Dodge Grand Caravan vs Chrysler Town and Country: which is more reliable?
The Dodge Grand Caravan and the Chrysler Town and Country are level on the federal record — 75/100 against 78/100 across the years we score. Which one to buy is decided by the model year, not the badge.
The record, side by side
Dodge Grand Caravan
- 10 model years scored
- 4,119 owner complaints on record
- about 37 complaints per year on the road
- 41 recall campaigns, 17 safety-critical
- best year 2020 (95/100) · worst 2016 (38/100)
Chrysler Town and Country
- 6 model years scored
- 3,627 owner complaints on record
- about 48 complaints per year on the road
- 25 recall campaigns, 7 safety-critical
- best year 2015 (86/100) · worst 2013 (72/100)
Mean score is the average across model years from 2013 on, where both records are comparable. How the score works.
Year by year: Grand Caravan against Town and Country
The comparison that decides the purchase. A nameplate is not one car — a redesign can move the record sixty points inside two years, and the two nameplates rarely move together.
What owners actually complain about
Dodge Grand Caravan
- Electrical System — 1,688 complaints
- Unknown Or Other — 671 complaints
- Engine — 596 complaints
Chrysler Town and Country
- Electrical System — 1,695 complaints
- Engine — 596 complaints
- Power Train — 466 complaints
Both nameplates have Electrical System as their largest complaint group, so the choice between them is about how often, not about what.
Years to avoid on each
Dodge Grand Caravan — avoid: 2016.
Chrysler Town and Country: no model year scores below 45; the strongest are 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016.
A year scores below 45 on complaints per year of exposure and recall campaigns. Every car’s years to avoid.
What each costs today
A recent used Dodge Grand Caravan prices at about $23,000 and a Chrysler Town and Country at about $15,700 — the Chrysler Town and Country is roughly $7,300 less, and they return 20.0 against 20.0 MPG combined.
Class-level estimates re-priced to your country, not a valuation of one car. Method.
FAQ
Is the Dodge Grand Caravan or the Chrysler Town and Country more reliable?
On the NHTSA record the Chrysler Town and Country scores 78/100 against the Dodge Grand Caravan's 75/100, averaged across every model year we hold. The gap is small enough that the model year matters more than the badge.
Which Dodge Grand Caravan and Chrysler Town and Country years should I avoid?
Dodge Grand Caravan: 2016. Chrysler Town and Country: no year scores below 45. Each of those scores under 45 out of 100 on complaints per year of exposure and recall campaigns.
What goes wrong on the Dodge Grand Caravan and the Chrysler Town and Country?
The largest complaint group on the Dodge Grand Caravan is Electrical System (1,688 complaints); on the Chrysler Town and Country it is Electrical System (1,695).
Is the Dodge Grand Caravan or the Chrysler Town and Country cheaper to own?
A recent used Dodge Grand Caravan prices at about $23,000 and a Chrysler Town and Country at about $15,700, before insurance and the maintenance band. Both pages carry the five-year running-cost figure.