1500 Pickup2 model years indexedDodge Viper1 model years indexedDodge Viper SRT2 model years indexed

Sources: NHTSA complaints and recalls, EPA fuel economy · Methodology · Calculators · Updated 2026-10-04