Dodge Nitro: Years to Avoid and Best Years to Buy

Year-by-year data table

Running cost is fuel or energy plus the maintenance band midpoint for that car at its age today, re-priced to your country. Purchase price, insurance and depreciation are not included.

Photographs and every generation of the Nitro, through the years →

What goes wrong on the Dodge Nitro

Across every Nitro model year in our index, owners report these component groups most often. The cost beside each one is the representative repair for that group at a US independent shop, re-priced to your country.

• Electrical System54 complaints across all Nitro years · typical job: Alternator, battery-drain or body-module diagnosis and replacement$540–$1,310
• Air Bags24 complaints across all Nitro years · typical job: Airbag module, clockspring or sensor replacement$600–$1,700
• Power Train16 complaints across all Nitro years · typical job: Transmission service or clutch-pack repair$1,290–$4,040
• Engine16 complaints across all Nitro years · typical job: Cooling-system or timing-drive repair$1,040–$2,220
• Fuel/Propulsion System14 complaints across all Nitro years · typical job: Fuel pump or injector replacement$680–$1,620
• Visibility/Wiper10 complaints across all Nitro years · typical job: Wiper motor, linkage or windscreen replacement$490–$1,200

Flat-rate labour hours x local shop rate plus a parts band. An estimate of what this class of failure costs, not a quote. Formula.

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